Turkish Proficiency Examination and Certificate

The Turkish Proficiency Exam is administered to measure the language proficiency of individuals learning Turkish as a foreign language, and prepared in accordance with the definitions of proficiency set in the text of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Teaching. Furthermore, the exam is administered to measure individuals’ level of basic Turkish knowledge.

CONTENT AND STAGES OF THE EXAM

Turkish Proficiency Exam consists of five stages, and each stage carries 20 points in total. The overall duration of the exam is 160 minutes.

1. Reading Skills Exam: This exam is administered to assess whether the students understand what they have read. The duration of the exam is 50 minutes.
2. Listening Skills Exam: This exam is administered to assess whether the students understand what they have listened to. The duration of the exam is 30 minutes.
3. General Turkish Knowledge: This exam is administered to assess the students’ general Turkish knowledge. The duration of the exam is 30 minutes.
4. Writing (Composition) Exam: Students are given three topics and asked to write a composition on one of the three topics. This exam is administered to assess the students’ language skills in writing. The duration of the exam is 40 minutes.
5. Speaking Exam: This exam consists of two parts, free speaking and conversation. The time allocated for free speaking is 5 minutes, and the time allocated for conversation is 5 minutes.  
6. The student must have at least B2 level of Turkish language proficiency in order to start education inn all programs where the language of instruction is Turkish except for the faculty of medicine and dentistry. The language level required for the faculty of medicine and dendistry is at least C1.

ASSESSMENT TABLE FOR THE TURKISH PROFICIENCY EXAM