Measuring, Selection and Placement Center

The Measuring, Selection and Placement Center (Turkish: Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM) is the body responsible for organizing the national level university entrance examination Student Selection and Placement System, and several other large scale examinations in Turkey. It was founded in 1974 and its headquarters is in Ankara.^[1][2]

Measuring, Selection and Placement Center

Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi
Established	1973
Founder	Law enacted by Grand National Assembly
Focus	Student and civil servant selection
Location	Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
Owner	Turkey
Website	www.osym.gov.tr
Formerly called	Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi

ÖSYM also operates the world's one and only government-operated dedicated large scale (5600 people at a time) computer-based test center.

Foreign language exams

• Foreign Language Exam (Turkish: Yabancı Dil Sınavı, YDS), there are also:
• YÖKDİL, a test in a similar format to YDS, but limited to Turkish universities in validity
• YKS-YDT, the foreign language part of the Student Selection and Placement System
• a section of the teacher's exam (ÖABT) for foreign language teachers.^[3]

See also

• Education in Turkey