Politics · Turkey · 14 hrs ago
More than 35,000 staff to secure Turkey’s 2026 KPSS exam
Turkey’s 2026 secondary-school KPSS exam is scheduled for 25 October at 254 exam centres.
The test is for 2,985,438 candidates, and Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi wished them success.
A total of 35,744 police and gendarmerie staff will provide security during the exam.
Their duties include protecting exam centres and overseeing the transport of exam papers.
Local population offices will open from 7 a.m.
to 10 a.m.
on exam morning to help candidates with identity-document problems.
Çiftçi also asked residents to avoid honking and making noise so candidates can take the exam in quiet.
Turkey will deploy 35,744 police and gendarmerie personnel to secure the 2026 KPSS secondary education exam.
The exam is scheduled for October 25 at 254 exam centers.
A total of 2,985,438 candidates are expected to take the exam.
District population directorates in areas with exam centers will open from 07:00 to 10:00 on exam day.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi asked residents to avoid honking and making noise during the exam.
- Who
- 2,985,438 candidates are expected to take the exam. Police and gendarmerie personnel will provide security.
- What
- Turkey’s 2026 KPSS secondary education exam will be held, with 35,744 personnel assigned to security.
- When
- October 25, 2026. Population directorates will provide service from 07:00 to 10:00.
- Where
- At 254 exam centers in Turkey.
- Why
- The exam is for candidates seeking public service roles; security measures are intended to ensure it takes place in a calm and safe environment.
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The Interior Ministry completed preparations for exam security.
The 2026 KPSS secondary education exam is scheduled at 254 centers, with 35,744 security personnel assigned.
Population directorates in districts with exam centers are scheduled to provide service.
- Expected candidates
- 2,985,438
- Exam centers
- 254
- Total security personnel
- 35,744
- Police personnel
- 32,601
- Gendarmerie personnel
- 3,143
- Population directorate hours
- 07:00–10:00 on October 25
What people are saying
I strongly ask our citizens not to honk during exam hours, to avoid behavior that could cause noise, and to be sensitive about preserving silence.