Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS) preparation

Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS) (Yunus Emre Enstitüsü) covers A1-C2 and is used for university admission, work permits, and an internationally recognised certificate.

About the exam

Run by	Yunus Emre Enstitüsü
Levels	A1-C2
Skills tested	Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking
Used for	university admission, work permits, and an internationally recognised certificate

What to study for Türkçe Yeterlik Sınavı (TYS)

Everything below is free in this guide, set out in the order that works best for a A1-C2 exam.

Vocabulary: all levels

Grammar: all lessons

Basics

Turkish Vowel HarmonyÜnlü Uyumu Noun Plurals in TurkishÇoğul Eki Personal Pronouns in TurkishŞahıs Zamirleri Noun Cases in Turkishİsim Durumları

Nouns & adjectives

Possessive Suffixes in Turkishİyelik Ekleri Adjectives and Adverbs in TurkishSıfatlar ve Zarflar Postpositions in Turkishİlgeçler

Verbs

Present Continuous in TurkishŞimdiki Zaman Definite Past Tense in TurkishGörülen Geçmiş Zaman Future Tense in TurkishGelecek Zaman Modal Expressions in Turkish

Sentence structure

Negation in TurkishOlumsuzluk Question Formation in TurkishSoru Eki Word Order in TurkishCümle Yapısı Verbals in TurkishFiilimsiler

Advanced reading: classic books in the original

Araba Sevdası
Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem
A satirical novel criticizing Western imitation and social pretension.

Kürk Mantolu Madonna
Sabahattin Ali
A deeply emotional novel about love, loneliness, and inner life.

Nutuk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
A monumental speech presenting the foundation and struggle of modern Turkey.

Seçme Hikâyeler
Sait Faik Abasıyanık
A collection of selected short stories reflecting everyday life and humanity.

How to prepare

Learn one vocabulary topic a day and listen to every word. Exam texts are built around everyday topics.
Work through the grammar lessons in order, and repeat each quiz until you get every question right.
Read a little every day at your exam's level. From B2 on, read the books in the original with the translation alongside.
In the final weeks, take the official sample tests from the organizer's website under real exam timing.

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