Graduate employment declines slightly in Türkiye: Official data – Türkiye News

• July 23 2026 12:25:59

Graduate employment declines slightly in Türkiye: Official data

ANKARA

Around 73.9 percent of bachelor’s degree graduates in Türkiye were employed in 2025, marking a slight decline from the previous year, according to data released on July 23 by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)

The employment rate for university graduates with a bachelor’s degree fell from 75. percent in 2024 to 73.9 percent in 2025, the institute said

Medicine remained the field with the highest graduate employment rate, with 95.5 percent of new doctors securing jobs shortly after completing their studies, beginning careers in hospitals

On average, graduates of four-year university programs found their first job 14 months after graduation, the data showed

When monthly earnings were examined, pilot training ranked as the highest-paying bachelor’s program. It was followed by mathematical engineering, space engineering, aeronautical engineering and control and automation engineering

The figures were released just days after the announcement of the results of Türkiye’s nationwide university entrance examination, in which around 2.2 million candidates sat for the hours-long test in hopes of gaining admission to higher education

A total of 11 students achieved perfect scores, sharing first place nationwide. Kabataş Erkek High School, one of Istanbul’s most prestigious public high schools, produced the highest number of top scorers.In separate interviews following the results, many of the top-ranked students said they were planning to pursue medicine or engineering, reflecting the continued appeal of those fields

WORLD

Modi vows crackdown on exam fraud fuelling protests in India

On July 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed “stringent punishment” for those involved in exam fraud that has fueled student anger, in his first direct comments tied to major protests challenging his government

ECONOMY

Brent North Sea oil price hits $100 on Mideast attacks

The price of the benchmark <a href="https://jiuniversity.com/new-student-visa-rule-will-have-significant-impact-on-international-students-harvard-says-news-the-harvard-crimson/” title=”New Student Visa Rule Will Have ‘Significant Impact’ On International Students, Harvard Says | News | The Harvard Crimson”>international oil contract, Brent North Sea, reached $100 a barrel in trading on July 23 after Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck oil tankers in the Red Sea

SPORTS

Messi denied dream farewell as abject Argentina lose World Cup final

Lionel Messi could have ended all debate over who is the greatest player of all time by winning another World Cup with Argentina on July 19, but he was left in tears following Spain’s 1-0 win

Source: www.hurriyetdailynews.com