The General Director of the Ministry of National Education's Information Technology Department, Özgür Türk, has been dismissed from his position.

17.07.2025 17:32

Following the allegations of "irregularities" that began when 719 students scored a perfect 500 points by answering all questions correctly in the LGS, the General Director of Information Technologies at the Ministry of National Education, Özgür Türk, was dismissed from his position, and Ersin Karaman was appointed in his place.

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The fact that 719 students answered all questions correctly and received a full score of 500 in the High School Transition System (LGS) exam, held in 544 schools, continues to spark debate. Minister of National Education (MEB) Yusuf Tekin announced that they have launched an investigation against 29 individuals regarding allegations of early sharing of LGS question booklets. Following this, a high-level dismissal occurred at the MEB.

ÖZGÜR TÜRK HAD BEEN IN OFFICE FOR 5 YEARS

Özgür Türk, who had been sitting in the chair of the General Directorate of Information Technologies of the Ministry for nearly five years, was dismissed, and Prof. Dr. Ersin Karaman was appointed in his place.

AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AGAINST 29 PEOPLE

Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin made important statements regarding the allegations of early sharing of LGS question booklets. Tekin reported that an administrative investigation has been initiated against 29 individuals, including school administrators.

"An investigation has been opened regarding 29 individuals. We conduct administrative investigations, and as a result of the administrative investigation, we can impose disciplinary penalties on the relevant parties. If there is a situation that requires a criminal case to be opened as a result of the administrative investigation, a criminal case will also be opened, and the relevant parties will be punished in the harshest way."

719 PEOPLE RECEIVED FULL SCORES, SPARKING DEBATES

The announcement of the results of the High School Transition System (LGS) exam, held on June 15 both in Turkey and abroad, ignited a major debate. The fact that 719 out of 963,142 students who participated in the exam answered all questions correctly and received a full score of 500 raised allegations of "irregularities" and "manipulation."

In the LGS exam, which has been described by students as the most difficult exam in recent years, the number of students scoring full marks was approximately twice as high compared to the previous year, drawing attention. Rumors that question booklets were shared in WhatsApp groups during the exam and that some students gained an advantage from this situation caused reactions from parents and students. The Minister of National Education stated in his remarks, "We explain it step by step as if we are talking to a fool, but they are not satisfied."

Responding to the words of CHP member Muharrem İnce, who said on social media, "Clean the foul smells coming from the Ministry of Education. There are manipulations in their exams, favoritism in their interviews, and ideological impositions in their schools," Tekin said, "If there is a smell, it probably comes from CHP municipalities":

"Now they say, 'There is a foul smell coming from LGS.' I tell the person who says this to come out of the Republican People's Party Headquarters. Because if there is a foul smell, it comes from the fact that the municipalities run by the Republican People's Party are squandering the country's, the nation's, and the citizens' money, and they are being tried for bribery. Therefore, they should come out of the Republican People's Party; they will get rid of the foul smell."