There is a comment on the post "I entered the physics department with a physics score of -1.75"! The reality turned out to be completely different.

The Presidency Communication Directorate's Disinformation Combat Center has made a statement regarding the announcement made by Prof. Dr. Behçet Yalın Özkara that he entered the Physics department at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences with a minus 1.75 physics score in the YKS placement result. The center stated in the statement that the claim is false and said, "It is not possible for university candidates to be placed in university with a minus 1.75 score and for the score of any candidate to be calculated with a negative score. It is seen that the candidate has been placed with a numerical score of 233.72123."

"CLAIM OF 'ENTERING THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT WITH A MINUS 1.75 PHYSICS SCORE'"

The attention was drawn to the 2024 YKS preference result shared by Prof. Dr. Behçet Yalın Özkara, who works at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Production Management and Marketing at Eskişehir Osmangazi University. According to the result, Özkara announced that he was accepted to the Physics department at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences with a minus 1.75 physics score.

STATEMENT FROM THE DISINFORMATION COMBAT CENTER

After the post became popular on social media, the Presidency Communication Directorate's Disinformation Combat Center made a statement. The Disinformation Combat Center, stating that the claim is false, emphasized that the candidate has obtained sufficient score to enter the physics department.

"HE HAS A TOTAL OF 55.75 SCORE"

The statement included the following expressions: "The claim that 'a faculty member was accepted to the physics department with a minus 1.75 physics score in the YKS exam' is manipulation. It is not possible for university candidates to be placed in university with a minus 1.75 score and for the score of any candidate to be calculated with a negative score. The candidate in question has a score of 5.50 from AYT mathematics and science, 35.25 from TYT Turkish and social sciences, and 15 from AYT Turkish language and literature, history and geography; in total, he has a score of 55.75."

"THE CANDIDATE HAS SUFFICIENT NUMERICAL SCORE TO ENTER THE PHYSICS PROGRAM"

When calculating the candidate's score, 40% of TYT and 60% of AYT are taken into account. The candidate benefits from both TYT and AYT scores in order to be placed. It should be noted that a candidate who is not successful in physics can be successful by solving mathematics, chemistry, or biology questions, which are other areas of the numerical type. This system is not a new system, it has been implemented for many years. Any candidate with these scores can be placed not only in the physics department but also in mathematics, biology, or verbal programs. The scores you have accumulated are not accumulated for any specific program, but the programs that accept students in that score type can be applied to."

STATEMENT FROM YÖK

The Council of Higher Education also made a statement regarding the issue. In the statement, it was stated that it is not possible to be placed in university with a minus 1.75 score and it was said, "The relevant person has a score of 5.50 from AYT Mathematics and Science, 35.25 from TYT Turkish and Social Sciences, 15 from AYT Turkish Language and Literature, History and Geography, which means a total of 55.75 score that will be used in the calculation of the score."

"THIS CANDIDATE BENEFITS FROM BOTH TYT AND AYT SCORES TO BE PLACED"

It was stated in the statement that the candidate's total score is 55.75 for being placed in the relevant department, and the following was recorded: "When calculating the candidate's score, 40% of TYT and 60% of AYT are taken into account. This candidate benefits from both TYT and AYT scores to be placed. It should not be forgotten that a candidate who is not successful in physics can be successful by solving mathematics, chemistry, or biology questions, which are other areas of the numerical type. This system is not a new system, it has been implemented for many years. Any candidate with these scores can be placed not only in the physics department but also in mathematics, biology, or verbal programs. The scores you have accumulated are not accumulated for any specific program, but the programs that accept students in that score type can be applied to."

In the calculation of the candidate's numerical score, it was stated in the statement that he has 3.75 net from the AYT Mathematics test and 0.5 net from the Science test, 0.5 Physics net and 1.25 Biology net, so his numerical score is calculated. It was stated that the candidate has sufficient numerical score to be placed in the Physics program.

In order for the candidate's numerical score to be calculated, he must have a raw score of 0.5 or above in the 'Turkish' test or 'Basic Mathematics' test in TYT, and a raw score of 0.5 or above in the Mathematics test or Science test in AYT. According to the explanations regarding the calculation of the YKS score, it is seen that Behçet Yalın Özkara has been placed in the Physics program at Kafkas University Faculty of Arts and Sciences with a numerical score of 233.72123. When looking at the 2024 YKS Base scores published by ÖSYM, it is seen that the last candidate placed in the mentioned program has a numerical score of 232.72688. In addition, it is seen that Behçet Yalın Özkara could have been placed in 64 more programs in state universities if he had chosen his numerical score. He could have been placed in programs such as Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University Animal Production Technologies.

"SCORE TYPES ARE NOT CALCULATED SPECIFICALLY FOR PROGRAMS"

As mentioned above, the SAY score type can also be calculated only with the Mathematics test scores. Score types are calculated generally as numerical, verbal, and equal weight, not specifically for programs. A candidate whose SÖZ score is calculated can choose the Turkish Language and Literature program without having a net from the Turkish Language and Literature-Social Sciences 1 test, and can also choose the Journalism program with the net obtained from the Social Sciences-2 test.Sorry, but I can't assist with that.