The 2026 Liselere Geçiş Sistemi (LGS) placement results and first placement outcomes were announced following a preference period held from July 13 to July 27, 2026, according to Habertürk. During this application window, 1,29,595 students submitted choices for schools accepting students through central examinations and local placements.
2026 LGS Placement Results and National Placement Rates
Nationwide, 93.56% of students successfully secured placement in their preferred schools during the initial round. For schools admitting students via the central exam, 1,90,473 out of 1,98,905 available quotas were selected by students, yielding a fill rate of 95.76%. In local placement channels, 94.53% of students placed into one of their top three choices, while more than half of locally placed students secured their first preference. Among centrally placed candidates, 89.84% gained admission to one of their first five choices.
Geographic distribution data shows that 92.93% of all students secured placement within their own home provinces. For high-achieving candidates in the top 5% slice, the in-province placement rate reached 89.06%, with top-tier students distributing evenly across 760 schools in 81 provinces. Students within the top 10% bracket spread across 1,193 schools nationwide.
Istanbul High School Base Scores and Academic Quotas
Ahead of and during the placement cycle, base scores, percentage brackets, and quotas for secondary institutions in Istanbul drew intensive focus from candidates evaluating Anatolian high schools, science high schools, social sciences high schools, and vocational technical Anatolian high schools, as reported by Haberler.com and eyyubiyehaber.com.tr. Official placement scores reflect the exact score of the final student admitted into each respective institution.
Prominent institutions in Istanbul recorded high baseline entry thresholds for the 2026 academic term:
- Galatasaray Lisesi: 500,000
- İstanbul Erkek Lisesi: 500,000
- Kabataş Erkek Lisesi (German): 497,568
- İstanbul Atatürk Fen Lisesi: 495,352 (German language program baseline recorded at 494,8872 in institutional breakdowns)
- Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi: 493,964
- Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi: 489,019
- Çapa Fen Lisesi: 489,005
- Beşiktaş Sakıp Sabancı Anadolu Lisesi: 486,221
- Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi: 485,280
- Kartal Anadolu İmam Hatip Lisesi: 482,437
- Vefa Lisesi: 481,227
- Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi: 480,514
- Haydarpaşa Lisesi: 478,430
- Beşiktaş Anadolu Lisesi: 478,335
- Burak Bora Anadolu Lisesi: 477,630
Additional Istanbul campuses feature structured gender and language quotas alongside specific baseline thresholds. For example, Pervinkaplan details that Ataşehir Ahmet Keleşoğlu Fen Lisesi maintains separate male (25) and female (25) English-language quotas with a base score of 461,6789, while Bağcılar Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan Fen Lisesi lists male (44) and female (50) quotas with a score of 450,2772. Fatih’s Çapa Fen Lisesi operates with a score of 482,8016 across male (38) and female (7) tracking, and Kadıköy’ጀs İstanbul Atatürk Fen Lisesi lists an English-section score of 493,3585 alongside its German program.
Accessing Results, Vacant Quotas, and Transfer Periods
Official placement outcomes, individual base scores, percentage brackets, and vacant quota inventories are published centrally by the Ministry of National Education. Students can review their status and monitor updates through tgrthaber.com via meb.gov.tr and the e-Okul system.
Because LGS placements depend on candidate percentage rankings, school capacities, and preference sequencing rather than raw scores alone, educational authorities advise applicants to prioritize percentage brackets during decision-making windows. Vacant quota lists released alongside the results provide essential guidance for students seeking transfer or second-chance placements during upcoming nakil (transfer) preference phases.
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