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Applications for the 2026 İŞKUR Youth Program Have Started

  • 20 October 2026
  • 13:38
Within the scope of the program to be implemented in cooperation with Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University and İŞKUR, students will gain workforce experience and receive financial support. University students will have the opportunity to work in areas suited to their interests and skills while continuing their education. Participants, who can work a maximum of three days a week, will receive a daily payment of 1,375 TL, amounting to approximately 19,250 TL in income support for those participating for 14 days. Short-term insurance premiums will be covered by the state. Provided that they inform the contractor and obtain approval, participants may take up to 10 (ten) days of leave for the days designated as participation days. No payment is made to the participant during the leave period, and SSI notifications are made over the remaining duration after deducting absences.

The program will be implemented between November 9, 2026, and May 14, 2027.

A total of 1278 quotas have been allocated for Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University students under the İŞKUR Youth Program:
Program No 23398
University Quota Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University 1278 
 
To apply for the program, candidates must be Turkish citizens, at least 18 years of age, and have a household income of less than three times the minimum wage.

Application Process and Drawing of Lots: 

Applications will be accepted between October 20-24, 2026, until 23:59 at genclik.iskur.gov.tr. Additionally, applications can be submitted via the İŞKUR Youth Platform, the İŞKUR Mobile Application, or the ALO 170 Communication Line. The drawing of lots will be conducted in the presence of a notary public, and the date, time, and venue details will be shared on the AYBÜ announcement page.

Selection Method: Notary Drawing
Selection Date: 27.10.2026
Time: 10:00
Selection Venue: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University National Will Campus Grand Conference Hall - Etlik

Document procedures will be announced on the "AYBÜ Announcements" page following the results of the "notary drawing."

What Are the Application and Participation Requirements for the İŞKUR Youth Program?

a) Being a citizen of the Republic of Türkiye,
b) Being registered with the Institution,
c) Having completed the age of 18,
ç) Not receiving an old-age or disability pension,
d) Not having been an employee of the contractor or its affiliated, related, associated, and subsidiary organizations within the one-year period prior to the program request date and up to the actual start date of the program (excluding Part-Time students),
e) Not having been reported as insured or deemed insured within the scope of Article 4 of Law No. 5510 for the last one-month period prior to the application date (excluding Part-Time students),
f) Not having been reported as insured or deemed insured within the scope of Article 5 of Law No. 5510 as of the application date,
g) Meeting the household income requirement (not exceeding 3 times the net minimum wage),
ğ) Not being a beneficiary of active labor force or unemployment insurance programs offered by the Institution, 
h) Being an associate degree, undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student at the contracting university (provided not being an open education or distance learning student, and not having frozen registration and/or being in a passive status).

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