Students had to wear masks before entering examination hall in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus. But during the examination, they could remove their masks. during the examination.

The number of examination centers were increased to around 18,000 from 13,000 in order to keep social distancing.

At the same time, Turkey imposed limited curfews on Saturday when High School Entrance was held.

In Diyarbakir, a southeastern province of Turkey, more than 47,000 students have taken the exam.  Within the framework of measures taken against the coronavirus outbreak, which affects the whole world, students ' fevers were measured before being taken to schools where the exam was held.

The Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) will be held in three sessions on June 27 and June 28.

Turkey has so far reported 185,245 confirmed coronavirus cases, with 4,905 deaths and 157,516 recoveries. (ILKHA)