Bill to abolish interviews for civil servants is in parliamentary committee
The bill, whose first signatory is Ağrı MP Nejla DEMİR, aims to abolish the interviews and oral exams used in public institutions for personnel recruitment, promotion to higher positions, title changes and managerial appointments. The bill was submitted to the Speaker's Office on 23 October 2026 and referred to the Plan and Budget Committee on 27 October 2026. It is currently waiting in committee and no decision has yet been made.
What does it mean?
If this bill is accepted, the oral exams and interviews used when people join government offices or move up within them would be removed. For now it is only waiting in committee, so it has not become law yet.
Who is affected?
People who want to work in public institutions, civil servants seeking promotion, and candidates for managerial positions.
What changes?
Previously, interviews and oral exams were used in these processes; the bill proposes removing them.