Is there an age limit to be a public official?

The KPSS, organized by ÖSYM, which thousands of people attend every year to become civil servants, is a start to finding a place in the state staff and becoming civil servants. So, what are the requirements to be a public official?

WHAT IS THE AGE LIMIT FOR CIVIL SERVICE?

Age restrictions for civil service vary between institutions and organizations. It is seen that institutions that offer recruitment advertisements at different times pay attention to certain characteristics of these advertisements. Although these advertisements say that the person must be less than 35 years old or less than 40 years old, it is seen that in some institutions there is no age limit.

According to this information, people who want to become civil servants cannot have accurate information about whether there is a maximum limit for becoming civil servants. To shed light on this situation, we have prepared which institution stipulates which age limit.

Ministry of Justice 4B Hired Registrar Recruitment: The last date to apply for the exam is……. Meet the age requirements established in article 40 of Law No. 657 and not be more than 35 years old as of the first day of January of the year in which the central exam is taken.

Hiring of Health Personnel by University Hospitals: Generally there is no age requirement.

Credit Institution and Dormitories 4B Contract Dormitory Officer Recruitment: There is no age requirement.

Hiring teachers from the Ministry of National Education: there is no age requirement.

Hiring carried out by SYDV for the positions of administrative and inspectors who will work within the scope of Law No. 4857: Requires being 35 years of age.

General Directorate of Recruitment of the Security Police: In age corrections made after turning 18 years old, you must not be less than 30 years old as of December 31 of the year in which the exam is taken, as long as the age is taken into account. age before correction.

Although the institutions determine the upper limit in this way, the regulation regarding the lower limit is found in article 40 of Law No. 657 as follows;

“In general, those who have reached the age of 18 can become civil servants. “Those who have graduated from a vocational or art school can be appointed civil servants, provided they are at least 15 years old and have reached the age of majority in accordance with Article 12 of the Turkish Civil Code.”