Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Faculty of Law 2021-2022 Academic Year Spring Semester graduate Oğuzhan Dönmez received the highest score ever achieved in the International Legal Skills Examination (TOLES).
Dönmez took the first place in the exam, which has been hosted by EMU since 2012, with a score of 93 out of 100 points.
EMU Faculty of Law 2021-2022 academic year spring semester graduates Feriha Kurdoğlu and Zehra Pınar shared the second place with 82 points, while Edip Aldıç got the third highest score with 70 points.
A total of 11 candidates took the exam held at EMU, the center of TOLES in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with the most exam experience.
Candidates completed the TOLES training given in collaboration with EMU Foreign Languages and English Preparatory School, EMU Faculty of Law and EMU-CEC before the exam.
Lawyers and translators working in the TRNC and Turkey took the exam. TOLES Exam offers job opportunities to candidates both at home and abroad.
EMU TOLES Coordinator Peril S. Emiroğluları, who made a statement regarding the success of EMU Law Faculty graduate Oğuzhan Dönmez in the TOLES Exam, stated that the participant with the highest score to date has achieved 91 points. He said that he is a person and that makes them very happy.
Emphasizing that the results obtained are also a reflection of the quality of education provided at EMU, Emiroğluları wished the young EMU Faculty of Law graduates success in their careers.
Oğuzhan Dönmez, in his statement before the exam, stated that they received a good education at EMU Faculty of Law and that adding Legal English knowledge to their existing English infrastructure made him more equipped.
Dönmez stated that the TOLES Exam will carry him to a different position among the increasing number of law graduates each year, and thus he aims to start his professional life by obtaining an internship opportunity in a high-profile office.