In Turkey, university entry exams feel the impact of COVID-19 and a pro-LGBTQ+ question

Screenshot of the YouTube video featuring a song by Mabel Matiz including the lyrics at the heart of the current controversy around the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS): “Gözümün gördüğü, göğsümün bildiği ile bir değil” (“what my eyes see is not what my heart feels”)University entry exams disrupted by COVID-19In Turkey, a country of over 83 million people, one needs to pass an entry test, the Higher Education Institution Exam, (called Yükseköğretim Kurumları Sınavı in Turkish, or YKS,) to enter University. This year, the multiple-choice questionnaire was taken in physical spaces by 2.5…