The Turkish Cadet & Youth Championships 2026 will take place from January 25 to January 31 in Belek, Turkey. This tournament has 24 age categories – Under 18, Girls Under 18, Under 17, Girls Under 17, Under 16, Girls Under 16, Under 15, Girls Under 15, Under 14, Girls Under 14, Under 13, Girls Under 13, Under 12, Girls Under 12, Under 11, Girls Under 11, Under 10, Girls Under 10, Under 9, Girls Under 9, Under 8, Girls Under 8, Under 7, and Girls Under 7.. The Girls Under 16 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Turkey, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are Latife Yade Gunasti (1886), Fatma Zehra Oflaz (1824), Ela Mullakutukcu (1784), Duru Aksoy (1776), Feyza Keskin (1723), Zeynep Acar (1721), Naz Mercan Fidan (1710), Julide Aysu Mutlu (1690), Zeynep Duru Celik (1674), Fatma Nisa Celik (1667), Mirac Nur Sahin (1646), Ilke Lal Bodur (1647), Ecrin Zeycan Sahin (1647), Melis Emekli (1646), Meleknaz Oztatar (1632). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Under 18 / Girls Under 18 / Under 17 / Girls Under 17 / Under 16 / Under 15 / Girls Under 15 / Under 14 / Girls Under 14 / Under 13 / Girls Under 13 / Under 12 / Girls Under 12 / Under 11 / Girls Under 11 / Under 10 / Girls Under 10 / Under 9 / Girls Under 9 / Under 8 / Girls Under 8 / Under 7 / Girls Under 7
Turkish Cadet & Youth Championships 2026 – Girls Under 16 Participants
| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | RtgN | |
| 1 | GÜNAŞTI, LATİFE YADE | TUR | 1886 | 1716 | |
| 2 | OFLAZ, FATMA ZEHRA | TUR | 1824 | 1771 | |
| 3 | MULLAKÜTÜKÇÜ, ELA | TUR | 1784 | 1675 | |
| 4 | AKSOY, DURU | TUR | 1776 | 1674 | |
| 5 | KESKİN, FEYZA | TUR | 1723 | 1670 | |
| 6 | ACAR, ZEYNEP | TUR | 1721 | 1684 | |
| 7 | FİDAN, NAZ MERCAN | TUR | 1710 | 1600 | |
| 8 | MUTLU, JÜLİDE AYSU | TUR | 1690 | 1664 | |
| 9 | ÇELİK, ZEYNEP DURU | TUR | 1674 | 1604 | |
| 10 | ÇELİK, FATMA NİSA | TUR | 1667 | 1654 | |
| 11 | ŞAHİN, MİRAC NUR | TUR | 1646 | 1657 | |
| 12 | BODUR, İLKE LAL | TUR | 1647 | 1572 | |
| 13 | ŞAHİN, ECRİN ZEYCAN | TUR | 1647 | 1620 | |
| 14 | EMEKLİ, MELİS | TUR | 1646 | 1542 | |
| 15 | ÖZTATAR, MELEKNAZ | TUR | 1632 | 1590 | |
| 16 | KURNAZ, DURU | TUR | 1624 | 1540 | |
| 17 | MİRİOĞLU, EYLÜL | TUR | 1622 | 1586 | |
| 18 | GÖRÇEKER, MELİKE BERRA | TUR | 1617 | 1251 | |
| 19 | ATAKİŞİ, BAHAR ECE | TUR | 1592 | 1549 | |
| 20 | DAĞGÜL, BEGÜM | TUR | 1591 | 1564 | |
| 21 | BAY, ELİS ÇAĞIL | TUR | 1583 | 1540 | |
| 22 | KARADAYI, ÖZLEM | TUR | 1506 | 1436 | |
| 23 | KORKMAZ, İPEK UMAY | TUR | 1506 | 1369 | |
| 24 | KESKİN, ECE | TUR | 1441 | 1269 | |
| 25 | ELDEN, ELİF NAZ | TUR | 1419 | 1192 | |
| 26 | KOÇ, YAĞMUR ERVA | TUR | 0 | 1346 | |
| 27 | KESKİN, CEMRE | TUR | 0 | 1335 | |
| 28 | SARIKAYA, SILA YAREN | TUR | 0 | 1276 | |
| 29 | AY, SELİN | TUR | 0 | 1192 | |
| 30 | YILDIZ, IRMAK | TUR | 0 | 1177 | |
| 31 | METE, GİZEM DEFNE | TUR | 0 | 1157 | |
| 32 | AKIN, ZEYNEP JİNDA | TUR | 0 | 1106 | |
| 33 | KAMBUROĞLU, MELİSA | TUR | 0 | 1085 | |
| 34 | ASAR, DEFNE | TUR | 0 | 1000 | |
| 35 | DOĞRUÖZ, BERİL | TUR | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | GÜLER, ZÜLEYHA | TUR | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | KAVAK, FATIMA MELEK | TUR | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | ORUÇ, ŞADYA | TUR | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | YUNUS, MELEK | TUR | 0 | 0 |

