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 Under 18 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 Özgür Deniz Hasırcı (2279), CM Miraç Melih Topuz (2151), Burak Doğa Şahin (2073), Gökhan Şeker (2055), Yüşahan Nuhoğlu (2053), Atakan Akkaya (2050), Utku Alpaslan (2016), Mehdi Yeşil (1993), Kaan Keçeci (1967), Çağan Yoğurtçuoğlu (1963), Buğra Hamza Tutmaz (1924), Mert Pehlivan (1920), Cemil Furkan Derbentli (1910), İbrahim Bilir (1895), Ali Emre Aydoğdu (1832), Eray Ahmet Öztürk (1828), Talha Güneş Türk (1792), Hakan Bora Sarıoğlu (1815), Emek Ege Oğuz (1799), Onur Pusmaz (1770). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: 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 / Girls Under 7
Turkish Cadet & Youth Championships 2026 – U18 Participants
| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | RtgN | |
| 1 | HASIRCI, ÖZGÜR DENİZ | TUR | 2279 | 2131 | |
| 2 | CM | TOPUZ, MİRAÇ MELİH | TUR | 2151 | 2136 |
| 3 | ŞAHİN, BURAK DOĞA | TUR | 2073 | 1921 | |
| 4 | ŞEKER, GÖKHAN | TUR | 2055 | 1849 | |
| 5 | NUHOĞLU, YÜŞAHAN | TUR | 2053 | 1987 | |
| 6 | AKKAYA, ATAKAN | TUR | 2050 | 1963 | |
| 7 | ALPASLAN, UTKU | TUR | 2016 | 1774 | |
| 8 | YEŞİL, MEHDİ | TUR | 1993 | 1879 | |
| 9 | KEÇECİ, KAAN | TUR | 1967 | 1880 | |
| 10 | YOĞURTÇUOĞLU, ÇAĞAN | TUR | 1963 | 1918 | |
| 11 | TUTMAZ, BUĞRA HAMZA | TUR | 1924 | 1856 | |
| 12 | PEHLİVAN, MERT | TUR | 1920 | 1884 | |
| 13 | DERBENTLİ, CEMİL FURKAN | TUR | 1910 | 1864 | |
| 14 | BİLİR, İBRAHİM | TUR | 1895 | 1855 | |
| 15 | AYDOĞDU, ALİ EMRE | TUR | 1832 | 1750 | |
| 16 | ÖZTÜRK, ERAY AHMET | TUR | 1828 | 1777 | |
| 17 | TÜRK, TALHA GÜNEŞ | TUR | 1792 | 1819 | |
| 18 | SARIOĞLU, HAKAN BORA | TUR | 1815 | 1784 | |
| 19 | OĞUZ, EMEK EGE | TUR | 1799 | 1677 | |
| 20 | PUSMAZ, ONUR | TUR | 1770 | 1752 | |
| 21 | APAYDIN, MEHMET KAĞAN | TUR | 1733 | 1755 | |
| 22 | DOĞAN, DENİZ | TUR | 1744 | 1630 | |
| 23 | ARAZ, MUSTAFA ZEYNULLAH | TUR | 1669 | 1572 | |
| 24 | GÖKMEN, BEKİR TALHA | TUR | 1664 | 1544 | |
| 25 | DEMİR, YİĞİT ALPEREN | TUR | 1661 | 1453 | |
| 26 | ŞENER, BATIKAN | TUR | 1652 | 1448 | |
| 27 | BEŞDAŞ, TARIK ZİYAD | TUR | 1609 | 1570 | |
| 28 | YILDIZ, EGE SERHAN | TUR | 1535 | 1606 | |
| 29 | VERDİ, BUĞRA | TUR | 1601 | 1487 | |
| 30 | DABAK, MUSTAFA BURAK | TUR | 1596 | 1316 | |
| 31 | HAŞIL, ENES | TUR | 1569 | 1501 | |
| 32 | AYDOĞAN, BATIN EFE | TUR | 1542 | 1447 | |
| 33 | YALÇIN, MEVLÜT ZAFER | TUR | 0 | 1537 | |
| 34 | KISA, SIRAT | TUR | 0 | 1416 | |
| 35 | ACAR, BURAK | TUR | 0 | 1387 | |
| 36 | KARADUMAN, UĞUR HAKKI | TUR | 0 | 1286 | |
| 37 | HAMUT, SEFA EGE | TUR | 0 | 1258 | |
| 38 | TUNÇ, MUSTAFA YAĞIZ | TUR | 0 | 1236 | |
| 39 | ÖZEL, EFE | TUR | 0 | 1042 | |
| 40 | ERSU, ERKAN | TUR | 0 | 0 |
