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 15 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 Umut Anıl Doğan (2252), Eymen Eren Büyük (2224), Esat Tuna Türker (2174), Aytuğ Celal Şalcı (2110), Ömer Akkara (2083), Arda Cankurt (2079), İsmail Eren Midem (2073), Can Yardımcı (2060), İsa Asri (2014), Uraz Avcu (1958), Yekta Efe Metiner (1933), Ege Çoban (1907), Muhammed Doruk Öztepeli (1843), Güneş Güçer (1746), Ali Arda Eracar (1835), Mustafa Ege İnaç (1820), Tahsin Efe Dönmez (1817), Aras Önkür (1812), Ufuk Atbaş (1806), Ali Bektaşoğlu (1784). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Under 18 / Girls Under 18 / Under 17 / Girls Under 17 / Under 16 / Girls Under 16 / 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 – Under 15 Participants
| No. | Name | FED | RtgI | RtgN | |
| 1 | FM | DOĞAN, UMUT ANIL | TUR | 2252 | 2089 |
| 2 | FM | BÜYÜK, EYMEN EREN | TUR | 2224 | 2064 |
| 3 | TÜRKER, ESAT TUNA | TUR | 2174 | 2042 | |
| 4 | ŞALCI, AYTUĞ CELAL | TUR | 2110 | 1984 | |
| 5 | CM | AKKARA, ÖMER | TUR | 2083 | 2004 |
| 6 | CANKURT, ARDA | TUR | 2079 | 2013 | |
| 7 | MİDEM, İSMAİL EREN | TUR | 2073 | 1649 | |
| 8 | YARDIMCI, CAN | TUR | 2060 | 1990 | |
| 9 | ASRİ, İSA | TUR | 2014 | 1918 | |
| 10 | AVCU, URAZ | TUR | 1958 | 1809 | |
| 11 | METİNER, YEKTA EFE | TUR | 1933 | 1864 | |
| 12 | ÇOBAN, EGE | TUR | 1907 | 1863 | |
| 13 | ÖZTEPELİ, MUHAMMED DORUK | TUR | 1843 | 1702 | |
| 14 | GÜÇER, GÜNEŞ | TUR | 1746 | 1841 | |
| 15 | ERACAR, ALİ ARDA | TUR | 1835 | 1781 | |
| 16 | İNAÇ, MUSTAFA EGE | TUR | 1820 | 1710 | |
| 17 | DÖNMEZ, TAHSİN EFE | TUR | 1817 | 1740 | |
| 18 | ÖNKÜR, ARAS | TUR | 1812 | 1752 | |
| 19 | ATBAŞ, UFUK | TUR | 1806 | 1677 | |
| 20 | BEKTAŞOĞLU, ALİ | TUR | 1784 | 1802 | |
| 21 | AYDIN, MUSTAFA KEMAL ATA | TUR | 1799 | 1259 | |
| 22 | ŞEYHANLI, YUSUF TİMUÇİN | TUR | 1795 | 1662 | |
| 23 | TAŞ, POYRAZ | TUR | 1780 | 1730 | |
| 24 | GÜNAYDIN, MEHMET EMİR | TUR | 1773 | 1710 | |
| 25 | ÖZTAN, TUNA | TUR | 1768 | 1632 | |
| 26 | TEKKEŞİN, FURKAN | TUR | 1755 | 1733 | |
| 27 | KILIÇ, TOLGA METE | TUR | 1700 | 1745 | |
| 28 | GÖZEN, KEREM ARDA | TUR | 1678 | 1732 | |
| 29 | YILDIRIM, MUSTAFA EYMEN | TUR | 1722 | 1630 | |
| 30 | GÜNGÖR, UMUT | TUR | 1717 | 1679 | |
| 31 | TÜFEK, ENHAR | TUR | 1712 | 1536 | |
| 32 | DOĞANAY, KEREM GÖKALP | TUR | 1707 | 1652 | |
| 33 | GÖRÜR, EGE | TUR | 1645 | 1705 | |
| 34 | SEZER, TOPRAK | TUR | 1697 | 1531 | |
| 35 | MANDACI, AHMET | TUR | 1690 | 1665 | |
| 36 | TAŞ, YUSUF EFE | TUR | 1680 | 1471 | |
| 37 | ATÇEKEN, İSMET KAĞAN | TUR | 1679 | 1440 | |
| 38 | ÖZIRMAK, ÇAĞAN MİR | TUR | 1679 | 1630 | |
| 39 | SALAR, DENİZHAN | TUR | 1676 | 1474 | |
| 40 | TOKLU, AHMET KAYRA | TUR | 1565 | 1672 | |
| 41 | SARAÇ, ÖYMEN | TUR | 1668 | 1583 | |
| 42 | YAŞAR, BARKIN | TUR | 1608 | 1656 | |
| 43 | MUTLU, ALİ | TUR | 1640 | 1622 | |
| 44 | HAZER, EREN | TUR | 1624 | 1573 | |
| 45 | TÜRK, BURAK | TUR | 1611 | 1565 | |
| 46 | KABASAKAL, NEDİM KEREM | TUR | 1608 | 1603 | |
| 47 | GÜNDÜZ, MURAT ATA | TUR | 1596 | 1591 | |
| 48 | İLDENİZ, HASAN YÜCEL | TUR | 1591 | 1517 | |
| 49 | GENÇALİOĞLU, TANER KAYRA | TUR | 1578 | 1512 | |
| 50 | ÖZ, YAĞIZ ALİ | TUR | 1554 | 1464 | |
| 51 | KABA, YAĞIZ | TUR | 1540 | 1519 | |
| 52 | ÖZUĞUR, BARTU OKAN | TUR | 1540 | 1464 | |
| 53 | MIHÇAK, KAAN | TUR | 1539 | 1403 | |
| 54 | TORAMAN, DORUK | TUR | 1495 | 1529 | |
| 55 | COŞKUN, ZAFER TUNA | TUR | 1514 | 1445 | |
| 56 | TÜRK, ÖMER GÜNEŞ | TUR | 1504 | 1501 | |
| 57 | BİLİR, MUHAMMED TUNA | TUR | 1483 | 1420 | |
| 58 | SEVGEN, DORU | TUR | 1483 | 1353 | |
| 59 | SARIGÜL, METEHAN | TUR | 1471 | 1482 | |
| 60 | BAĞDAT, İBRAHİM BERKAY | TUR | 0 | 1479 | |
| 61 | KARAKÖSE, ALİ KUZEY | TUR | 1479 | 1431 | |
| 62 | ÇELİK, ALİ EYMEN | TUR | 1471 | 1334 | |
| 63 | YILMAZ, FURKAN | TUR | 1455 | 1426 | |
| 64 | YILDIRIM, MURAT KAAN | TUR | 0 | 1447 | |
| 65 | TEPE, EFE TUFAN | TUR | 0 | 1444 | |
| 66 | ZEYBEKOĞLU, ERKAN | TUR | 1442 | 1287 | |
| 67 | SELÇUK, AHMET ERDEM | TUR | 0 | 1440 | |
| 68 | ÖZDEMİR, MUHAMMED ENES | TUR | 1438 | 1088 | |
| 69 | CAMIZ, MEHMET HAN | TUR | 0 | 1431 | |
| 70 | ARAZ, ÖMER FARUK | TUR | 0 | 1427 | |
| 71 | SEYAHİ, ARAS DEMİR | TUR | 1410 | 1330 | |
| 72 | ÇIKAN, ERHAN | TUR | 0 | 1396 | |
| 73 | YALNIZYİĞİT, MİKAİL POYRAZ | TUR | 0 | 1391 | |
| 74 | ASAR, FURKAN | TUR | 0 | 1382 | |
| 75 | ÖREN, URAS | TUR | 0 | 1376 | |
| 76 | ERCİYES, EREN | TUR | 0 | 1352 | |
| 77 | TİNTAŞ, ÖMER POYRAZ | TUR | 0 | 1349 | |
| 78 | ÇÖPOĞLU, HÜSEYİN DENİZ | TUR | 0 | 1319 | |
| 79 | TABUR, MUHAMMED METEHAN | TUR | 0 | 1312 | |
| 80 | ÇELEBİ, KEREM | TUR | 0 | 1306 | |
| 81 | KORAK, EYÜP | TUR | 0 | 1282 | |
| 82 | KARAASLAN, MEVLÜT EFE | TUR | 0 | 1277 | |
| 83 | YILMAZ, ŞAHİN | TUR | 0 | 1277 | |
| 84 | OFLAZ, BURAK METE | TUR | 0 | 1270 | |
| 85 | ÇAKMAK, MELİH NADİR | TUR | 0 | 1269 | |
| 86 | ÖNDEŞ, EGEMEN | TUR | 0 | 1252 | |
| 87 | GÖZLÜ, TUNA | TUR | 0 | 1228 | |
| 88 | DEMİROĞLU, EMİR | TUR | 0 | 1225 | |
| 89 | ÇAKICI, ATAULLAH | TUR | 0 | 1218 | |
| 90 | CAN, POYRAZ ATLAS | TUR | 0 | 1212 | |
| 91 | ULUKANLI, BERK | TUR | 0 | 1205 | |
| 92 | TÜRKOĞLU, ALP | TUR | 0 | 1195 | |
| 93 | ACUN, MEHMET | TUR | 0 | 1193 | |
| 94 | KURT, TALİP | TUR | 0 | 1167 | |
| 95 | GÜMÜŞ, DENİZ | TUR | 0 | 1163 | |
| 96 | ARSLAN, BATUHAN | TUR | 0 | 1162 | |
| 97 | DUĞAN, CAN | TUR | 0 | 1149 | |
| 98 | GÜLBAZ, YAĞIZ | TUR | 0 | 1122 | |
| 99 | YILDIZ, AHMET EREN | TUR | 0 | 1084 | |
| 100 | PALABIYIK, BERKAY | TUR | 0 | 1075 | |
| 101 | ERDOĞAN, AHMET ALPER | TUR | 0 | 1036 | |
| 102 | AKDAĞ, HASAN CAN | TUR | 0 | 1030 | |
| 103 | ŞALUMLU, YUSUF | TUR | 0 | 1012 | |
| 104 | KULA, TACİP | TUR | 0 | 1004 | |
| 105 | ARSLAN, MİRAN | TUR | 0 | 0 | |
| 106 | BULUT, YUSUF | TUR | 0 | 0 | |
| 107 | ÖZGÜN, RENAS CEM | TUR | 0 | 0 | |
| 108 | ZORLU, TEKİN ÇINAR | TUR | 0 | 0 |

