Turkish Cadet & Youth Championships 2026 – Under 16 LIVE

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 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 FM Ege Tuna Oktem (2356), FM Uygar Durucay (2301), FM Yigit Karaca (2238), CM Kaan Ozkan (2223), FM Demhat Zerey (2099), Omer Arda Koyuncu (1986), Mustafa Ege Yamakoglu (1937), Berk Madsman (1920), Muhammed Tarik Yildiz (1881), Kagan Harmansa (1879), Tuna Isik (1869), Mehmet Deniz Marangoz (1868), Ibrahim Enes Isikyildiz (1851), Erdem Emre (1845), Ege Arkan (1842), Emre Sabuncuogullari (1842), Doruk Ege Altinisik (1838), Alp Madsman (1826), Selman Ergin Yilmaz (1824). Scroll down for the full participants list.

Categories: Under 18 / Girls Under 18 / Under 17 / Girls Under 17 / 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 – Under 16 Participants

No.		Name	FED	RtgI	RtgN
1	FM	ÖKTEM, EGE TUNA	TUR	2356	2083
2	FM	DURUÇAY, UYGAR	TUR	2301	2087
3	FM	KARACA, YİĞİT	TUR	2238	1968
4	CM	ÖZKAN, KAAN	TUR	2223	2060
5	FM	ZEREY, DEMHAT	TUR	2099	2093
6		KOYUNCU, ÖMER ARDA	TUR	1986	1853
7		YAMAKOĞLU, MUSTAFA EGE	TUR	1937	1895
8		MADSMAN, BERK	TUR	1920	1860
9		YILDIZ, MUHAMMED TARIK	TUR	1881	1784
10		HARMANŞA, KAĞAN	TUR	1879	1853
11		IŞIK, TUNA	TUR	1869	1820
12		MARANGOZ, MEHMET DENİZ	TUR	1868	1824
13		IŞIKYILDIZ, İBRAHİM ENES	TUR	1851	1841
14		EMRE, ERDEM	TUR	1845	1782
15		ARKAN, EGE	TUR	1842	1660
16		SABUNCUOĞULLARI, EMRE	TUR	1842	1780
17		ALTINIŞIK, DORUK EGE	TUR	1838	1689
18		MADSMAN, ALP	TUR	1826	1776
19		YILMAZ, SELMAN ERGİN	TUR	1824	1744
20		DURMUŞ, ÇINAR	TUR	1796	1781
21		YAMAN, ALİ	TUR	1782	1667
22		HASIRCI, ALİ EREN	TUR	1740	1772
23		ÖZKANER, MEHMET KEREM	TUR	1765	1664
24		ÖZCAN, EGE	TUR	1729	1757
25		KERİMOĞLU, KAAN KERİM	TUR	1755	1580
26		AKIN, MUSTAFA MİRAÇ	TUR	1740	1668
27		EDİS, KUZEY	TUR	1738	1692
28		YELTEKİN, ATALAY URAS	TUR	1736	1684
29		AYTEKİN, MUSTAFA TUĞRUL	TUR	1714	1729
30		ÇEVİKKOL, BORA	TUR	1720	1483
31		YÜKSEL, ALİ DORUK	TUR	1706	1713
32		ASRİ, MEHMET BERAT	TUR	1711	1709
33		BULUT, HAYATİ ERAY	TUR	1710	1580
34		TUTAR, KAYRA	TUR	1709	1605
35		YORKAN, AHMET SELİM	TUR	1704	1680
36		AYAZ, EREN	TUR	1692	1701
37		SABUNCU, DERİN DARA	TUR	1695	1641
38		KANDEMİR, ALPER BİRKAN	TUR	1674	1614
39		SERDAR, DORUK	TUR	1660	1587
40		ASLANYÜREK, AKIN	TUR	1659	1629
41		KIRGIL, GÖKTUĞ EGE	TUR	1657	1499
42		TEKİN, EMİN	TUR	1640	1515
43		ÇİÇEK, YAVUZ KAĞAN	TUR	1572	1639
44		YILDIRIM, EGE	TUR	1639	1600
45		DUYAR, MEHMET JERFİ	TUR	1553	1633
46		KARAHİSARLI, HAYDAR ATA	TUR	1619	1586
47		AYDIN, ÇEVİK	TUR	1616	1533
48		KIRDÖK, GÖRKEM	TUR	1570	1611
49		DOĞAN, YİĞİT	TUR	1505	1608
50		ŞİFAN, SEYMEN	TUR	1605	1518
51		KOCA, AHMET ZEYBEK	TUR	1561	1599
52		DEMİRCİ, BARAN ÇAĞIN	TUR	1574	1589
53		AKSOY, TALHA ESAT	TUR	1588	1585
54		DURAN, SIRAT HÜSEYİN	TUR	1581	1532
55		YÜCEBALKAN, ATA ALP	TUR	1581	1515
56		AYCI, ALİ KEREM	TUR	1565	1402
57		ARIN, MEHMET KAAN	TUR	1563	1280
58		DERİN, HÜSEYİN YAĞIZ	TUR	1552	1559
59		YALÇIN, ÖMER KAAN	TUR	1556	1335
60		KARTAL, AHMET KEREM	TUR	1548	1500
61		BİLALOĞLU, ÖZGÜN	TUR	1515	1545
62		BAYRAKTAR, ATA	TUR	1518	1457
63		BAYAZITOĞLU, DEMİR	TUR	1517	1491
64		AÇIKKOL, ARAS	TUR	1516	1515
65		USLU, MEHMET FATİH	TUR	1514	1491
66		İŞGÖR, ÖMER EYMEN	TUR	1510	1366
67		ATMACA, OSMAN GURBET	TUR	1491	1450
68		AKSOY, TALHA	TUR	1469	1376
69		AKTAY, İBRAHİM MERT	TUR	1467	1457
70		KARAKAŞ, ERİM	TUR	0	1416
71		GENELİOĞLU, İBRAHİM ESAD	TUR	1415	1259
72		MENEKŞE, YUSUF	TUR	0	1411
73		YASİNOĞLU, FURKAN	TUR	0	1408
74		TOPÇU, UĞUR	TUR	0	1380
75		ÇETİN, EREN	TUR	0	1371
76		IŞIK, AHMET TÜRKER	TUR	0	1367
77		KONUK, ARDA KAĞAN	TUR	0	1360
78		SARI, BARIŞ	TUR	0	1359
79		GENÇ, MUHARREM	TUR	0	1350
80		ABALI, EGE	TUR	0	1308
81		SAYGILI, ARDA	TUR	0	1299
82		DİRLİK, MUSTAFA ÖMER	TUR	0	1297
83		ATAK, ALİ ERKMEN	TUR	0	1293
84		BİLDİLER, DARAN ÇINAR	TUR	0	1290
85		ERCİ, YUSUF KAĞAN	TUR	0	1290
86		ÇETİN, ARAS	TUR	0	1277
87		TEKİN, MEHMET AKİF	TUR	0	1266
88		GÜRELER, ÖMER	TUR	0	1263
89		ALP, HASAN	TUR	0	1253
90		ARĞUN, ABDUSSAMET	TUR	0	1226
91		IŞIK, HARUN RONİ	TUR	0	1182
92		AYDIN, MUHAMMED MİRAÇ	TUR	0	1171
93		AKYÜZ, ANIL	TUR	0	1134
94		KARAY, DORUK	TUR	0	1132
95		EMEK, KEREM TAHA	TUR	0	1093
96		YILMAZ, SEFA	TUR	0	1073
97		ÖZEL, EGE	TUR	0	1054
98		ŞENGÜL, MUSTAFA EGEMEN	TUR	0	0
99		YILDIRIM, ATAKAN	TUR	0	0