SUCCESS STORIES
YİĞİTCAN HEKİMOĞLU National Athlete / GAU Master Degree Student
Representing the Republic of Turkey, Yigit represented Turkey as their national athlete in the 16th World Athletics Championship competition held in the capital of the UK, LONDON! His personal motto is ‘’I’m a sportsman who’s completely focused on my goals!’’
Yigitcan Hekimoglu has also raced alongside the world champion Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt in the 4x100 metre race, and is the first member of the Turkish athletic team in history to have participated in the World Championship competition for the 4x100 metre event. |  | |
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| Buse Savaşkan Jumper / PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORTS STUDENT Winner of 3rd place in the Istanbul 2017 BALKAN Championship event, and repeatedly successful in regional competitions throughout Turkey. |
Özgün Öztürk Table Tennis Athlete / PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORTS STUDENT Athlete in both the singles and doubles championship competitions throughout Spain, France, Serbia, Turkey and Cyprus. |  | |
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| Hüseyin Durmaz TABLE TENNIS ATHLETE / GAU PE & SPORTS STUDENT Regular and successful athlete in both singles and doubles championship competitions throughout Turkey and Cyprus. |
Esra Gökalp BADMINTON - PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORTS STUDENT
World champion before the age of 19, Esra is also a winner of the Balkan championships, and has already won the Champion of Turkey title! Esra also competes for the Turkish Inter-University Team, and is an individual champion of the Turkish national team.
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| ERKAN TAŞ GAU MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS STUDENT
Erkan currently holds 3rd place in both the Turkish national singles records and the Turkish Inter-University Team, and competes as one of Turkey’s best national players. |
HÜSNÜ MERCAN BADMINTON- GAU PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORTS STUDENT
By the age of 15 Hüsnü already held 3rd position in the whole of Turkey and is also part of the Turkish Inter-University Championship Team! | ||
| ABDULLAH EKİNCİ GAU PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT STUDENT
A successful member of the Turkish Inter-University Championship Team! | |
ELİF İLÇİN GAU PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT STUDENT
A successful member of the Turkish Inter-University Championship Team! | ||
| DİLARA KIRCI ADMINTON- GAU PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORTS STUDENT Another successful member of the Turkish Inter-University Championship Team!
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