12 October 2025

Trophies Awarded at the Presidency Cup Tennis Tournament

The inaugural Presidency Cup Tennis Tournament for age groups, held from October 6-12, 2025, at the TTF Ankara Tennis Training Center, has concluded. In the organization, where 396 athletes competed across 28 categories, the trophies have been awarded to their new owners. 

The award ceremony, held at the TTF Ankara Tennis Training Center, was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, President for EU Affairs, Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay; Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Dr. Batuhan Mumcu; Director General of Personnel and Principles of the Presidency, Bilal Şentürk; Director General of Sports Services of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Prof. Dr. Veli Ozan Çakır; and President of the Turkish Tennis Federation, Ms. Şafak Müderrisgil.

The athletes who placed in the Presidency Cup Tennis Tournament are:

12 & Under Men's Category: 1st Place: Yiğit Uras Yıldırım, 2nd Place: Yiğit Arslan
12 & Under Women's Category: 1st Place: Naz Ertem, 2nd Place: Beyza Nur Atmış
14 & Under Men's Category: 1st Place: Batu Dadak, 2nd Place: Emir Nalinci
14 & Under Women's Category: 1st Place: Duru Arslan, 2nd Place: Nehir Say
16 & Under Men's Category: 1st Place: Kuzey Kerem Bayrak, 2nd Place: Ziya Ayberk Aydın
16 & Under Women's Category: 1st Place: Ayşe Bal, 2nd Place: Melis Yıldırım
18 & Under Men's Category: 1st Place: Kerem Yılmaz, 2nd Place: Ramazan Kaan Oktay
18 & Under Women's Category: 1st Place: İrem Kurt, 2nd Place: Esila Toklu
Senior Men's Category: 1st Place: Mert Alkaya, 2nd Place: Melih Anavatan
Senior Women's Category: 1st Place: Çağla Büyükakçay, 2nd Place: Melis Sezer
Wheelchair Men's Category: 1st Place: Emirhan Toper, 2nd Place: Hakan Güngör
Wheelchair Women's Category: 1st Place: Zeliha Aksak, 2nd Place: Çiğdem Sayın
Quad Category: 1st Place: Ahmet Kaplan, 2nd Place: Ali Yılmaz Ataman
Masters 30+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Gianni Berk Kubin, 2nd Place: Anıl Büyükyılmaz
Masters 30+ Women's Category: 1st Place: Deniz Gözübüyük, 2nd Place: Gül Ezgi Torun
Masters 35+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Halil Ekici, 2nd Place: Serkan Çayırlı
Masters 35+ Women's Category: 1st Place: Rabia Nurhan Dündar, 2nd Place: Emine Yakar
Masters 40+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Can Turan Uyar, 2nd Place: Gökalp Ulucan
Masters 40+ Women's Category: 1st Place: Özlem Ateş, 2nd Place: Yasemin Fidan
Masters 45+ Men's Category: 1st Place: İbrahim Hakan Şeremet, 2nd Place: Murat Karabela
Masters 45+ Women's Category: 1st Place: Pınar Açıldı, 2nd Place: Evren Soytok
Masters 50+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Osman Avcu, 2nd Place: Türker Okan Okyay
Masters 50+ Women's Category: 1st Place: Necla Günay, 2nd Place: Fatma Doğru
Masters 55+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Şenel Ergün, 2nd Place: Levent Karapınar
Masters 55+ Women's Category: 1st Place: Stella Laurentia, 2nd Place: Hürmüz Atar
Masters 60+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Bülent Ay, 2nd Place: İlhan Karaduman
Masters 65+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Celalettin Bacanlı, 2nd Place: Ramazan Oğuz Azkara
Masters 70+ Men's Category: 1st Place: Nazım Ahmet Ortaçlı, 2nd Place: Murat Ölçer

TTF President Şafak Müderrisgil: “The Presidency Cup is the pinnacle of this effort”

In her speech at the ceremony, TTF President Şafak Müderrisgil emphasized that the Presidency Cup was held at the national level this year and will be organized at the international level next year.

Ms. Müderrisgil stated:

“We are proud and happy to have hosted 396 of our athletes in 28 different categories, ranging from ages 12 to 80, at the Presidency Cup, which we opened on October 6, 2025, with the honor of our Vice President, Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz, and our Minister of Youth and Sports, Osman Aşkın Bak. We have already begun our work to ensure that this prestigious tournament, held nationally this year at our TTF Ankara Tennis Training Center which we officially opened on August 20, gains an international identity starting next year. As the Turkish Tennis Federation, within the framework of our 'Tennis for All' vision, we want everyone who wishes to have access to tennis. In this sense, we can say that we have achieved our goal of organizing the tournament in all categories. As a federation, our primary duty is to spread tennis to the grassroots and establish a tennis culture throughout the country, with the constant support provided by our Ministry of Youth and Sports. For this purpose, we launched the 'Let's Go to Tennis' project in all 81 of our provinces with the Ministry of National Education; we started the 'Tennis Ambassadors' project for the development of tennis in our provinces; and we applied to the Capital Markets Board to establish the 'Tennis Fund'. Furthermore, in the context of sports diplomacy, we signed protocols with Serbia and Ukraine; protocols to be signed with Spain and Australia are also in line. We want tennis to be played from Edirne to Kars in our country, and for every one of our cities to increase its brand value by hosting international tournaments. However, the Presidency Cup is truly the pinnacle of these efforts; it is a source of great prestige for us. On this occasion, I want to once again express that we are grateful to our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.”

Director General of Sports Services, Prof. Dr. Veli Ozan Çakır: “The active use of this facility is very gratifying”

Director General of Sports Services, Prof. Dr. Veli Ozan Çakır, stated that the facility is an important investment for Turkish tennis and said: “To see this facility being used so continuously, to see it hosting Turkish tennis, is very gratifying for us. As the President said, we do not look at sports from a single perspective. The Federation's work under Ms. Şafak's presidency is progressing in 100% alignment with our ministry's vision.”

Director General of Personnel and Principles of the Presidency, Bilal Şentürk: “Our Federation made a very fast start with the performance they have shown”

Director General of Personnel and Principles of the Presidency, Bilal Şentürk, gave messages directed at sports and youth:

“My first encounter with tennis was in 2001 in a district of Sivas, where I lowered a volleyball net to the ground and played that way. At the point we have reached today, our country's sports infrastructure is at a very good level. Our Federation has truly made a very fast start with the performance they have shown. The most important need for our youth is the development of determined athletes with strong character who will do this job very well. Occupy your lives with meaningful work; engage in activities that develop you and that you love doing. In this sense, we are on the right path.”

Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Batuhan Mumcu: “Our youth should grow with sports and art”

Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Batuhan Mumcu, touched upon the importance of young people growing up intertwined with culture, art, and sports:

“As our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan always emphasizes, raising our youth with sports and art is the most important guarantee of a strong and self-confident Türkiye. As the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, we continue our work in every field that nurtures the spirit of our youth. I thank our President for his patronage of this meaningful tournament and everyone who contributed. Our Federation President, Ms. Şafak, and her team have shown where the tennis federation can get to in a short time. I believe we will be in much better places in the process ahead.”

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, President for EU Affairs, Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay: “Tennis and foreign policy require reflexes”

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and President for EU Affairs, Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay, touched upon the similarities between tennis and diplomacy:

“Tennis and foreign policy converge on this: in a service shot, the opponent cannot know the direction of the ball; foreign policy is also shaped by uncertainty and reflexes. In the foreign policy we conduct under the leadership of our President, we have strong lungs, clear minds, and strong muscles in the face of uncertainties. In this tournament held under the patronage of our President, there are no winners or losers. As Nadal said, ‘I play to compete, not to win.’ With this understanding, I congratulate all participants.”

12 October 2025