Bilkent Fencers Shine at Samsun
The Bilkent men's and women's fencing teams took part in the national Interuniversity Fencing Championship, held April 29-May 1 in Samsun. Coached by Halim Şener, the Bilkent fencers achieved second place as a team in the men's sword category, and also displayed outstanding individual performances.
The tournament matches were extremely competitive, with many members of Turkey's national team participating. Bilkent's only national team member, Kerem Yıldırım, progressed to the final match in the sword category of the men's tournament, where he faced one of the national team's top fencers, ranked 13th in the world. Kerem lost the match by a close score, 15-13, a result that brought him 2nd place in Turkey.
Volkan Gül, who also faced difficult opponents, ended the tournament ranked 5th in men's sword. In the women's sword division, Başak Çetin had impressive bouts against other top-ranked fencers, achieving 3rd place nationally. Members of the Bilkent squad who won 2nd place in the nation as a team in the sword category were Kerem Yıldırım, Volkan Gül and Berkin Uluutku.
