Fenerbahçe Wins 2026 Turkish Beach Sprint Cup

Soccer rival Galatasaray may have topped Turkey’s Süper Lig table in the 2025-26 season, but it was second-placed Fenerbahçe that dominated at the Turkish Beach Sprint Cup last weekend. The two soccer giants are also multi-sport clubs that include rowing teams.

Fenerbahçe’s rowers won gold in the men’s solos, mixed doubles and under-19 men’s solos, and also picked up three silver medals and two bronzes. Galatasaray went home with just one medal, winning the under-19 women’s solos (with two Fenerbahçe rowers close behind on the podium).

The full podiums from the 2026 Turkish Beach Sprint Cup were:

CW1x:

1. Deni̇znur Serra Baykara – Unaffiliated
2. Eli̇s Özbay – Fenerbahçe Sports Club
3. Efnan Sezgi̇n – Tuzla Sailing and Water Sports Club

CM1x:

1. Kaan Yilmaz Aydin – Fenerbahçe Sports Club
2. Cevat Güney Erdem – Halic Sailing and Rowing Sports Club
3. Emi̇r Şenpolat – Tuzla Sailing and Water Sports Club

CMix2x:

1. Fati̇h Ünsal, Eli̇s Özbay – Fenerbahçe Sports Club
2. Rmak Fertuğ, Ahmet Ali̇ Kabadayi – Fenerbahçe Sports Club
3. Deni̇znur Serra Baykara, Ege Taşçi – Unaffiliated

U19 CW1x:

1. İrem Üstündağ – Galatasaray Sports Club
2. Mai̇de Oylum Üstün – Fenerbahçe Sports Club
3. Eli̇f Özdemi̇r – Fenerbahçe Sports Club

U19 CM1x:

1. Zi̇hni̇ Seni̇h Alataş – Fenerbahçe Sports Club
2. Hali̇t Eren Deni̇z – Kratos Human Resources Consulting and Sports Inc.
3. Kağan Turan – Sinop 1853 Sports Club

U19 CMix2x:

1. Güneş İpek, Ege Taşçi – Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality/Unaffiliated
2. Beyza Tunçbi̇lek, Talha Çeli̇k – Sinop 1853 Sports Club
3. Yasi̇r Ali̇ Alkan, Deri̇n Özyi̇ği̇t – Fenerbahçe Sports Club