National Champions
Turkish Chess Champions
A list of Turkish Chess Championship winners, covering the open national title from 1962 to the latest completed championship.
Last reviewed: June 4, 2026.
Current Champion
Işık Can
Current champion after winning the 2025 Turkish Championship knockout final 2-0 against Cem Kaan Gökerkan.
Most Listed Wins
Nevzat Süer, 7
First Championship
Open Turkish Championship winners listed from 1962
Listed Champions
32
64 listed title wins across 64 chronological entries.
Championship History
The open Turkish Championship winner list begins in 1962 with Nevzat Süer, who became the record titleholder with seven listed wins. The early decades also feature repeated champions such as İsmet İbrahimoğlu and Turhan Yılmaz.
The modern list includes grandmasters and national-team regulars including Suat Atalık, Alexander Ipatov, Mustafa Yılmaz, Vahap Şanal, and Mert Yılmazyerli.
The 2025 Turkish Championship was the 60th edition and used a 16-player knockout bracket in Gaziantep. Işık Can won both classical games of the final to claim his first national title.
Turkey Champion List
Champions are shown chronologically from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places are represented by the same year appearing for more than one player.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Nevzat Süer |
| 1963 | Nevzat Süer |
| 1964 | Nevzat Süer |
| 1965 | Nevzat Süer |
| 1966 | Siracettin Bilyap |
| 1967 | İsmet İbrahimoğlu |
| 1968 | Nevzat Süer |
| 1969 | Nevzat Süer |
| 1970 | İsmet İbrahimoğlu |
| 1971 | İsmet İbrahimoğlu |
| 1972 | Ferit Boysan |
| 1973 | Nevzat Süer |
| 1974 | İlhan Onat |
| 1975 | İlhan Onat |
| 1976 | Feridun Öney |
| 1977 | Ergun Gümrükçüoğlu |
| 1978 | Turhan Yılmaz |
| 1979 | Turhan Yılmaz |
| 1980 | Ergun Gümrükçüoğlu |
| 1981 | Suat Soylu |
| 1982 | İlhan Onat |
| 1983 | Adnan Şendur |
| 1984 | Can Yurtseven |
| 1985 | Ateş Ülker |
| 1986 | Turhan Yılmaz |
| 1987 | Suat Atalık |
| 1988 | Suat Atalık |
| 1989 | Turhan Yılmaz |
| 1990 | Cem Karadağ |
| 1991 | Hakan Erdoğan |
| 1992 | Hakan Han |
| 1993 | Can Arduman |
| 1994 | Can Arduman |
| 1995 | Ali İpek |
| 1996 | Can Arduman |
| 1997 | Can Arduman |
| 1998 | Can Arduman |
| 1999 | Umut Atakişi |
| 2000 | Tamer Karatekin |
| 2001 | Umut Atakişi |
| 2002 | Can Arduman |
| 2003 | Kıvanç Haznedaroğlu |
| 2004 | Turhan Yılmaz |
| 2005 | Umut Atakişi |
| 2006 | Mikhail Gurevich |
| 2007 | Suat Atalık |
| 2008 | Mikhail Gurevich |
| 2009 | Mustafa Yılmaz |
| 2010 | Oğulcan Kanmazalp |
| 2011 | Emre Can |
| 2012 | Dragan Šolak |
| 2013 | Dragan Šolak |
| 2014 | Alexander Ipatov |
| 2015 | Alexander Ipatov |
| 2016 | Mert Erdoğdu |
| 2017 | Mustafa Yılmaz |
| 2018 | Cemil Gülbaş |
| 2019 | Vahap Şanal |
| 2020 | Vahap Şanal |
| 2021 | Mert Yılmazyerli |
| 2022 | Mustafa Yılmaz |
| 2023 | Mert Yılmazyerli |
| 2024 | Vahap Şanal |
| 2025 | Işık Can |
Sources
Current-champion details were checked against official federation, organizer, or FIDE reports where available. Historical winner lists were cross-checked against maintained championship tables.