Koç University and Kadir Has University rowing teams competed for the “Golden Horn Friendship Cup”.
According to the statement made by the university, Koç University and Kadir Has University rowing teams competed for the 10th time in friendship on the 100th anniversary of the Republic.
This year, the Golden Horn Friendship Cup rowing race started in front of Kadir Has University Cibali Campus and finished in front of the Rahmi M. Koç Museum.
Young athletes rowed an average of 36 times per minute for the friendly. The team that won the 10th Haliç Friendship Cup was the Kadir Has University rowing team with a score of 7 minutes and 17 seconds.
Young people, who came together today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic with sports and friendship, started in front of Kadir Has University Cibali Campus at 10.00 after completing their final preparations for the 2 thousand 100-meter track and ended in front of Rahmi M. Koç Museum.
Koç University rowing team in the race consisted of coach Yalçın Fidancı, helmsman Toprak Ata Kıvrak, Salihcan Kahraman, Ahmet Deniz Aydın, Nejat Işık, Mahmut Yusuf Güşlü, Onur Sapmaz, Cem Berk Görmüş, Furkan Polat and Emir Saygılı.
In the Kadir Has University team, the coach was Burkay Günay, the helmsman was Melike İdil Çalışkan, while Necmi Batuhan Acar, Görkem Tekoğlu, Metehan Kara, Emirhan Yıldırım, Emre Keklik, Enver Erman, Berkay Öztürk and Murat Alp Yardım rowed.
In the statement, Koç University Rector Prof., whose speech was included at the award ceremony. Dr. Metin Sitti stated that it was great to be a part of this sports activity, which has been celebrating very important values such as sportsmanship and discipline for 10 years, and said, “I am also very pleased to be a part of such a beautiful event in this month when we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our Republic and the 30th anniversary of our university.” made his assessment.
Kadir Has University Rector Prof. Dr. Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz also thanked the rowing team students of Koç University and Kadir Has University and said, “My biggest wish is that this friendship cup between the two universities will continue for the next decades of the Republic. Our friendship is eternal, but it is very important that we won the cup once again in our fifth year.” “It’s beautiful, it’s very flattering.” He made a statement.
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