Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hamdi Topal, received our university's women's table tennis team, which achieved second place in Türkiye in the women's teams category at the Ünilig Table Tennis Championship organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation (TÜSF), in his office on April 29, 2026.
The visit was attended by Prof. Dr. Ayşe Feray Özbal and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Eski from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching at the Faculty of Sports Sciences, as well as our students Ekin Burak, Sıla Günteki, Beyzanur Korkmazer, and Rümeysa İlci, who won medals at the championship. During the visit, while evaluations were made regarding the team's championship process, the disciplined work process and team harmony that underpinned the achieved success were also discussed.
Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hamdi Topal, stated that our students' achievements at the national level are a significant result for our University, and he expressed that sports achievements contribute to the multifaceted development of students.
Congratulating the academic advisors and students who contributed to the success, our Rector emphasized that the degree achieved by our students, who represented our University at the national level, is commendable.
During the visit, the team representatives also shared information about the championship process and thanked them for their support. It was stated that our university's women's table tennis team's performance is an important source of motivation for achieving new rankings in the upcoming period.
Our Rector expressed gratitude to Prof. Dr. Ayşe Feray Özbal, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Eski and the accompanying women's table tennis team for their kind visit, noting that our students' achievements contribute to the development of our University's sports field.
The event concluded with a group photo taken with our top-performing students to commemorate the day.
