Türkiye’s team returned from the 33rd Balkan Olympiad in Informatics in Tirana, Albania, with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze, TÜBİTAK, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye, announced on 11 October 2026.
The gold medals went to Noyan Cantürk and Yunus Emre Artal, silver to Ahmet Alp Orakçı and bronze to Ahmet Emre Gürdal. Noyan Cantürk answered every question correctly and came first in the overall ranking.
The competition brought together 75 students from 18 countries. The Turkish students were trained under TÜBİTAK’s 2202 Science Olympiads Programme.
