Bülent Ecevit Anatolian High School completed the competition as the runner-up, followed by Famagusta Turkish Maarif College in third place.
Organized by Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Arts and Sciences Faculty, Department of Mathematics with the contributions of Onay Fadıl Demirciler Education and Science Foundation, the final round of ‘29th High Schools Mathematics Competition’ took place at Mustafa Afşin Ersoy Hall with the participation of Turkish Maarif College, 19 Mayıs Turkish Maarif College, Famagusta Turkish Maarif College, Bülent Ecevit Anatolian High School and Hala Sultan Theology College. The results of the exciting and competitive final are as follows:
∎ TURKISH MAARIF COLLEGE team comprising of Ahmet Deniz Koçak, Aleyna Doğan and İpek Aslan completed ‘FIRST’ with their Mathematics teachers Ahcıhoca Çobanoğlu and Zehra Kavuklu Tekkan,
∎ BÜLENT ECEVİT ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL team comprising of Elif Eylül Türkmen, İlknur Koçhan and Ekin Ezna Dağtekin completed ‘SECOND’ with their Mathematics teachers Nursel Altan Andız and Derviş Topal,
∎ FAMAGUSTA TURKISH MAARIF COLLEGE team comprising of Utku Ümiter, Kıvanç Salih Yılmaz and Yahya Kemal Giriş completed ‘THIRD’ with their Mathematics teachers Hüseyin Çırakoğlu and Bekir Yörük,
∎ Finishing the competition in fourth place, 19 MAYIS TURKISH MAARIF COLLEGE comprising of Ali Emre Özbek, Onur Küpcü and Muhammet Yunus Yorulmaz received the ‘ONAY FADIL DEMİRCİLER SPECIAL AWARD’ with their Mathematics teachers Ahmet Kasabalı and Nasire Nasiboğlu yönetimindeki,
∎ Finishing the competition in fifth place, HALA SULTAN THEOLOGY COLLEGE comprising of Sabahat Özkan, Aliye Altunçay and Sümeyye Uğurluel received ‘ASSIST. PROF. DR. KEMAL DEMİRCİLER SPECIAL AWARD’ with their Mathematics teachers Güldem Haktanır and Adem Eker,
This year, third place holder in the semi-final round,
∎ NAMIK KEMAL HIGH SCHOOL comprising of Yusuf İslam Kılıç, Göksel Giyiner and Begüm Bilgin reveied ‘29TH YEAR SPECIAL AWARD’ with their Mathematics teachers Gülay Aksoy and Lütfiye Tamel.
Following a brief break after the competition, an awards ceremony took place where Winner Turkish Maarif College received their award from EMU VYK President Dr. Erdal Özcenk, Runner-up Bülent Ecevit Anatolian School from the Director of General Secondary Education Department Yusuf İnanıroğlu and Third-place holder Famagusta Turkish Maarif College from EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç.
Completing the competition in fourth place and receiving the ‘Onay Fadıl Demirciler Special Award’, 19 Mayıs Turkish Maarif College team and, the fifth-place holder Hala Sultan Theology College receiving the ‘Assist. Prof. Dr. Kemal Demirciler Special Award’ were presented with their awards by Naciye Demirciler and Sayman Demirciler, daughter and sibling of late Onay Fadıl Demirciler.
Onay Fadıl Demirciler Shield III
2025 competition winner Turkish Maarif College became the perpetual owner of the Onay Fadıl Demirciler Shield III for a 5-year period by having their name engraved on the shield for the third time. The shield was presented to School Principal Candan Kortay by EM VYK President Dr. Erdal Özcenk, EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç, Director of General Secondary Education Department Yusuf İnanıroğlu, Chair of the Department of Mathematics Prof. Dr. Nazım Çavuşoğlu and daughter of late Onay Fadıl Demirciler, Naciye Demirciler.
Individual Awards were also presented
Awards for the Individual Category of the 29th High Schools Mathematics Competition which was held on 14 April 2025 are as follows, were presented by EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç, Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Sonuç Zorlu and Prof. Dr. Ali Öztüren, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences Prof. Dr. Ayhan Bilsel, Director of General Secondary Education Department Yusuf İnanıroğlu, Chair of Department of Mathematics Prof. Dr. Nazım Mahmudov and Naciye Demirciler, daughter of late Onay Fadıl Demirciler.
- FIRST PLACE IN INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
- Ali Emre Özbek (19 Mayıs Turkish Maarif College (TMK))
- SECOND PLACE IN INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
- Ahmet Deniz Koçak (TMK) and Kıvanç Salih Yılmaz (Famagusta TMK)
- THIRD PLACE IN INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
- Aleyna Doğan (TMK) and İpek Aslan (TMK)
- FOURTH PLACE IN INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
- Kubilay Baran Şengül (TMK)
- 29TH YEAR SPECIAL AWARD
- İlknur Koçhan (BEAL)
- ONAY FADIL DEMİRCİLER SPECIAL AWARD
- Sultan Lord (Güzelyurt TMK)
- ASSIST. PROF. DR. KEMAL DEMİRCİLER SPECIAL AWARD
- Ela Hakel(TMK)
Special Awards in Individual Category
- ASSOC. PROF. DR. ARİF AKKELEŞ SPECIAL AWARD
- Emete Şeref (TMK) presented by Arif Akkeleş’s wife Funda Akkeleş,
- ASSOC. PROF. DR. MURAT KİREZCİ SPECIAL AWARD
- Meryem Merya Seyitler (TMK) presented by the Chair of Department of Mathematics Prof. Dr. Nazım Mahmudov,
- ASSOC. PROF. DR. PETER KAS SPECIAL AWARD
- Sabahat Özkan (Hala Sultan İK) presented by Department of Mathematics academic staff member Prof. Dr. Agamirza Bashirov,
- ASSOC. PROF. DR. DAOUD S. DAOUD SPECIAL AWARD
- Elif Eylül Türkmen (BEAL) presented by Department of Mathematics academic staff member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pembe Sabancıgil Özder,
- CHAMPION ANGELS SPECIAL AWARD
- Muhammet Yusuf Yorulmaz (19 Mayıs TMK) presented by Champion Angels Association members Çiğdem Sabancı and Serap İş.
Certificates of Achievement were presented
- Ekin Ezna Dağtekin (BEAL)
- Parla Nur (TMK)
- Utku Ümiter (Famagusta TMK)
- Onur Küpcü (19 Mayıs TMK)
- Yahya Kemal Giriş (Famagusta TMK)
- Süleyman Dağtepe (Famagusta TMK)
The certificates were presented by the Director of General Secondary Education Department Yusuf İnanıroğlu, Principal of TMK Canan Kortay, EMU Financial Affairs Unit Supervisor Ali Ümiter, 19 Mayıs TMK Principal Ziya Tüzel, Famagusta TMK Principal Mehmet Erim and Hala Sultan Theology College Principal Hikmet Turgut.