IM Mert Erdoğdu won the Mediterranean Championship, played in Antalya on 9-18 December, with 7 points from 9 games and a 2518 performance. IM Atakişi also scored 7 points but lost the playoff match to Erdoğdu and took second place. Selim Çıtak, who beat Atakişi in the last round, scored 6 points and missed third place on tiebreak, finishing fourth. Barış Esen was fifth with 5.5, Bülent Erşahin ninth with 5, Kübra Öztürk and Özlem Gencer shared 18th-19th with 3.5, and Emrah Yağız was 20th with 3. A total of 22 players took part, and all of our players except Emrah Yağız gained Elo.
