Sports Sponsorships

The "Let’s Complete for the Cup?" Yachting Challenge, whose main sponsor is Yapı Kredi Private Banking was organized by Naviga Magazine and hosted this year by the Istanbul Sailing Club. The Goblin 2 and Hedef sailing teams successfully completed the breathtaking race and were honored with the presentation of the championship cup at the awards ceremony held at the Istanbul Sailing Club on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. More than a thousand yachtsmen and 72 sailing teams joined the massive challenge at Kalamış Bay in sailboats that were the color of the Asian coast. On the first day of competition, teams completed track races around the Prince Islands and the shores of Caddebostan Suadiye. The second day saw the teams competing in races around the buoys. The enjoyment of the onlookers was obvious and their excitement knew no bounds. The "Up for the Cup?" Yachting Challenge is most prestigious sailing event in Turkey, and has the highest number of participants of all yachting races held in the country.

The Second Annual Yapı Kredi Private Banking Golf Tournament was held on May 28th and 29th, 2011 at the Istanbul Golf Club. The tough and exciting Yapi Kredi Private Banking Golf Tournament brought top-notch golfers together for the event.

A total of 198 golfers participated in the tournament which attracted well-known personages among the competitors, including Beyhan Benardete, Erol İslamoğlu, Esra Demirsoy, Fehmi Zorlu, Kıvanç Oktay, Mustafa Koç, Raif Bilir, Ugur Eksioglu, Salih Başağa, Serra Tokar and Zeki Koen. The Yapı Kredi Private Banking Golf Tournament featured competition in three men's and two women's categories.

Ediz Kemaloğlu won the men’s challenge, completing the 18-hole course in 70 strokes. The winner of the women’s competition was Beyhan Benardete, who completed her 18 holes with a score of 71.

The Presidential Cup Equitation Races, a first time event organized in Istanbul with support of Yapı Kredi Private Banking, took place on 7-8 June 2008. Gerry Flynn with his horse titled “Siec Comet” won the general jumping competition held at Kemer Golf & Country Club. Uğur Yılmaz competing with his horse “Team a Minera” and Ogan Sengel racing with his horse “Kindy” took the second and third places at the competition respectively.

The International Stars Equitation Championship, sponsored by Yapı Kredi Private Banking for the first time in 2006, was again organized in 2007 in Turkey with the support of Yapı Kredi Private Banking based on the success of the event.