The 7th Axé Capoeira Festival, organized May 31 – June 3 by the Ankara Capoeira Association — always the first to do things in Turkey — took place with 94 students and 5 capoeira instructors. It featured 2 rodas de rua, 1 open roda, 2 MMA workshops, 2 Afro-Brazilian dance workshops, 3 capoeira workshops and Turkey’s first capoeira championship. Results:
Children: 1. Dilan Gündüz 2. Sümeyra Yıldız 3. Aylin Kormaz
Adults, category C: 1. Ünal Çiftci 2. Selami Çetin 3. Melike Akdoğan
Adults, category B: 1. Can Özcan (Aslanmax) 2. Burak Başaran (Verde) 3. Ferhat Atakul (Calango)
Congratulations!
We thank Mestre Barrão, Instrutor Tartaruga, Graduado Parafuso and Graduado Cabaça for honoring our event, and for their support AYVETSAN and Mr. Sadık Ekinci, Gökkuşağı Art Academy and Mr. Turan Çin, Çankaya Municipality, Gazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Hacettepe University and Gazi University.