OzU Rover Team Ranks Highest Among Turkish Teams at ERC 2025

The OzU Rover Team, led by Associate Professor Özkan Bebek from the Mechanical Engineering Department at Özyeğin University, achieved outstanding success at the European Rover Challenge (ERC) 2025, held from August 29 to 31, 2025. Among 20 teams from Türkiye, OzU Rover stood out as one of only two Turkish teams to qualify for the finals and secured the highest ranking among Turkish participants. In the overall ranking, the OzU Rover team placed 24th among 102 teams from around the world.

Representing Özyeğin University at the competition, the OzU Rover team consisted of the following students:

Ayberk Kolay (Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Year)
Camille Okay (Industrial Engineering, 2nd Year)
Cenk Uraz Duray (Mechanical Engineering, 4th Year)
Ebubekir Taşcı (Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2nd Year)
Emre Özcan (Mechanical Engineering, 3rd Year)
Gülce Gözlet (Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2nd Year)
Mehmet Alp Özturan (Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Year)
Metehan Mutlu (Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Year)
Oğuzhan Berk Tekin (Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 4th Year)
Salih Burak Aydoğdu (Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2nd Year)