Draft:Beemaah Cantürk
Beemaah Cantürk (born 7 July 2002) is a Turkish go-kart racing driver and interior architect.
| Beemaah Cantürk | |
|---|---|
 Cantürk in 2018 | |
| Nationality |  Turkish |
| Full name | Beemaah Salim Cantürk |
| Born | 7 July 2002 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Related to | Abdul Salim Cantürk (father) Sheba Cantürk (née El Harrak) (mother) |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Racing Team Turkey |
| Years active | 2012–2018; 2022–present |
| Car number | 16 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 | National Karting Series |
Career[edit]
Encouraged by her parents Cantürk started karting in 2012. Although not much is known about Cantürk's karting career, she won the Turkey Karting Championship Junior in 2014. She has been participating in international competitions since 2015. She mainly developed her karting career in the UAE.
Before her motorsport career, Cantürk began her sporting career with tennis at the age of six, but an injury prevented her from furthering her career.
Cantürk has also attended MotoAmerica event in 2016.
In March 2018, Cantürk took a break from racing due to the imbalance between studies and karting. Now she is on a break due to her cardiac health.
Cantürk has also attended MotoAmerica event in 2018.
Personal Life[edit]
Beemaah Cantürk was born and raised in Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. She is the eldest child of Salim Cantürk, a Turkish businessman, and Sheba Cantürk, a Moroccan interior designer. She has three younger brothers and a younger sister. The Cantürk family is a descendant of the Seljuk Dynasty.
Cantürk completed her secondary school education through homeschooling at International Schooling GCC. Later, she pursued a B.A. in Legal Studies at New York University, Abu Dhabi, and graduated in 2022. She also studied and worked in Italy, earning a diploma degree in architecture and interior design from the Florence Institute of Design International, Italy, and working at an architecture firm nearby.
Cantürk's maternal grandfather is Moroccan, and her grandmother is British. Her paternal grandmother is a Russian who migrated to Turkey.
Before her motorsport career, Cantürk began her sporting career with tennis at the age of five, but an injury prevented her from furthering her career. She also plays basketball in her free time.
Cantürk has also interests in motorcycling, shooting and skydiving. Also, she is interested in helping homeless people and supporting orphans for further studies and scholarships. She co-hosts a couple of charity events with her mother.
Cantürk is fluent in Turkish, English, Arabic, Russian, and Italian.
Cantürk resides between Istanbul and Abu Dhabi.
Karting record[edit]
Karting career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Position | Place of Racing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kart Academy Racing | 12th | Al Ain |
| 2014 | Turkey Karting Championship– Junior | 1st | Körfez |
| 2015 | South East European Karting Zones | 18th | Istanbul |
| Max Challange– Junior | 9th | Abu Dhabi | |
| 2016 | Champion Region International | 4th | Tuzla |
| Go Kart Türkiye | 5th | Istanbul | |
| 2018 | National Series Karting | 8th | Istanbul |
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