Department of Physical Education and Sports
Instructor Mehmet Memduh Oktar
Teaching Areas
PE 117-118 Badminton I-II
PE 135-136 Rowing I-II
PE 153-154 Circuit Training I-II
Curriculum Vitae
He is a graduate of Marmara University Sports Academy. In 1987, he began his career as an Instructor at Boğaziçi University. He served for many years in the Galatasaray rowing team and represented the national team 40 times. He has won bronze medals in the Balkan Championships in both the Junior and Senior categories. He participated in the Istanbul Marathon 15 km race for 8 years, ranking within the top 400 among 3,000 participants. In the Boğaziçi–Cambridge–Oxford rowing competitions, he rowed in the 8+ category and earned two first-place medals. He is a congress member of Galatasaray Sports Club and continues to compete in the Masters’ 8+ European races for Galatasaray. In addition, he holds a coaching qualification in badminton.
