The Balkan Rowing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from September 11 to 13.
 
The Turkish National Rowing Team—comprising Beşiktaş coaches Yasin Göler and Engin Özkan, along with U17 rowers Çağan Yaş, Emir Öztan, Emir Yasin Erdağ, Miraç Doruk Boz, Osman Övez, İsmail Uçkan, Erdem Yurdakul, Kerem Efe Erdoğdu, Kuzey Verdil, Poyraz Gürsan, and Hamide Nihan Kılıçarslan—won 12 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals at the championships.