The 28th Summer Universiade which is the second largest sport event worldwide after the Olympic Games, was held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, from July 3 to July 14, 2015. Yeditepe University was represented by 9 members who took part in the Turkish team of 159 people representing our country: Taner Karabulut, leader of the water polo team; Vahap Algın, assistant coach of water polo team; Renin Gemicioğlu, coach of swimming team; Vahit Zorlu, assistant coach of the handball team; water polo players Alican Çağatay, Yağız Atakan Gedik; swimmers Doğa Çelik, İskender Başlakov and Yalım Acımış.
