Burcu Çetinkaya
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{{Infobox WRC driver
| name = Burcu Çetinkaya
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|03|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| nationality = Turkish
| Years = 2006–present
| Teams = Ford, Peugeot, Red Bull Škoda, Twister Corse
| Races = 14
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Stagewins = 0
| Points = 0
| First race = 2006 Rally of Turkey
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Burcu Çetinkaya (born 19 March 1981) is a Turkish rally driver and television presenter.{{cite web |url=http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9026037&contentId=7048027 |publisher=Castrol Türkisye |title=Burcu Çetinkaya |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-06-28 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |url=http://www.gazete5.com/haber/ralli-sampiyonu-burcu-cetinkaya-nin-bmw-si-elinden-alindi-haber-176291.htm |newspaper=Gazete 5 |title=Ralli şampiyonu Burcu Çetinkaya'ya büyük ayıp |date=2012-12-28 |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-06-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629033239/http://www.gazete5.com/haber/ralli-sampiyonu-burcu-cetinkaya-nin-bmw-si-elinden-alindi-haber-176291.htm |archive-date=2012-06-29 }}
She was educated in Robert College between 1992 and 1999. During this time, she played basketball. After two years spent at Babson College in Boston, USA, she returned to Turkey to continue her education in economics at the Koç University and graduated in 2005.{{cite news |url=http://www.uzmantv.com/uzman/ralli-pilotu-burcu-cetinkaya |newspaper=Uzman TV |title=Ralli Pilotu Burcu Çetinkaya |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-06-28 }}
In 2003, she earned the gold medal in the parallel giant slalom and giant slalom events at the Turkish Women's Snowboard Championships.
Auto racing career
She debuted in auto racing with Hittite Rally in 2005. The same year, she won the Istanbul Ladies Rally Championship as a VW Polo Ladies Cup pilot. At 2006 Rally of Turkey she participated in her first World Rally Championship event.
She was the winner of the Castrol Fiesta Sporting Trophy in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.castrol.com/castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9026023&contentId=7048018 |publisher=Castrol Türkiye |title=2008 Yarış Raporları--14-15 Haziran 2008 /Türkiye Rallisi |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-06-28 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In 2012, she became the runner-up in the Qatar National Rally Championship.{{cite web |url=http://live.sporx.com/motorsporlari/burcu-cetinkaya-katarda-ikinci-olduSXHBQ282377SXQ |publisher=Spor X |title=Burcu Çetinkaya Katar'da ikinci oldu |date=2012-06-02 |language=Turkish |access-date=2012-06-28 }} In 2015, she married Fatih Mehmet Bucak. They have one son. They divorced in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/burcu-cetinkaya-mehmet-fatih-bucaktan-bosandi?page=1|title=Burcu Çetinkaya, Mehmet Fatih Bucak'tan boşandı - Sayfa 1|date=12 June 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ensonhaber.com/galeri/burcu-cetinkaya-ilk-kez-oglunu-gosterdi#3|title=Burcu Çetinkaya ilk kez oğlunun yüzünü gösterdi|date=25 October 2016 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.motorsporlari.net/general/competitor.asp?competitorID=19 Burcu Çetinkaya at motorsporları.net]
- [http://www.ewrc-results.com/profile.php?p=474&t=Burcu-Cetinkaya Profile at eWRC-results.com]
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Category:Racing drivers from Istanbul
Category:Robert College alumni
Category:Koç University alumni
Category:World Rally Championship drivers
Category:Turkish rally drivers
Category:Turkish female racing drivers
Category:21st-century Turkish sportswomen
Category:Turkish women television presenters