The training camp of Turkish women teams is taking place in the hotel Alize in Izmir (Turkey). "We have very friendly atmosphere here! We are working 6 hours per day – 3 hours before the lunch and 3 hours after. Kubra Ozturk (the first board of women team) is taking care of our physical preparation as she is the one who studies in the Institute of Physical Education.

All the players also swim in the sea," Adrian Mikhalchishin, the coach of women's team, reports. All players of both national teams take part in chess trainings: Selen Sop, Busra Arig, Hilal Ozturk,Yesim Patel, Ayca Durmaz, Betul Yildiz, Kubra Ozturk and Kaya Emel. Kardelen Cemhan and Ezgi Menzi are the only players who could not take part in the trainings as both of them were representing Turkey on the European Youth Championship in Prague.