Beemaah Cantürk (born 7 July 2002) is a Turkish motorsport racing driver.
| Beemaah Cantürk | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Turkish |
| Born | 7 July 2002 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Related to | Salim Cantürk (father) Shebnam Cantürk(neé El Harrak) (mother) |
| Current team | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport |
| Years active | 2012—2018, 2022—2023 |
| Car number | 16 |
| Former teams | Turkish Racing Team |
| Starts | 25 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Best finish | 3rd in |
Career
editCantürk realize her passion for speed when she was only 8 years old and started karting in 2010. Although not much is known about Cantürk's karting career she won the Turkish Championship at the age of 10. She has been participating in international competitions since 2015. She mainly developed her karting career in the UAE.
Before her motorsport career, Cantürk began her sporting career with tennis at the age of five, but an injury prevented her from furthering her career.
On March 2018, Cantürk took a break from racing due to the imbalance between studies and karting. Now she is on a break due to her cardiac health.
Personal Life
editBeemaah Cantürk was born and raised in Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. She is the eldest child of Salim Cantürk, a Turkish businessman, and Shebnam Cantürk, a Moroccan interior designer. She has three younger brothers and a younger sister.
Cantürk completed her school studies through homeschooling at International Schooling GCC[1]. Later, she pursued a B.A in Legal Studies at New York University Abu Dhabi and graduated in 2022. She also studied and worked in Italy, earning a diploma degree in architecture and interior design from Florence Institute of Design International, Italy, and working at an architecture firm nearby.
Cantürk's maternal grandfather is Moroccan and her grandmother is British. Her paternal grandmother is a Russian who migrated to Turkey.
Before her motorsport career, Cantürk began her sporting career with tennis at the age of five, but an injury prevented her from furthering her career. She also plays basketball in her free time.
Cantürk is interested in helping homeless people and supporting orphans for further higher studies and scholarships. She also co-host a couple of charity events with her mother.
Cantürk is fluent in Turkish, English, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Spanish, German and Urdu.