Işık Can

Işık Can is a Turkish chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In December 2024, he earned his final GM norm at the U.S. Masters Chess Championship, becoming Turkey's 17th grandmaster.

He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2025, after achieving his norms at the:

• Vaujany Chess Festival in July 2022
• Marianbad Open in January 2023
• U.S. Masters Chess Championship in December 2025

In December 2025, he won the Turkish Chess Championship, defeating Cem Kaan Gökerkan in the finals.

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