# 2016 Amex-Istanbul Challenger – Singles

Karen Khachanov was the defending champion but chose not to participate.
Malek Jaziri won the title after defeating Dudi Sela 1–6, 6–1, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Malek Jaziri (champion)
* Dudi Sela (final)
* Tobias Kamke (semifinals)
* Marco Chiudinelli (semifinals)
* Marius Copil (quarterfinals)
* Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras (second round)
* Aldin Šetkić (first round)
* Nikola Milojević (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Malek Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tobias Kamke | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tobias Kamke | 3 | 4 | 1 | Malek Jaziri | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Dudi Sela | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Marco Chiudinelli | 3 | 3 | 2 | Dudi Sela | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Dudi Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Jaziri | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kuzmanov | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 1 | M Jaziri | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Muhammet Haylaz | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | M Haylaz | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hemery | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Çelikbilek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Sieber | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | F Horanský | 5 | 4 | | WC | A Çelikbilek | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marc Sieber | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Sieber | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Šetkić | 7 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | T Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Kamke | 3 | 4 |
| | S Griekspoor | 4 | 3 | | 3 | T Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | DE Galán | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | DE Galán | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Manafov | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 3 | T Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Yüksel | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | M Copil | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | José Francisco Vidal Azorín | 2 | 6$^2$ | | WC | A Yüksel | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Hanfmann | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | 5 | M Copil | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Copil | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | N Milojević | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M İlhan | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M İlhan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | Y Mertens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Barkın Yalçinkale | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | M İlhan | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Pavić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | D Matsukevich | 1 | 2 | | | A Pavić | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Vitaly Kozyukov | 5 | 0 | | 4 | M Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Chiudinelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Chiudinelli | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Sela | 6 | 6 |
| | Marc Giner | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 6 | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C İlkel | 3 | 5 | | | M Konečný | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michal Konečný | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Konečný | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Bega | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | D Sela | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Doumbia | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Doumbia | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Griekspoor | 2 | 5 | | 2 | D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Sela | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |