# Başar Oktar

Başar Oktar (born May 19, 2002) is a Turkish figure skater. He is the 2017 Denkova-Staviski Cup silver medalist on the senior level.

## Career
### Early career

Oktar began learning to skate in 2008 at a mall. After winning his first junior national title, he was selected to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. His short program placement, 31st, was not enough to qualify to the free skate.

### 2016–17 season

Oktar debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in August 2016 in France. He placed 18th at the French event and later 14th in Estonia. In February 2017, he finished fourth at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Erzurum, Turkey. A month later, he placed 26th in the short program at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

### 2017–18 season

In September, Oktar competed at two 2017 JGP events, finishing fourth in Austria and sixth in Croatia. His senior international debut came in November at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Bulgaria. He won the silver medal behind Kevin Aymoz from France. He finished the 2017-18 season at 51st in the world ranking.

### 2018–19 season

Oktar opened his season on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 13th in Canada and 11th in Slovenia. In December, he received bronze medals at Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul behind Morisi Kvitelashvili and Ivan Shmuratko.
In March, Oktar qualified to the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He was the first male skater that qualified for the free program. He ranked 19th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 19th overall.

### 2019–20 season

Oktar changed his coach before the season and moved to Ankara. He finished tenth at Junior Grand Prix events in both Riga and Zagreb. He won the silver medal at Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul, earning a national record of 209.54 points. In March, Oktar qualified to the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and again finished the competition in 19th.

### 2020–21 season

In October, after the COVID-19 pandemic required a lockdown for all sports activities, Oktar made his senior national debut at Ataturk Cup in Kocaeli and won the gold medal. Competing at the 2021 Turkish Championships, he took the silver medal. He competed in his first ISU Challenger Series event, the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, where he placed fourth. He also placed fifth at the 2021 Challenge Cup in the Netherlands, setting a national record of 217.05 points in total. Oktar was selected to compete for the Turkish Figure Skating Federation at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, where he placed twenty-eighth.

### 2021–22 season

Oktar was the designated Turkish qualifying entry at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy to try to secure a berth for the 2022 Winter Olympics. He finished in tenth place, 0.06 points behind fellow Turkish skater Burak Demirboğa and making Turkey the first alternate for the Olympic Games. He went on to place twentieth at the 2021 Cup of Austria.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2021–22 | Time Lapse by Michael Nyman | Notre Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante |
| 2020–21 | Cry Me a River by Michael Bublé | Notre Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante |
| 2019–20 | Cry Me a River by Michael Bublé | E lucevanle stelle (from Tosca) by Giacomo Puccini |
| 2018–19 | Dream On by Aerosmith | E lucevanle stelle (from Tosca) by Giacomo Puccini |
| 2017–18 | This Place Was A Shelter by Ólafur Arnalds | The Great Gatsby Ballet by Konstantin Meladze |
| 2016–17 | This Place Was A Shelter by Ólafur Arnalds | Whole Lotta Love Shape of My Heart by 2Cellos |
| 2015–16 | Ain't No Sunshine by Joe Cocker | Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone |
| 2014–15 | Minnie The Moocher by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Nyah (from Mission: Impossible 2) by Hans Zimmer |
| 2013–14 | Minnie The Moocher by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Nyah (from Mission: Impossible 2) by Hans Zimmer |

## Competitive highlights

* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from competition
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | | | | 28th | | | | |
| Turkish Championships | | | | 2nd | 2nd | WD | WD | 2nd |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | | 4th | | | | |
| CS Cup of Austria | | | | | 20th | | | |
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | | | | | | | 12th | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | | 22nd | | | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | 10th | | | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | | | | | | 11th |
| Bosphorus Cup | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | | | | | WD |
| Challenge Cup | | | | 5th | 6th | | | |
| Cup of Tyrol | 11th | | | | | | | |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 2nd | | | | | 2nd | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | 5th | | | | | | |
| Skate Victoria | | 5th | | | | | | |
| Winter University Games | | | | | | | | 24th |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| World Junior Championships | 31st | 26th | 25th | 10th | 19th |
| Turkish Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| JGP Austria | | | 4th | | |
| JGP Canada | | | | 13th | |
| JGP Croatia | | | 6th | | 10th |
| JGP Estonia | | 14h | | | |
| JGP France | | 18th | | | |
| JGP Latvia | | | | | 10th |
| JGP Slovenia | | | | 11th | |
| Cup of Nice | | | 3rd | | |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 3rd | 2nd | | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | | 2nd | | |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | | 4th | | | |
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 4th | | | | |
| Halloween Cup | | | | | 1st |
| NRW Trophy | | 16th | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 6th | 4th | | | |
| Sarajevo Open | 1st | | | | |
| Skate Celje | 3rd | | | | |
| Skate Helena | 1st | WD | | | |
| Sofia Trophy | 1st | | | | 1st |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 203.22 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 74.77 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | TES | 42.23 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | PCS | 32.54 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Free skating | TSS | 134.01 | 2020 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Free skating | TES | 70.61 | 2020 CS Budapest Trophy |
| Free skating | PCS | 68.58 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Nov 1–6, 2022 | 2022 Denkova-Staviski Cup | 1 | 77.97 | 3 | 118.24 | 2 | 196.21 |
| Dec 23–25, 2022 | 2023 Turkish Championships | 3 | 72.12 | — | — | – | WD |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Nov 2–5, 2023 | 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 10 | 65.72 | 12 | 105.88 | 12 | 171.60 |
| Dec 15–17, 2023 | 2024 Turkish Championships | 3 | 64.13 | — | — | – | WD |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 25–27, 2024 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial | 7 | 66.36 | 12 | 99.48 | 11 | 165.84 |
| Nov 28 – Dec 1, 2024 | 2024 Bosphorus Cup | 5 | 66.91 | — | — | – | WD |
| Dec 19–22, 2024 | 2025 Turkish Championships | 1 | 69.31 | 2 | 126.30 | 2 | 195.61 |
| Jan 16–18, 2025 | 2025 Winter World University Games | 22 | 56.44 | 24 | 72.14 | 24 | 128.58 |