06.11.2026 10:11
Ten-year-old Talha Oğuz, whose talent was noticed by a kindergarten teacher in Kayseri, became world champion in science and world third in mathematics at the International Einstein Olympiad in Berlin, where students from 40 countries competed. The fifth-grade imam hatip middle school student, who won 2 gold medals in the competition where gold medals were awarded to the top three, became the only student to win double gold in his age category.
In KAYSERİ, Talha Oğuz (10), whom his preschool teacher noticed had a talent for mathematics and intelligence games and directed toward science, achieved great success at the International Einstein Olympiads held in Berlin, the capital of Germany. In the olympiad, where students from 40 different countries competed, Oğuz became first in the world in science and third in the world in mathematics, and due to the competition format, he won 2 gold medals. Talha earned the title of being the only student worldwide in his age category to receive double gold medals.
Talha Oğuz, a 5th-grade student at Şehit Cennet Yiğit Anatolian Imam Hatip Secondary School, had his talent first discovered by his preschool teacher Dilek Kumral. Talha Oğuz, who developed himself by playing chess upon his teacher's recommendation, also followed international competitions on intelligence and mathematics on social media and achieved various rankings. Talha Oğuz gained a disciplined habit of solving questions at home, and this perseverance continued in primary school. In primary school, in only the second week of first grade, Talha Oğuz mastered reading and writing, and at that time he could easily solve second-grade mathematics questions.
HE WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD OF SCIENCE
Oğuz, who won medals in many local competitions he participated in in Kayseri, took part in the International Einstein Olympiads held in Berlin, the capital of Germany, where students from 40 different countries competed. Oğuz became first in science and third in mathematics. Due to the competition format (gold medals being awarded to the top three), Oğuz won 2 gold medals. With his success in the Fermat Mathematics Olympiad (FMO), he also earned the right to go to the world finals in Vietnam. Oğuz stated that his greatest dream is to contribute to the world of science like the world-famous physicist Albert Einstein, whose name the olympiad bears and at which he won double gold medals, and Nobel laureate scientist Aziz Sancar.
THERE IS NO SUCCESS WITHOUT SACRIFICE
Speaking about his international success, Talha Oğuz noted that he had been working systematically for a long time and said, 'It was very inspiring to meet intelligent students from different countries and see their study styles. Raising our flag and having our National Anthem sung in Berlin will be a memory I will never forget for the rest of my life. I was a little excited at first because the best from all over the world had come. However, when I focused on the questions, my excitement was replaced by determination to work, and I put what I knew onto paper in the best way. Regular study comes before everything. I studied the olympiad curriculum under my teachers' guidance for a long time, not just in recent days. I improved my new-generation analytical thinking skills and pondered over problems. I definitely had to make sacrifices; I gave some of the time I would have allocated to playing games or resting to studying. But when one studies with a plan, one can keep up with everything. Great successes cannot be achieved without sacrifice.'
Stating that studying at an Imam Hatip secondary school contributed a great deal to him, Oğuz said, 'In Imam Hatip schools, we are taught not only lessons; responsibility, discipline, diligence, and morality are also taught. We learn that studying can be done with the awareness of worship. I am also proud that I proved that an Imam Hatip student can take part at the summit of science in the international arena as well. I thank endlessly my teachers, school administrators, and my family, who have been my greatest supporters at every moment, for their contribution to my success. My friends who will participate in olympiads like me should never give up. They should believe in themselves and, when they encounter difficulties, work harder instead of giving up. There is nothing they cannot achieve with regular, patient, and faithful work.'
THEY WERE SEEN AS THE WEAK LINK
Hakan Yeşilyurt, the English teacher at Şehit Cennet Yiğit Imam Hatip Secondary School who accompanied Talha at the organization in Berlin, said, 'In this organization, whose first qualifiers were attended by about 70,000 students from approximately 70 countries, successful students from only 40 countries were selected for the global final. Talha stood out among this huge student body and earned the right to go to Berlin. Since we came from a public school, at first we were seen as the weak link by our competitors. However, when Talha became first in the world in science, third in the world in mathematics, and won the title of the only student to receive two gold medals at once, all attention turned to us. Foreign contestants and teachers showed great interest, contacted us, and asked how Talha had prepared. Another important feature of Talha was that he was the only student among the finalists there representing public and Imam Hatip schools. In Imam Hatip schools, we strive to instill in our students not only religious education but also academic and moral awareness and the consciousness of being a good citizen.'