Başar Oktar

Oktar began learning to skate in 2008 at a mall.[1][2] 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.

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.

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 2017-18 season at 51st in the world ranking.

Basar 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, Basar qualified to the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Basar was the first male skater that qualified for free program in Junior World. He ranked 19th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 19st overall.

Basar changed his coach just before the season and move to Ankara. He joined Riga and Zagreb JGP's and finished 10th for both. He won the silver medal at Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul. He earned 209.54 points which is national record for the total points. In March, Basar qualified to the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia and finished the competition in 19th like last year.