Python Data Structures
The second course in the University of Michigan's Python series, offered through Coursera.
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Hello, I'm
Demir Kavazoğlu
High school senior from Antalya, Turkey. I'm preparing for university entrance exams and exploring opportunities to study abroad.
I enjoy science research, robotics and building things for the web. I know the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and I'm learning Python.
Certificates
Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
An introductory Python course by the University of Michigan, offered through Coursera.
Verify certificate ↗Certificates of High Honour (Takdir Belgesi)
The highest end-of-semester honour in Turkish schools, given for a grade average of 85/100 or above and good conduct. I have received it seven semesters in a row, from 8th grade to 11th grade.
Mathematics Competitions
- Caribou Contests (Canada): 6th of 56 in the Calcrostics contest, and top 50%, top 30% and top 20% worldwide at grade 9/10 level in the 2023–2024 season
- Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, University of Waterloo (2024)
- Antalya Mathematics Olympiad (2024, and the 30th olympiad in 2026)
- 8th National Tales Mathematics Competition (2022–2023)
Science Competitions
- Bronze in the UK Biology Challenge 2024 (UK Biology Competitions)
- TÜBİTAK High School Research Projects Competition: biology project exhibited in 2024 (see Competitions)
- URFODU International Science Fundamentals Competition: diploma (2nd degree, 78/100) in mathematics in 2023; finals in biology, physics and mathematics in 2024
- 3rd National Tales Science Competition (2022–2023)
Robotics, Technology & More
- FIRST Robotics Competition: Haliç and Marmara Regionals with team #6874 (March 2024)
- BKPMUN'24 Model United Nations: delegate of UNODC
- Hackidhon'21: online 3D design competition with Tinkercad
- Cambridge English: Flyers (2019): five out of five shields in every skill
Projects
Sonsuz Cumhuriyet
Website for a drawing, poetry and short film competition for students from kindergarten to high school in Konyaaltı, Antalya. Entries celebrate the spirit of the Turkish War of Independence. 2026 is the competition's third year.
Certificate of Appreciation
From the Konyaaltı District Directorate of National Education and KONYSİAD,
for my contributions to the competition website.
Competitions
TÜBİTAK High School Research Projects Competition
I presented our project “The Use of Allelopathic Plant Extracts in Weed Control” at the Konya Regional Exhibition of the 55th TÜBİTAK competition, held in Antalya. We tested whether extracts from celery, pine and walnut leaves could work as natural herbicides. We measured germination rate and root growth in two weed species, Ipomoea triloba and Lolium perenne, and analysed the results statistically (ANOVA and Duncan's test). Before the exhibition, I presented the preliminary research at Akdeniz University.
Certificate of Participation
From TÜBİTAK: our biology project was found worthy of exhibition, 4–6 March 2024.
FIRST Robotics Competition
I competed with my school's robotics team at FIRST Robotics Competition events in Istanbul in 2024 and 2025. Teams design, build and program a robot to complete challenges on the field.
Travel
National Museum of Natural History
Skeleton galleries, historic natural science books and a first edition of Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology
Models of Leonardo da Vinci's machines built from his original drawings, from flying machines to his armoured tank.
