WHAT IS DRIFT?
Drift is a motorsport discipline where the rear wheels intentionally break traction, and the driver steers the car through corners in a controlled slide. Where power, precision and spectacle meet. The beating heart of the Türkiye Drift Championship.
SIDEWAYS IS AN ART FORM
Drift was born on Japan's mountain roads in the 1970s. Drivers like Keiichi Tsuchiya sliding the rear of the car through touge passes gradually grew into a formal racing discipline. Today, drift is a professional motorsport scored on angle, speed, line and show.
The driver intentionally pushes the car past the grip limit. The rear wheels break loose with a scream, the fronts steer into the slide (counter-steer). The goal isn't to be fastest, but to be spectacular and in control. Judges score angle, line, speed and overall presentation.
In Türkiye, drift is officially contested under the TOSFED federation. APEXMASTERS is the digital record of that fight. Drivers, teams, machines and every corner, archived here.
CAR ANGLE
How sideways the car is relative to its direction of travel. Bigger angle, higher score. As long as control holds.
IDEAL LINE
The judge-defined racing line every driver must follow. Clipping point proximity and exit apex both count. Precision matters.
SHOW FACTOR
Aggressive entry, smoke, tire squeal, the crowd's reaction. Drift isn't just racing. It's a performance.
DRIFT IN TÜRKİYE
From underground meets to an official championship. The story of the Turkish drift scene.
Turkish drift culture was born in the early 2000s. In Istanbul's industrial zones, empty parking lots and amateur circuits like İzmit Körfez. The first major leap came with the 2009 Istanbul Challenge; then the 2011 Landirenzo Istanbul Drift Challenge brought international drivers to Türkiye.
In 2012, APEXMASTERS was founded as a community; in 2016, TOSFED recognised drift as an official championship discipline. Today the Türkiye Drift Championship is a five-round national fight. Its drivers compete across Europe and at international events like Red Bull Car Park Drift.
Drift Akademi and regional drift schools develop new drivers; industry backing, media coverage and packed grandstands signal the discipline's maturity.
DRIFT AKADEMI
Türkiye's first and only dedicated drift training academy. Developing drivers since 2007.
Drift Akademi
Türkiye's Pioneer Drift Training Institution
Based at Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, Drift Akademi delivers structured programs, licensed instructors and a professional car fleet — taking drivers from zero experience to championship grids.
EXPLORE THE ACADEMY →APEX DRIVERS
The drivers tearing up the Türkiye Drift Championship.
Abbas
Çimen
Türkiye
Abdullah
Bostan
Türkiye
Abdullah
Şimşek
Türkiye
Ahmet
Bağrıaçık
Türkiye
Ahmet
Parlatan
Türkiye
Ahmet
Öksüzoğulları
Türkiye
Ahmet
Özata
Türkiye
Akay
Akbil
Türkiye
Ali
Alptekin
Türkiye
Ali
Aysan
Türkiye
Ali
Kaya
Türkiye
Ali
Kaçakbaflı
Türkiye
Ali
Yazaroğlu
Türkiye
Ali
İnal
Türkiye
Alican
Büyükduman
Türkiye
Amir
Asgary Daryan
Iran
Asaf
Akyol
Türkiye
Asil
Duman
Türkiye
Aykut
Şimşit
Türkiye
Baran
Akbay
Türkiye
Berfu
Tutumlu
Türkiye
Berk
Ergican
Türkiye
Berkay
Akbulut
Türkiye
Berker
Tekerek
Türkiye
DRIFT CIRCUITS
Türkiye's drift stage. Every corner smoke and rubber.
