On May 6, 2023, the Turkish qualifying round of the 22nd Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students  was held at the North Campus of the University of the Straits in Istanbul. The competition was organized by the Chinese Embassy in Turkey and hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of the Straits. Ms. Yu Wen, a Chinese teacher at CI at METU, was one of the judges of the final round of the competition. Four students of our institute were selected as finalists in the qualifying round. Umut Berkay Yıldız won the second prize and Umut Berk Karakaya won the merit prize.