TÜZÜN Nazim
"I always try to aim to be the best."
known as
NZM FPV
born
2005
Team / Club
Tech Drone League
Competition History
- FAI Drone Racing World Cups 2024: 1st place at FAI Phoenix World Cup in North Macedonia, 1st place at FAI Yedikule World Cup in Istanbul
- Competed at FAI World Drone Racing Championships in 2023 and 2024
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3rd place + TQ at 2023 FAI Varna World Cup in Bulgaria
Bio
After discovering FPV drone racing online, Tüzün was helped by his physics teacher to find an inter-school race, so he built a "heavy and slow" quad with the parts accessible to him. Downloading an FPV simulator a month before the race, he put in 100 hours of training. His efforts paid off, and he secured his first win!
After this success, Tüzün was hooked. Support by his father, he trained in a field near his house and after a year he made it to his first big national race, the 2023 Turkish Drone Championship where he gained the champion title. This attracted the attention of sponsors, which helped improve his equipment and his technique. After just a year in drone racing, he went into international competition and was thrilled to gain a first and a third place.
Tüzün was committed to studying for university in 2024, but as summer came and exams finished, he was able to take time to train and compete, heading to FAI World Cups in North Macedonia and one in Turkey (where he came first). This period also coincided with him gaining the title of national champion in Turkey. Participating in the 2023 and 2024 FAI World Drone Racing Championships was a major experience, but he reflects that, "luck wasn’t on my side."
In 2025 he plans to train harder and get more race experience in the run up to The World Games.
Other activities
After graduating from high school in 2024, Tüzün is now studying electrical engineering in Istanbul Technical University.
the World Games 2025
What are your goals at The World Games?
"I always try to aim to be the best, therefore do the necessary preparation and practice to get it. But my biggest goal is to gather new experiences and make the most out of the time."
Do you have a training schedule?
"I don’t have a number of hours that I try to accomplish per week, instead I try to practice at every opportunity I get."
What are your expectations for this event?
"I am going to try my best and I am expecting to get a good finishing position, but most importantly to have a good time."
