A tennis tournament was organized by the Famagusta Mesarya Lions Club with the contributions of the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in memory of Müsteyde İzzigil Karabulut. The tournament took place between the 1st and 10th of November 2017 in memory of the late EMU Student Affairs Directorate personnel Müsteyde İzzigil Karabulut, who passed away a few years ago in an unfortunate car accident.
The tournament came to a close after the final matches and an award ceremony that took place on Friday, the 10th of November 2017. Participants who obtained high scores in the tournament were awarded medals and cups after the semi-final and final matches.
In his speech, Famagusta Mesarya Lions Club Term President Ln. İbrahim Genç thanked the athletes and tournament sponsors EMU, EMU-BİRSEN, EMU-PERSEN, EMU-COOP and the EMU Personnel Office Directorate. Genç also expressed that the revenue of the tournament will be donated to the Nicosia Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital Paediatric Oncology Service for the purchase of chemotherapy equipment.