Career
Tahincioglu started driving mini kart at the age of six. In 1990, he debuted in kart racing. From 1991 on, he became champion in mini kart racing for four successive years. Tahincioğlu moved up then in 1995 to Promo kart series and became second after his sister Raina Tahincioğlu. The next year, he went to the Netherlands to participate at the championships there and became 5th among 24 drivers. Returned to Turkey, Tahincioğlu became champion in Promo series in the years 1997 and 1998. During this time, he participated also at the European Junior championships. He moved to Super kart category and became champion in 1999 and 2000. Tahincioğlu ended his kart racing career with 8 Turkish champion titles.
Tahincioğlu experienced the taste of driving a Formula 3 racing car first time on his birthday in 1998 as a gift from his father Mümtaz Tahincioğlu, current President of Turkish Motorsports Federation (TOSFED) and FIA Council Member. In 2000, he debuted in the Turkish Formula 3 championship and finished in second place. In 2001, he did not race in order to finish high school. Since 2003, he competed in the British Formula Renault championship finishing 20th in 2005.
In 2006, Tahincioğlu became team-mate of the Italian Luca Filippi in the GP2 team FMS International, which was formed in 2005 by the Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella, and is being sponsored by the Turkish gasoline company Petrol Ofisi. Despite scoring no points, he was retained for 2007.
In 2006 he also raced in the Turkish leg of the World Series by Renault. He competed in both races in the 3.5 class.
For 2008, he is racing for the BCN Competicion team in the GP2 Asia Series. In the same year, he was also a test driver for the Galatasaray team in the inaugural Superleague Formula season, having revealed he was a lifelong fan of Galatasaray.
In 2005, Tahincioğlu was a student of automotive engineering at the University of Bath in England.
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