[4] At the Olympic Games Arıcan placed 41st in the all-around during qualifications and did not qualify for any event finals.

He competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games alongside Ahmet Önder and İbrahim Çolak; they finished first as a team.

At the World Championships Arıcan placed twentieth in the all-around and also qualified to his first apparatus event final, the parallel bars.

At the Mediterranean Games he helped Turkey place second as a team and individually he won bronze on the parallel bars.

Arıcan competed at the Baku World Cup; however the competition was canceled after qualifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arıcan helped Turkey win the silver medal behind Ukraine in the team competition.

He competed at the Mediterranean Games where he helped Turkey win gold in the team competition.

[7] Arıcan next competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games alongside Adem Asil and Ahmet Önder; together they won gold as a team.

He next competed at the European Championships where he helped Turkey win team bronze behind Great Britain and Italy.