Turkish Hockey Federation ( tr, Türkiye Hokey Federasyonu, THF) is the governing body of the

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

and

indoor field hockey Indoor hockey is an indoor variant of field hockey. It is similar to the outdoor game in that two teams compete to move a hard ball into the goal of the opposing side using hockey sticks. Indoor hockey is played on a smaller area and between sm ...

sports in

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. It was established on February 6, 2002. It is a member of the

International Hockey Federation The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (English: International Hockey Federation), commonly known by the acronym and initialism, acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are i ...

(FIH) since December 5, 2002. The THF is based in

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and its current chairman is Orhan Duman. The federation is chaired by Sadık Karakan since September 5, 2009.

History

Domestic events

The federation organizes tournaments and leagues for both gender in the U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U21 and senior categories. ;Men * Turkish Men's Indoor Hockey Super League * Turkish Men's Hockey Super League * Turkish U18 Boys' Indoor Hockey Championships * Turkish U18 Boys' Field Hockey Championships (18 teams) ;Women * Turkish Women's Indoor Hockey Super League * Turkish Women's Hockey Super League * Turkish U18 Girls' Indoor Hockey Championships * Turkish U18 Girls' Field Hockey Championships (16 teams)

International participation

Turkey national teams of men and women participate in EuroHockey competitions in the U18 (youth), U21 (junior) and senior categories. ;Men * Eurohockey Men's Indoor Club Challenge I * Eurohockey Men's Indoor Junior Championship II * Eurohockey Men’s Club Champions Challenge III * Eurohockey Boy's Youth Championship II * Eurohockey Men's Championship III ;Women * Eurohockey Women's Indoor Club Challenge I * Eurohockey Women's Indoor Junior Championship II * Eurohockey Women’s Club Champions Challenge III * Eurohockey Girls' Youth Championship III * Eurohockey Women's Championship III

References

External links

European Hockey Federation (EHF)
{{Sports governing bodies in Turkey

Hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...

Sports organizations established in 2002

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2002 establishments in Turkey Organizations based in Ankara National members of the European Hockey Federation