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The Turkey men's national basketball team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Basketbol Takımı) represents
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
in international
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tournaments. They are governed by the
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. Their nickname is the ''12 Dev Adam'', meaning 12 Giant Men. Turkey has competed at every major international basketball tournament. Their greatest achievements are winning two silver medals on home soil at the
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(
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), and
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(
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) respectively. Turkey has also won two gold (
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,
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), one silver (
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), and three bronze (
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,
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,
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) medals at the
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. They also won the gold medal at the 1981 Balkan Championship. Currently, Turkey stands 16th in the
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.


History

Ahmet Robenson was known as being the first organizer of basketball in
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. In 1936, Turkey played its first ever basketball match against
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, winning 49–12. For many years basketball was a little-known sport in Turkey, but when the American drama The White Shadow started airing in the country, it gained popularity. However, the national team at the time lacked experience and could not win any international tournaments until the 1980s, when Turkey won the gold medal at the 1981 Balkan Championship and the
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. At the club level, Efes Pilsen was the first Turkish club to win a European Cup in any team sport, the 1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup. Since then, basketball in Turkey has grown immensely, as the national team began to play a major role in international tournaments. The Turkish national team won the silver medal at both
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, and the
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.


1930s–1940s

Turkey's European Championship debut came at the
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. The Turks split their six matches in the seven-team round robin tournament, finishing with three wins and three losses for fourth place.


1950s

Turkey competed again at the
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in
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. Their only loss in the preliminary round was to the
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as Turkey earned the second-rank spot with a 3–1 record. Their single loss to
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in the semi-final round, however, was enough to bump them from championship contention as they came out on the bottom of a three-way tie with a 2–1 record. They won their classification 5–8 game, but lost the 5/6 game to
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. Turkey returned after missing 1953's edition to the
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in
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. They went 1–2 in their preliminary round group, taking third in the pool and moving to classification play. There they lost only to
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on their way to a 3–1 record in classification round 1. They lost their 9–12 semi-final by 1 point to
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, but defeated
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77–54 in the next game to take 11th place of the 18 team tournament. Turkey appeared again at the
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in
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. Losing to the
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and
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in the preliminary round, Turkey took third in the group to be sent to the classification pool. They defeated each of the other seven teams in the classification round in order to take 9th place of the 16 teams.


1960s–1980s

The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s were in general a barren period for the Turkish national basketball team. They were, however, successful at the
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, winning two bronze medals in
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and
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, one silver medal in
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, and one gold medal in
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. Turkey also won the gold medal at the 1981 Balkan Championship. The team was led by notable coaches like
Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
and Mehmet Baturalp in the 1960s and 1970s, and by
Aydan Siyavuş Aydan Siyavuş (15 May 1947 - 11 January 1998) was a Turkish basketball coach and former basketball player. He coached a number of teams like Kadıköyspor, Eczacıbaşı, Efes Pilsen, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Çukurova, Darüşşafaka, Karşıyak ...
during the Balkan and Mediterranean triumphs of the 1980s, which marked the dawn of a successful new era in Turkish basketball (especially in European club competitions) starting from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Efe Aydan Ahmet Efe Aydan (born May 4, 1955 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is regarded by many as the best Turkish basketball player ever, with a total of 224 cap (sports), caps with the senior Turkey national bask ...
and
Erman Kunter Erman Kunter (born 8 October 1956) is a Turkish-French former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He most recently served as head coach of Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball), Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super L ...
were among the notable players of this period in Turkish basketball. Erman Kunter, who still holds a number of all-time records in the
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as a player, later became a successful coach in the Turkish and French basketball leagues, and led the Turkish national team at the
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.


1990s

Turkey appeared again at the
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after 12 years of absence, but finished 11th among 16 teams. Turkey finished 13th among 14 teams at the
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, 8th among 16 teams at the
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, and again 8th among 16 teams at the
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.


2000s

As the host country of the
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, the Turkish national basketball team, led by coach Aydın Örs, reached the EuroBasket final for the first time in their history. Turkey defeated
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in the quarter-finals and
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in the semis, before their showdown with
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in the final. Turkey would ultimately lose the game , finishing the Euros with the silver medal. Furthermore, Turkish stars
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scored 19 points in the final game, while Hidayet Türkoğlu was named to the All-Tournament team. Due to their surprising finish at EuroBasket 2001, Turkey qualified for their first appearance to the
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in 2002. Turkey, however, would accumulate just four wins against four defeats at the World Cup to finish the tournament in ninth. At the
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, Turkey reached the second round where they got eliminated by Serbia and Montenegro. Turkey qualified for the
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held in
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, but lost to
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(87–75) and Croatia (80–67), defeating only
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(94–89) in the preliminary round. This win brought Turkey to the knock-out stage, where
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eliminated the team 66–57. Turkey ended the tournament with a 9–12 rank. Turkey was awarded one of the four wild cards by
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for the qualification to the
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in
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. The Turkish squad completed the preliminary round in
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in second place behind the Greek team, and was entitled to play in the
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. There the team defeated
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90–84, to advance into the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history. However, In the quarter-finals, Turkey lost to
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, and was relegated to the classification round. There, Turkey would go on to defeat Lithuania once again, before losing to
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to finish the tournament in sixth place. After their surprising results at the tournament, a new nickname, ''12 Cesur Yürek'' (12 Brave Hearts) was proposed after the young and inexperienced teams' fearless performance at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, despite not having star players Hidayet Türkoğlu,
Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
,
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
,
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
and
Hüseyin Beşok Hüseyin Beşok (born 8 February 1975) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) in height and 120 kg (265 lbs) in weight, he used to play as center. Professional career A solid big man, ...
. At the
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, Turkey played in Group C with
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,
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and the
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. Turkey began by losing 86–69 to Lithuania and was then blown out 79–49 by Germany. The team ended group play with an 80–72 win over fellow bottom-of-the-group team Czech Republic. With that win Turkey advanced to the next round, although the team lost all of its games (66–51 to Slovenia, 84–75 to Italy and 85–64 to France) in that phase. The three results eliminated Turkey from the EuroBasket 2007 with an (1–5) record and an 11th-place finish. At the
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, Turkey played in Group D with hosts
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, Lithuania and
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. The Group D matches took place in
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, Poland. Turkey won all three of its group matches and qualified for the second round. Turkey enjoyed a strong start in the second round, as they won their first match against World Champions
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63-60; when
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and
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rejected a last-second shot by
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. Turkey then beat Serbia in overtime. Turkey's winning streak came to an end against Slovenia, when, despite a 19-point comeback,
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missed a desperation three pointer in a 69–67 loss. In the knockout stage, Turkey were against Greece and lost a close game in overtime, finishing the tournament 8th. Yet, in the same year, Turkey won the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.


2010s

As the host country, Turkey, led by coach
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
, automatically qualified for the
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. Turkey topped their group, winning all of their games against the
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. In the knockout stages Turkey managed to defeat
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,
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and
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in a thrilling semi-final match which Turkey won 83–82. The national team enjoyed their greatest success to date on the international stage going undefeated in group play and progressing to the final, where they eventually lost to the
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to come away with the silver medal. Each player was awarded a prize of 1,500,000 TL (approximately $1,000,000 in September 2010) from the Turkish government for being the runner-up in the competition.
Orhun Ene Orhun Ene (born 1 February 1967 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional playing career Du ...
, who was the assistant coach of Turkey next to Tanjević and had a successful career as a player, was appointed the head coach to lead Turkey during the
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. The team had a bad tournament as they got eliminated in the second group phase after losing three straight games. Turkey and Serbia were the only teams that managed to defeat the eventual EuroBasket 2011 champions
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during the tournament. Two years later, Turkey won their second gold medal at the
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by defeating
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in the final. A few months later at the
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, Turkey managed to defeat only
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, before finishing the competition with a (1-4) record to fail making it out of the group stage. On 22 March 2014, the
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announced that
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would lead Turkey during the
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,
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and the
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. After receiving a wild card bid, Turkey qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The team was slotted into
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, to begin their tournament run. Turkey would eventually accumulate a (3-2) record during the group phase to advance into the knockout rounds. In the Round of 16, Turkey earned a hard fought victory over
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65-64. In the quarter-finals, Turkey's tournament appearance would come to an end as the national team fell to
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73-61. At
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, Turkey arrived on to the continental stage with confidence, after their solid play at the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Although the team would suffer a setback after getting past the group stage, as they were thoroughly outplayed in their Round of 16 match against
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76-53. After the disappointment for Turkey in 2015, head coach Ergin Ataman still had the responsibility to guide Turkey to the 2016 Olympic Tournament. The national team would once again have a let down, coming away with a (1-2) record during qualifying and being eliminated. On 19 January 2017,
Ufuk Sarıca Ufuk Sarıca (born June 13, 1972) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and current head coach of Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Playing career Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth ...
succeeded Ergin Ataman as Turkey's new head coach. Sarıca was among the star players of Efes Pilsen in the 1990s, winning the 1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup and reaching the final of the 1992–93
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with the Istanbul based club under head coach Aydın Örs. Turkey was named one of four co-hosts for the
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. However, the national team put up a near identical performance as they did at the 2015 edition. Turkey was knocked out in the Round of 16 both times, although winning one fewer game in 2017. In qualification for Turkey to make it to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the national team posted an (8-4) record during European Qualifiers to make it to their fifth consecutive World Cup finals appearance. Entering the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Turkey was placed into Group E where they defeated
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in their first match 86-67. In their next game the national team were up against the United States. In the highly competitive back and forth battle between the two sides that needed overtime to decide a winner, it was the Americans who pulled out the narrow 93-92 victory. After the demoralizing loss, Turkey would go on to lose their final match of the preliminary phase 76-91 to the
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, which relegated the team to the classification round to finish out the tournament.


Honours

The Turkish national team's all-time medal record:


Competitive record


FIBA World Cup


Olympic Games


EuroBasket


Results and fixtures


2021


2022


2023


Team


Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 11 and 14 November 2022 against
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and
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.


Depth chart


Head coaches


Past rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 21st among 21 teams 1 Dionis Sakalak, 2 Jack Habib, 3 Hayri Arsebük, 4 Naili Moran, 5
Nihat Ertuğ Nihat Ertuğ (born 29 September 1915, date of death unknown) was a Turkish basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primar ...
, 6 Hazdayi Penso, 7 Sadri Usluoğlu, 8 Şeref Alemdar (Coach: Rupen Semerciyan) ----
1949 EuroBasket The 1949 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1949, was the sixth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seven national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took par ...
: finished 4th among 7 teams 3 Avram Barokas, 4 Sacit Seldüz, 5 Tevfik Tankut, 6 Haşim Tankut, 7 Hüseyin Öztürk, 8 Vitali Benazus, 9 Candaş Tekeli, 10
Ali Uras Ali Uras (8 June 1923 – 5 May 2012) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the ...
, 11
Erdoğan Partener Erdoğan Partener (5 March 1929 – 13 November 1995) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1929 births 1995 deaths Turkish men's basketball players Olympic ba ...
, 12 Ayduk Koray, 13 Mehmet Ali Yalım, 14 Samim Göreç (Coach: Samim Göreç) ----
1951 EuroBasket The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...
: finished 6th among 17 teams 3 Yılmaz Gündüz, 4
Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
, 5 Sacit Seldüz, 6 Ayhan Demir, 7
Ali Uras Ali Uras (8 June 1923 – 5 May 2012) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the ...
, 8 Cemil Sevin, 9 Sadi Gülçelik, 10 Avram Barokas, 11
Erdoğan Partener Erdoğan Partener (5 March 1929 – 13 November 1995) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1929 births 1995 deaths Turkish men's basketball players Olympic ba ...
, 12 Ertem Göreç, 13 Mehmet Ali Yalım, 14
Nejat Diyarbakırlı Nejat Diyarbakırlı (17 June 1928 – 14 July 2017) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 195 ...
(Coach: Samim Göreç) ---- 1952 Olympic Games: finished 22nd among 23 teams 3 Yılmaz Gündüz, 4
Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
, 5 Sacit Seldüz, 6
Ali Uras Ali Uras (8 June 1923 – 5 May 2012) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the ...
, 7 Güney Ülmen, 8 Altan Dinçer, 9 Sadi Gülçelik, 10 Mehmet Ali Yalım, 11
Erdoğan Partener Erdoğan Partener (5 March 1929 – 13 November 1995) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1929 births 1995 deaths Turkish men's basketball players Olympic ba ...
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Nejat Diyarbakırlı Nejat Diyarbakırlı (17 June 1928 – 14 July 2017) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 195 ...
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Turhan Tezol Turhan Tezol (9 August 1932 – 27 April 2014) was a Turkish basketball player, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Turhan Tezol was born to Mehmet Şükrü, an immigrant from Kavala, (then Ottoman Empire), and his wife Zeliha at Istanbul ...
, 14 Yüksel Alkan (Coach: Samim Göreç) ---- 1955 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 18 teams 3 Yüksel Böke, 4
Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
, 5 Cahit Tanık, 6
Turhan Tezol Turhan Tezol (9 August 1932 – 27 April 2014) was a Turkish basketball player, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Turhan Tezol was born to Mehmet Şükrü, an immigrant from Kavala, (then Ottoman Empire), and his wife Zeliha at Istanbul ...
, 7 Tunç Erim, 8 Yalçın Okaya, 9 Sadi Gülçelik, 10 Mehmet Ali Yalım, 11 Erdoğan Karabelen, 12 Altan Dinçer, 13 Üner Erimer, 14 Şinasi Ertan, 15 Yavuz Türkoğlu, 16 Yüksel Alkan (Coach: Samim Göreç) ----
1957 EuroBasket The 1957 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1957, was the tenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIB ...
: finished 9th among 16 teams 3 Yılmaz Gündüz, 4
Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
, 5 Orhan Girgin, 6
Turhan Tezol Turhan Tezol (9 August 1932 – 27 April 2014) was a Turkish basketball player, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Turhan Tezol was born to Mehmet Şükrü, an immigrant from Kavala, (then Ottoman Empire), and his wife Zeliha at Istanbul ...
, 7 Tunç Erim, 9 Mehmet Baturalp, 11 Erdoğan Karabelen, 12 Altan Dinçer, 13 Üner Erimer, 14 Erkan Gündüz, 15 Yavuz Türkoğlu (Coach: Samim Göreç) ---- 1959 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 17 teams 4 Nedret Uyguç, 6
Turhan Tezol Turhan Tezol (9 August 1932 – 27 April 2014) was a Turkish basketball player, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Turhan Tezol was born to Mehmet Şükrü, an immigrant from Kavala, (then Ottoman Empire), and his wife Zeliha at Istanbul ...
, 7 Tunç Erim, 8 Ömer Urkon, 9 Mehmet Baturalp, 10 Özer Salnur, 11 Erdoğan Karabelen, 12 Ünal Büyükaycan, 13 Güner Yalçıner, 14 Tuğrul Demir, 15 Ali Kazaz, 16 Şengün Kaplanoğlu (Coach: Samim Göreç) ---- 1961 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 19 teams 4 Nedret Uyguç, 5 Haşim Ülkü, 6 Şengün Kaplanoğlu, 7 Tuncer Kobaner, 8 Ömer Urkon, 9 Mehmet Baturalp, 10 Ersan Salihoğlu, 11 Erdal Poyrazoğlu, 12 Altan Dinçer, 13 Dursun Açıkbaş, 14 Yavuz Demir, 15 Ali Kazaz (Coach:
Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
) ----
1963 EuroBasket The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...
: finished 15th among 16 teams 4 Nedret Uyguç, 5 Nedim Hoşgör, 6 Şengün Kaplanoğlu, 7 Tuncer Kobaner, 8 Haşim Ülkü, 9 Mehmet Baturalp, 10 Halil Dağlı, 11 Özer Salnur, 12 Ünal Büyükaycan, 13 İlker Esel, 14 Yavuz Demir, 15 Hüseyin Kozluca (Coach:
Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
) ---- 1971 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams 4 Nuri Tan, 5 Barış Küce, 6 Nadir Vekiloğlu, 7 Battal Durusel, 8 Cihat İlkbaşaran, 9 Kemal Erdenay, 10 Serdar Ersözlü, 11 Zeki Tosun, 12 Abdullah İnce, 13 Nur Germen, 14 Reşat Güney, 15
Hüseyin Alp Hüseyin Alp (May 12, 1935 – January 8, 1983) was a Turkish professional basketball player and supporting role movie actor. With his height of 2.15 m (7'1") tall, he was one of the tallest Turkish basketball players. Early life Alp was bo ...
(Coach: Mehmet Baturalp) ---- 1973 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams 4 Nuri Tan, 5 Serdar Ersözlü, 6 Necmi Ton, 7 Doğan Hakyemez, 8 Aydın Örs, 9 Kemal Erdenay, 10 Battal Durusel, 11 Zeki Tosun, 12 Erdal Poyrazoğlu, 13 Abdullah İnce, 14 Halil Dağlı, 15 Reşat Güney (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp) ---- 1975 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams 4 Nur Germen, 5 Barış Küce, 6 Nadir Vekiloğlu, 7 Doğan Hakyemez, 8 Ömürden Kısagün, 9 Kemal Erdenay, 10 Battal Durusel, 11 Zeki Tosun, 12 Erdal Poyrazoğlu, 13 Abdullah İnce, 14
Efe Aydan Ahmet Efe Aydan (born May 4, 1955 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is regarded by many as the best Turkish basketball player ever, with a total of 224 cap (sports), caps with the senior Turkey national bask ...
, 15 Kemal Akıncı (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp) ---- 1981 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Serdar Koçyiğit, 5 Melih Erçin, 6 Necati Güler, 7 Doğan Hakyemez, 8 Aytek Gürkan, 9 Emir Turam, 10
Erman Kunter Erman Kunter (born 8 October 1956) is a Turkish-French former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He most recently served as head coach of Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball), Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super L ...
, 11 Mehmet Döğüşken, 12 Cevat Soydaş, 13
Efe Aydan Ahmet Efe Aydan (born May 4, 1955 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is regarded by many as the best Turkish basketball player ever, with a total of 224 cap (sports), caps with the senior Turkey national bask ...
, 14 Sadi Olcay, 15 Celal Arısan (Coach: Aydan Siyavuş) ---- 1993 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4 Erdal Koşan, 5 Ömer Saybir, 6 Murat Konuk, 7
Orhun Ene Orhun Ene (born 1 February 1967 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional playing career Du ...
, 8 Volkan Aydın, 9
Harun Erdenay Hakkı Harun Erdenay (born 27 May 1968 in Ankara) (nickname: "Pegasus") is a Turkish former professional basketball player, and former President of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a player, he was famous for his spectacular 3-point shootin ...
, 10 Serdar Apaydın, 11
Levent Topsakal Mete Levent Topsakal (born 9 June 1966) is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and currently assistant manager of Turkey national basketball team. He played as a point and shooting guard at height 1,90 m. External linksTurkSports ...
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Ömer Büyükaycan Ömer Büyükaycan (born 10 May 1966 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m and played power forward for the Turkey national basketball team over 130 times. He also attended Loyola University Chicago ...
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Tamer Oyguç Tamer Oyguç (born January 11, 1966 in Malatya Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara (Etimesgut) as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent ...
, 14 Lütfi Arıboğan, 15
Hüsnü Çakırgil Hüsnü Çakırgil (born 3 October 1965 in Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He was well-known for his great Three-point field goal, 3 point shooting ability. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall, he played at the small for ...
(Coach: Nur Germen) ---- 1995 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 14 teams 4 Murat Konuk, 5
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
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Murat Evliyaoğlu Murat Evliyaoğlu (born 2 June 1969 in Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played as guard position and helped lot of times to Turkey national basketball team. The former guard is 1.94 m. Career * 1990-92 Çukurova S ...
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Orhun Ene Orhun Ene (born 1 February 1967 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional playing career Du ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Harun Erdenay Hakkı Harun Erdenay (born 27 May 1968 in Ankara) (nickname: "Pegasus") is a Turkish former professional basketball player, and former President of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a player, he was famous for his spectacular 3-point shootin ...
, 10 Serdar Apaydın, 11
Levent Topsakal Mete Levent Topsakal (born 9 June 1966) is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and currently assistant manager of Turkey national basketball team. He played as a point and shooting guard at height 1,90 m. External linksTurkSports ...
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Ömer Büyükaycan Ömer Büyükaycan (born 10 May 1966 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m and played power forward for the Turkey national basketball team over 130 times. He also attended Loyola University Chicago ...
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Tamer Oyguç Tamer Oyguç (born January 11, 1966 in Malatya Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara (Etimesgut) as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent ...
, 14 Lütfi Arıboğan, 15
Haluk Yıldırım Haluk Yıldırım (born June 25, 1972, in Bursa, Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He is currently the general manager of Beşiktaş men's basketball team. Honors * 3 times Turkish Championship * 1 times Turkish Cup * ...
(Coach: Çetin Yılmaz) ---- 1997 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams 4 Murat Konuk, 5
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
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Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
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Orhun Ene Orhun Ene (born 1 February 1967 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional playing career Du ...
, 8 Volkan Aydın, 9
Harun Erdenay Hakkı Harun Erdenay (born 27 May 1968 in Ankara) (nickname: "Pegasus") is a Turkish former professional basketball player, and former President of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a player, he was famous for his spectacular 3-point shootin ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Murat Evliyaoğlu Murat Evliyaoğlu (born 2 June 1969 in Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played as guard position and helped lot of times to Turkey national basketball team. The former guard is 1.94 m. Career * 1990-92 Çukurova S ...
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Hüseyin Beşok Hüseyin Beşok (born 8 February 1975) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) in height and 120 kg (265 lbs) in weight, he used to play as center. Professional career A solid big man, ...
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Tamer Oyguç Tamer Oyguç (born January 11, 1966 in Malatya Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara (Etimesgut) as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent ...
, 14 Tunç Girgin, 15
Ufuk Sarıca Ufuk Sarıca (born June 13, 1972) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and current head coach of Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Playing career Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth ...
(Coach:
Ercüment Sunter Ercüment Sunter (born 6 January 1955) is a Turkish former national basketballer and a coach. Sunter had managed many teams in Turkish Basketball League as an experienced coach for over 20 years. Beslen, Türk Telekom B.K. (former Turkish PTT bas ...
) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams 4
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
, 5 Hidayet Türkoğlu, 6
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
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Cüneyt Erden Cüneyt Erden (born 5 September 1977) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketbal ...
, 8 Murat Konuk, 9
Haluk Yıldırım Haluk Yıldırım (born June 25, 1972, in Bursa, Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He is currently the general manager of Beşiktaş men's basketball team. Honors * 3 times Turkish Championship * 1 times Turkish Cup * ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
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Hüseyin Beşok Hüseyin Beşok (born 8 February 1975) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) in height and 120 kg (265 lbs) in weight, he used to play as center. Professional career A solid big man, ...
, 13
Tamer Oyguç Tamer Oyguç (born January 11, 1966 in Malatya Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara (Etimesgut) as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent ...
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Asım Pars Asım Pars (born Asim Paščanović;Ufuk Sarıca Ufuk Sarıca (born June 13, 1972) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and current head coach of Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Playing career Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth ...
(Coach:
Erman Kunter Erman Kunter (born 8 October 1956) is a Turkish-French former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He most recently served as head coach of Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball), Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super L ...
) ---- 2001 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams 4
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
, 5 Hidayet Türkoğlu, 6
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
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Orhun Ene Orhun Ene (born 1 February 1967 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional playing career Du ...
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Asım Pars Asım Pars (born Asim Paščanović;Harun Erdenay Hakkı Harun Erdenay (born 27 May 1968 in Ankara) (nickname: "Pegasus") is a Turkish former professional basketball player, and former President of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a player, he was famous for his spectacular 3-point shootin ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turki ...
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Hüseyin Beşok Hüseyin Beşok (born 8 February 1975) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) in height and 120 kg (265 lbs) in weight, he used to play as center. Professional career A solid big man, ...
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Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
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Haluk Yıldırım Haluk Yıldırım (born June 25, 1972, in Bursa, Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He is currently the general manager of Beşiktaş men's basketball team. Honors * 3 times Turkish Championship * 1 times Turkish Cup * ...
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Ömer Onan Ömer Onan (born February 4, 1978) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) and weighing 95.4 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard position. Playing career Pro clubs During ...
(Coach: Aydın Örs) ---- 2002 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 16 teams 4
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
, 5 Hidayet Türkoğlu, 6
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
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Hakan Köseoğlu Hakan Köseoğlu (born December 12, 1981 in İstanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, com ...
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Asım Pars Asım Pars (born Asim Paščanović;Harun Erdenay Hakkı Harun Erdenay (born 27 May 1968 in Ankara) (nickname: "Pegasus") is a Turkish former professional basketball player, and former President of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a player, he was famous for his spectacular 3-point shootin ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turki ...
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Hüseyin Beşok Hüseyin Beşok (born 8 February 1975) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) in height and 120 kg (265 lbs) in weight, he used to play as center. Professional career A solid big man, ...
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Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
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Haluk Yıldırım Haluk Yıldırım (born June 25, 1972, in Bursa, Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He is currently the general manager of Beşiktaş men's basketball team. Honors * 3 times Turkish Championship * 1 times Turkish Cup * ...
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Ömer Onan Ömer Onan (born February 4, 1978) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) and weighing 95.4 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard position. Playing career Pro clubs During ...
(Coach: Aydın Örs) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
, 5 Hidayet Türkoğlu, 6
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
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Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
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Rasim Başak Rasim Başak (born Ruslan Avleev on 17 February 1980) is a retired Azerbaijani- Turkish professional basketball player. The power forward is 2.02 m tall and 100 kg weight and wears numbers 8. He has Russian mother and Azeri father but also h ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turki ...
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Hüseyin Beşok Hüseyin Beşok (born 8 February 1975) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) in height and 120 kg (265 lbs) in weight, he used to play as center. Professional career A solid big man, ...
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Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
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Haluk Yıldırım Haluk Yıldırım (born June 25, 1972, in Bursa, Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He is currently the general manager of Beşiktaş men's basketball team. Honors * 3 times Turkish Championship * 1 times Turkish Cup * ...
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Ömer Onan Ömer Onan (born February 4, 1978) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) and weighing 95.4 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard position. Playing career Pro clubs During ...
(Coach: Aydın Örs) ---- 2005 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams 4
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
, 5 Ermal Kurtoğlu, 6
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
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Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol (born 16 April 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is assistant coach for Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional career On ...
, 9 Serkan Erdoğan, 10
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Fatih Solak Fatih Solak (born July 25, 1980) is a Turkish professional basketball player. He stands 2.13 m tall making him a Center. He also has a very impressive physique and weighs 125 kg. Pro career In the past, he has also played for Ülkerspor a ...
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Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
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Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
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Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turki ...
, 15 Hidayet Türkoğlu (Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
) ----
2006 FIBA World Cup The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...
: finished 6th among 24 teams 4
Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol (born 16 April 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is assistant coach for Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional career On ...
, 5 Ermal Kurtoğlu, 6
Engin Atsür Engin Atsür (born April 2, 1984) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Orlandina Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at , he plays the point guard position. Atsür played college basketball at the North Carolina State ...
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Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
, 9 Serkan Erdoğan, 10
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Fatih Solak Fatih Solak (born July 25, 1980) is a Turkish professional basketball player. He stands 2.13 m tall making him a Center. He also has a very impressive physique and weighs 125 kg. Pro career In the past, he has also played for Ülkerspor a ...
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Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
, 13 Semih Erden, 14
Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turki ...
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Hakan Demirel İsmail Hakan Demirel (born 7 May 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for İstanbul BB of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is 1.91 m tall and plays the point guard position. Career He studied at Istanbul Bilgi Unive ...
(Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
) ----
2007 EuroBasket The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to th ...
: finished 11th among 16 teams 4
Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
, 5 Ermal Kurtoğlu, 6
Engin Atsür Engin Atsür (born April 2, 1984) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Orlandina Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at , he plays the point guard position. Atsür played college basketball at the North Carolina State ...
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Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol (born 16 April 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is assistant coach for Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional career On ...
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Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
, 9 Semih Erden, 10
Hakan Demirel İsmail Hakan Demirel (born 7 May 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for İstanbul BB of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is 1.91 m tall and plays the point guard position. Career He studied at Istanbul Bilgi Unive ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
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Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
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Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turki ...
, 15 Hidayet Türkoğlu (Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
) ---- 2009 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams 4 Bekir Yarangüme, 5
Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
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Engin Atsür Engin Atsür (born April 2, 1984) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Orlandina Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at , he plays the point guard position. Atsür played college basketball at the North Carolina State ...
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Ömer Onan Ömer Onan (born February 4, 1978) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) and weighing 95.4 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard position. Playing career Pro clubs During ...
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Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
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Barış Hersek Barış Hersek (born 26 March 1988) is a Turkish professional basketball who last played for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He plays at the power forward position. Professional career Hersek started his ...
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Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
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Oğuz Savaş Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Standing at , he plays the center position. He has also represented the se ...
, 12 Semih Erden, 13
Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Ömer Aşık Ömer Faruk Aşık (; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at 7'2", was sought after by many of the top Eurolea ...
, 15 Hidayet Türkoğlu (Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
) ----
2010 FIBA World Cup The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
: finished 2nd among 24 teams 4
Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol (born 16 April 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is assistant coach for Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional career On ...
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Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
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Barış Ermiş Barış Ermiş (born January 3, 1985) is a Turkish professional former basketball player. Professional career On August 13, 2008, he has signed with Türk Telekom. After one season with Ermiş played for Türk Telekom, her transferred to Banvi ...
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Ömer Onan Ömer Onan (born February 4, 1978) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) and weighing 95.4 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard position. Playing career Pro clubs During ...
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Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
, 9 Semih Erden, 10
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
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Oğuz Savaş Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Standing at , he plays the center position. He has also represented the se ...
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Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
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Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Ömer Aşık Ömer Faruk Aşık (; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at 7'2", was sought after by many of the top Eurolea ...
, 15 Hidayet Türkoğlu (C) (Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
) ---- 2011 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 24 teams 4
Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol (born 16 April 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is assistant coach for Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional career On ...
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Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
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Emir Preldžič Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...
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Ömer Onan Ömer Onan (born February 4, 1978) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) and weighing 95.4 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard position. Playing career Pro clubs During ...
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Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
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İzzet Türkyılmaz İzzet Türkyılmaz (born 20 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play as a power forward or center. P ...
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Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
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Oğuz Savaş Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Standing at , he plays the center position. He has also represented the se ...
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Ömer Aşık Ömer Faruk Aşık (; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at 7'2", was sought after by many of the top Eurolea ...
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Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Enes Kanter Enes Kanter Freedom (; born Enes Kanter; May 20, 1992) is a professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents, he was raised in Turkey and m ...
, 15 Hidayet Türkoğlu (C) (Coach:
Orhun Ene Orhun Ene (born 1 February 1967 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional playing career Du ...
) ---- 2013 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams 4
Doğuş Balbay Doğuş Balbay (; born 21 January 1989) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and he plays at ...
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Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
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Emir Preldžič Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...
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Birkan Batuk Birkan Batuk (born January 30, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He mainly plays at the shooting guard position, but he also has the ability to play as a small ...
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Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
, 9 Semih Erden, 10
Serhat Çetin Serhat Çetin (born 23 February 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player, who lastly played for CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională. Standing at , he mainly plays the small forward position but he also has the ability to play as a sh ...
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Oğuz Savaş Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Standing at , he plays the center position. He has also represented the se ...
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Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
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Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Ömer Aşık Ömer Faruk Aşık (; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at 7'2", was sought after by many of the top Eurolea ...
, 15 Hidayet Türkoğlu (C) (Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
) ----
2014 FIBA World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...
: finished 8th among 24 teams 4 Cedi Osman, 5
Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
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Barış Ermiş Barış Ermiş (born January 3, 1985) is a Turkish professional former basketball player. Professional career On August 13, 2008, he has signed with Türk Telekom. After one season with Ermiş played for Türk Telekom, her transferred to Banvi ...
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Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol (born 16 April 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is assistant coach for Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional career On ...
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Barış Hersek Barış Hersek (born 26 March 1988) is a Turkish professional basketball who last played for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He plays at the power forward position. Professional career Hersek started his ...
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Emir Preldžič Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...
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Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
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Oğuz Savaş Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Standing at , he plays the center position. He has also represented the se ...
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Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ Basket of the Turkish Basketball League. In 2019 January, he started punditry on a local radio station. Gonlum served a one-year ba ...
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Ender Arslan Ender Arslan (born 13 January 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional care ...
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Ömer Aşık Ömer Faruk Aşık (; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at 7'2", was sought after by many of the top Eurolea ...
, 15 Furkan Aldemir (Coach:
Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team. During ...
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2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...
: finished 14th among 24 teams 4
Kartal Özmızrak Kartal Özmızrak (born 29 August 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Professional career Kartal was a product of Beşiktaş youth system ...
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Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
(C), 6 Cedi Osman, 7
Barış Hersek Barış Hersek (born 26 March 1988) is a Turkish professional basketball who last played for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He plays at the power forward position. Professional career Hersek started his ...
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Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
, 9 Semih Erden, 10
Melih Mahmutoğlu Melih Mahmutoğlu (born 12 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Club career Early years Mahmutoğlu started to play youth basketbal ...
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Oğuz Savaş Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Standing at , he plays the center position. He has also represented the se ...
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Furkan Korkmaz Furkan Korkmaz (born 24 July 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born and raised in Istanbul, and was selected 26th in the 2016 NBA draft. Korkmaz is ...
, 13 Ali Muhammed, 14 Göksenin Köksal, 15 Furkan Aldemir (Coach:
Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team. During ...
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2017 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...
: finished 14th among 24 teams 2 Erkan Veyseloğlu, 4
Doğuş Balbay Doğuş Balbay (; born 21 January 1989) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and he plays at ...
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Sinan Güler Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. College career Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
, 6 Cedi Osman, 7
Barış Hersek Barış Hersek (born 26 March 1988) is a Turkish professional basketball who last played for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He plays at the power forward position. Professional career Hersek started his ...
, 9 Semih Erden, 10
Melih Mahmutoğlu Melih Mahmutoğlu (born 12 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Club career Early years Mahmutoğlu started to play youth basketbal ...
, 19 Furkan Aldemir, 21
Sertaç Şanlı Sertaç Şanlı (born 5 August 1991) is a Turkish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He plays at the center position. Professional career He made his professional debut in the TB2L with G ...
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Furkan Korkmaz Furkan Korkmaz (born 24 July 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born and raised in Istanbul, and was selected 26th in the 2016 NBA draft. Korkmaz is ...
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Kenan Sipahi Kenan Sipahi (born May 26, 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). The point guard descent stands at . Early years Kenan Sipahi was bo ...
, 61 Göksenin Köksal (Coach:
Ufuk Sarıca Ufuk Sarıca (born June 13, 1972) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and current head coach of Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Playing career Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth ...
) ---- 2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 22nd among 32 teams 1
Scottie Wilbekin Scottie Jordan Wilbekin (born April 5, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Flori ...
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Doğuş Balbay Doğuş Balbay (; born 21 January 1989) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and he plays at ...
, 5
Metecan Birsen James Metecan Birsen (born April 6, 1995) is a Turkish-Irish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Basketball, Fenerbahçe of the Basketbol Süper Ligi, Turkish Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the small f ...
, 6 Cedi Osman, 8
Ersan İlyasova Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. Professional ...
, 9 Semih Erden, 10
Melih Mahmutoğlu Melih Mahmutoğlu (born 12 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Club career Early years Mahmutoğlu started to play youth basketbal ...
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Ege Arar Ege Arar (born 2 September 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Early years In 2010, Ege was selected to play for the Galatasaray Academy, after a try-out against 37 other competin ...
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Buğrahan Tuncer Ahmet Buğrahan Tuncer (born March 23, 1993) is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays as both point guard and shooting guard positions for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basket ...
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Sertaç Şanlı Sertaç Şanlı (born 5 August 1991) is a Turkish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He plays at the center position. Professional career He made his professional debut in the TB2L with G ...
, 22
Furkan Korkmaz Furkan Korkmaz (born 24 July 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born and raised in Istanbul, and was selected 26th in the 2016 NBA draft. Korkmaz is ...
, 24
Yiğit Arslan Yiğit Arslan (born 12 May 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), the EuroCup and the Turkish national team. Professional career Tofaş (2014–2019) Arslan started his ...
(Coach:
Ufuk Sarıca Ufuk Sarıca (born June 13, 1972) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and current head coach of Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Playing career Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth ...
) ---- 2022 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 24 teams 0
Shane Larkin DeShane Davis Larkin (born October 2, 1992) is an American-Turkish professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Turkish national team in international c ...
, 2 Şehmus Hazer, 3 Yiğitcan Saybir, 5
Onuralp Bitim Onuralp Bitim (born March 31, 1999) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He won the slam dunk contest ...
, 6 Cedi Osman, 10
Melih Mahmutoğlu Melih Mahmutoğlu (born 12 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Club career Early years Mahmutoğlu started to play youth basketbal ...
(C), 12 Sadık Emir Kabaca, 15
Sertaç Şanlı Sertaç Şanlı (born 5 August 1991) is a Turkish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He plays at the center position. Professional career He made his professional debut in the TB2L with G ...
, 19
Buğrahan Tuncer Ahmet Buğrahan Tuncer (born March 23, 1993) is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays as both point guard and shooting guard positions for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basket ...
, 22
Furkan Korkmaz Furkan Korkmaz (born 24 July 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born and raised in Istanbul, and was selected 26th in the 2016 NBA draft. Korkmaz is ...
, 23
Alperen Şengün Alperen Şengün (born 25 July 2002) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Turkish national team. He is widely considered to be one of th ...
, 24 Ercan Osmani (Coach:
Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team. During ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
was the first Turkish basketball player to have won a major club competition. File:Mehmet Okur (cropped).jpg,
Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with ...
became the first Turkish player to win an
NBA championship The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awa ...
. File:Hedo Turkoglu point guard 11-27-08.jpg, Hidayet Türkoğlu was among the most successful Turkish NBA players. File:Kerem Tunçeri (cropped).jpg,
Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Na ...
was a key member of the national team that won the silver medal at the
2010 FIBA World Cup The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
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Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
managed the national team at the
2010 FIBA World Cup The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
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Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team. During ...
managed the national team at the
2014 FIBA World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...
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Sport in Turkey Among all sport in Turkey, the most popular one is football. Turkey's top teams include Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş. In 2000, Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup. Two years later, the Turkish national team finished thir ...
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Turkey women's national basketball team The Turkey women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Turkey in international tournaments. They have come away from the EuroBasket tournaments with a bronze medal in 2011 and silver medal in 2013. Competit ...
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Turkey men's national under-20 basketball team The Turkey national under-20 basketball team ( tr, Ümit Milli Basketbol Takımı) is the national representative for Turkey in men's international under-20 basketball tournaments. They are formed and run by the Turkish Basketball Federation. The ...
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Turkey men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team The Turkey national under-18 and under-19 basketball team ( tr, Ümit Milli Basketbol Takımı) is the national representative for Turkey in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball tournaments. They are formed and run by the Turkish Ba ...
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Turkey men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team The Turkey national under-16 and under-17 basketball team ( tr, Ümit Milli Basketbol Takımı) is the national representative for Turkey in men's international under-16 and under-17 basketball tournaments. They are formed and run by the Turkish B ...
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Turkey men's national 3x3 team The Turkey men's national 3x3 team represents Turkey in international 3x3 (3 against 3) basketball competitions organized by FIBA. It is governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. ( tr, Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu, TBF)Turkey FIBA profileTurkish National Team – Men
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at FIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Turkey National Basketball Team Men's national basketball teams 1936 establishments in Turkey