The Turkey men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team () is the national representative for
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
in men's international under-18 and under-19
basketball
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tournaments. They are formed and run by the
Turkish Basketball Federation. The team competes at the
FIBA U18 EuroBasket
The FIBA U18 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Juniors. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 FIBA Europe Under-18 Cha ...
, with the opportunity to qualify for the
FIBA U19 World Cup.
FIBA U18 EuroBasket
The FIBA U18 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Juniors. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 FIBA Europe Under-18 Cha ...
Record
Squads
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2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal
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Caner Şentürk,
Yasin Görlük,
Semih Erden,
Cenk Akyol,
Murat Göktaş,
Mehmet YaÄŸmur,
Polat Kaya,
OÄŸuz SavaÅŸ,
Engin Bayav,
Cem CoÅŸkun,
Erhan Yetim and
Hakan Demirel. Head coach:
Nihat İziç.
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2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal
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İsmet Hacıoğlu,
Yasin Görlük,
Caner Öner,
Cenk Akyol,
Murat Göktaş,
Mehmet YaÄŸmur,
Can Altıntığ,
Bora Paçun,
Engin Bayav,
Cemal Nalga
Cemal Nalga (born 16 September 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League(TBL). He plays the center position.
Jersey scandal
Nalga is also known for a ma ...
,
Erhan Yetim and
OÄŸuz SavaÅŸ. Head coach:
Nihat İziç.
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2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Bronze Medal
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Firat Töz,
Cenk ÅžekeroÄŸlu,
Kevin Kaspar,
Åžafak Edge,
Pertev Öngüner,
Rıdvan Çalışkan,
Maxim Mutaf,
Burak Yüksel,
Furkan Aldemir,
Murat Erensoy,
Enes Kanter and
Aydin Okçu. Head coach:
Mustafa Derin.
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2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Bronze Medal
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Kenan Sipahi,
Erbil EroÄŸlu,
Berkay Candan,
Mertcan Özen,
UÄŸur Dokuyan,
Samet Geyik,
BuÄŸrahan Tuncer,
Metin Türen,
Onur Çalban,
Talat Altunbey,
Ramazan Tekin and
Tayfun Erülkü. Head coach:
Erhan Toker.
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2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Gold Medal
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Kenan Sipahi,
Berk UÄŸurlu,
Cedi Osman,
OÄŸulcan Baykan,
Metecan Birsen,
Emircan KoÅŸut
Emircan Koşut (born 3 July 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He plays at the center and power forward positions.
Professional career
Early years
KoÅŸut was born in G ...
,
Egemen Güven,
Kartal Özmızrak,
Berk Demir,
Okben Ulubay,
Kerem Kanter
Kerem Kanter (born 29 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball who plays for Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for Wisconsin–Green Bay and the Xavier Musketeers. Kanter is the younge ...
and
Doğukan Şanlı. Head coach:
Taner Günay.
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2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Gold Medal
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Kadir Bayram,
Berk UÄŸurlu,
Doğuş Özdemiroğlu,
YiÄŸit Arslan,
Tolga Geçim,
OÄŸulcan Baykan,
Furkan Korkmaz,
Ege Arar
Ege Arar (born 2 September 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Trabzonspor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).
Early years
In 2010, Ege was selected to play for the Galatasaray Academy, after a try-out against 37 other compet ...
,
Ayberk Olmaz,
Okben Ulubay,
Metehan Akyel,
Egemen Güven. Head coach:
Ömer Uğurata
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2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal
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Ömer Al,
Erkan Yılmaz,
Rıdvan Öncel,
Enes Taşkıran,
Barış Ülker,
Arber Berisha,
Furkan Korkmaz,
Berkan Durmaz,
Erten Gazi,
Ercan Bayrak,
Ömer Yurtseven
Ömer Faruk Yurtseven (born 19 June 1998) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and the Geor ...
,
Mümin Tunç. Head coach:
Mustafa Derin
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2019 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship — Silver Medal
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Ömer Ilyasoğlu,
Boran Güler,
Tibet Görener,
Ömer Küçük,
Berkan Aksu,
Mustafa Kurtuldum,
Atakan Erdek,
Alperen Şengün,
Furkan Haltalı,
Göktuğ Baş,
Tarık Sezgün,
Adem Bona. Head coach:
Derviş Gökhan Güney
FIBA U19 World Cup
Record
Squads
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2015 FIBA U19 World Cup — Bronze Medal
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Kadir Bayram,
Berk UÄŸurlu,
Doğuş Özdemiroğlu,
YiÄŸit Arslan,
Tolga Geçim,
OÄŸulcan Baykan,
Furkan Korkmaz,
Ege Arar
Ege Arar (born 2 September 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Trabzonspor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).
Early years
In 2010, Ege was selected to play for the Galatasaray Academy, after a try-out against 37 other compet ...
,
Ayberk Olmaz,
Okben Ulubay,
Mehmet AlemdaroÄŸlu,
Egemen Güven (C), Head coach:
Ömer Uğurata
See also
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Turkey men's national under-20 basketball team
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Turkey men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team
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Turkey men's national basketball team
The Turkey men's national basketball team () represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the ''12 Dev Adam'', meaning 12 Giant Men.
Turkey has competed a ...
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Turkey women's national under-18 basketball team
References
External links
Official websiteof Turkey team participations
{{FIBA Europe U18/U19 teams
Men's U18 U19
Men's national under-18 basketball teams
Men's national under-19 basketball teams
1968 establishments in Turkey
National sports teams established in 1968