The Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team is the
wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is a style of basketball played using a sports wheelchair. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as ...
side that represents
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 international competitions for men. The team is nicknamed "12 Cesur Yürek" (literally "12 Brave Hearts").
History
The national team won a bronze medal (
2014
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) at the
Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championship (World Championships from 1973 to 2002 (2006) known as Gold Cup) is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and the women's national teams of the members of the I ...
and became three times runner-up (
2009
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,
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
) and once champion (
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
) at the
European Wheelchair Basketball Championship
The European Wheelchair Basketball Championship, is the main wheelchair basketball competition contested biennially by national teams governed by IWBF Europe, the European zone within the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. The Europ ...
.
Current roster
Team roster at the
Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held from 8 to 17 September at Carioca Arena 1 and the Jeunesse Arena, Rio Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Competition format
In the men's tournament, twelve qualified nations are dr ...
:
Competitions
European Championship
A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kore ...
Past Rosters
*
2017 European Championship: finished champion among 12 teams
:
#1
Deniz Acar, #3
Kaan Dalay, #5
Özgür Gürbulak
Özgür Gürbulak (born 30 April 1981) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian. He is a 4 point player competing for Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team, Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball, and is part of Turkey men's nationa ...
, #9
UÄŸur Toprak
UÄŸur is a common masculine Turkish and Azerbaijani given name. In both Turkish and Azerbaijani, the word "uÄŸur" means "luck".
Given name
* UÄŸur Albayrak (born 1988), Turkish footballer
* UÄŸur Boral (born 1982), Turkish footballer
* Uğur Ç ...
, #10
Cem Gezinci
Cem Gezinci (born 1 September 1985 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian. He is a 4.5 point player competing for BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, and is part of Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team.
Cem plays i ...
, #11
Fikri Gündoğdu, #15
Selim Sayak, #35
Ferit Gümüş, #55
Murat AeslanoÄŸlu, #61
Metin Bahçekapılı, #77
Ä°smail Ar, #99 ,
Ä°brahim Yavuz
Ä°brahim Yavuz (born 10 November 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer. He played as a right fullback.
Life and career
Yavuz began his career at local club GaziosmanpaÅŸaspor. He spent most of his career at Adanaspor
Adanaspor ...
, Coach:
Tacettin Çıpa.
Turkey men's junior national wheelchair basketball team
Current roster
This is the roster for the
2017 IWBF Men's U22 Wheelchair Basketball European Championship:
Head Coach:
Mahmut Kemal Okur
Assistant Coach:
Caner Cesur
Physiotherapist: Ali Imran Yalçın
Mechanic: Haluk Taşınçay
Companion: Gülcan Girgin
IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
See also
*
Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team
The Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team () is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.
The national team finished sixth at the Women's European Wheelchair Basketball Championsh ...
References
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National men's wheelchair basketball teams
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is a style of basketball played using a sports wheelchair. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as ...
National mens
2009 establishments in Turkey
National sports teams established in 2009