Turkey national basketball team
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The Turkish national basketball team is the basketball
section that represents Turkey
in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" (literally: "12 Giant Men").
Turkey is considered as a strong force and is placed among the top basketball powers in Europe
; they won two silver medals in international tournaments, one at EuroBasket
and one at the FIBA World Championship
. Currently, Turkey ranks sixth in the FIBA World Rankings
.
was known as being the first organizer of basketball in Turkey
. In 1936 Turkey played their first ever basketball match against Greece
winning 49–12. For many years basketball was the second most popular sport in Turkey but the national basketball team was never successful until the late 90s. Efes Pilsen was the first Turkish team to win a European Cup in any sports by clinching the Korać Cup
. Since then basketball in Turkey has grown constantly as the national basketball team began to play a major role in international tournaments.
. The Turks split their six games in the seven-team round robin tournament, finishing with three wins and three losses for 4th place.
in Paris
. Their only loss in the preliminary round was to the Soviet Union
as Turkey earned the second-rank spot with a 3–1 record. Their single loss to Bulgaria in the semifinal 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 Italy
.
Turkey returned after missing 1953's edition to EuroBasket 1955
in Budapest
. They went 1–2 in their preliminary round group, taking third in the pool and moving to classification play. There they lost only to France
on their way to a 3–1 record in classification round 1. They lost their 9–12 semifinal by 1 point to Finland
, but defeated England
77–54 in the next game to take 11th place of the 18 team tournament.
Turkey appeared again at EuroBasket 1957
in Sofia
. Losing to the Soviet Union
and Poland
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.
after 12 years but it finished 11th among 16 teams. Turkey finished 13th among 14 teams at EuroBasket 1995
, 8th among 16 teams at EuroBasket 1997
, and again 8th among 16 teams at EuroBasket 1999
.
, the Turkish national basketball team gave Turkish basketball a major boost by reaching the EuroBasket final for the first time in their history defeating Croatia
in the quarter-finals and Germany
in the semi-finals, in the final game Turkey played against Yugoslavia
and lost with a score of 69–78 winning the silver medal. Turkish star İbrahim Kutluay scored 19 points in the final game and was included in the all-tournament team.
Turkey then qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship
. Turkey had 4 wins and 4 defeats at the championship and finished 9th.
At EuroBasket 2003
, Turkey reached the second round where they got eliminated by Serbia and Montenegro.
Turkey qualified for EuroBasket 2005
held in Serbia and Montenegro
, but lost to Lithuania
(87–75) and Croatia
(80–67), defeating only Bulgaria (94–89) in the preliminary round. This win brought Turkey to the knock-out stage, where Germany
eliminated the team 66–57. Turkey ended the tournament with a 9–12 rank.
Turkey was awarded one of the four wild card
s by FIBA for the qualification to the 2006 FIBA World Championship
in Japan
.
Turkish squad completed the preliminary rounds in Group C at second place after the Greek team
, and was entitled to play in the round of 16, winning 4 matches against Lithuania
(76–74), Australia
(76–68), Brazil
(73–71) and Qatar
(76–69) of the total 5, beaten only by Greece (69–76) in the last match. The young team made also achievements such as the first official win over Lithuania and the first ever 4 consequtive wins in a championship. On August 26, 2006 Turkish national team qualified for the Elite Eight defeating Slovenia
by 90–84. In the quarter-finals Turkey lost to Argentina
, they managed to defeat Lithuania once again before losing to France
finishing 6th.
A new nickname, "12 Cesur Yürek" (12 Brave Hearts) was proposed after the young and inexperienced team's surprising performance in the 2006 World Championship, despite not having star players Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
, Mirsad Türkcan, Kerem Tunçeri
and Hüseyin Beşok
.
At EuroBasket 2007
Turkey played in Group C with Lithuania
, Germany
and Czech Republic
. 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, but the team lost all its games (66–51 to Slovenia, 84–75 to Italy, 85–64 to France) in that round. Turkey were eliminated from EuroBasket 2007 with a 1–5 record and a 11th place finish.
At EuroBasket 2009
Turkey played in group D with hosts Poland
, Lithuania
and Bulgaria. The D group matches took place in Wrocław, 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 well. The team won its first match, against World Champions Spain, when Aşık and İlyasova
rejected a last-second shot by Sergio Llull
. Turkey then beat Serbia in overtime. Turkey's winning streak came to an end against Slovenia, when, despite a 19-point comeback, Atsür missed a desperation three pointer in a 69–67 loss. In the quarter-finals, Turkey met Greece and lost a close game in overtime finishing the tournament 8th. Turkey won the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
.
. Turkey topped their group winning all their games against Ivory Coast, Russia
, Greece
, Puerto Rico
and China
. In the knockout stages Turkey managed to defeat France
, Slovenia
and Serbia
in a thrilling semi-final match which Turkey won 83–82. The team enjoyed its greatest FIBA success to date, going undefeated in group play and progressing to the final, where they eventually lost to the United States
and won the silver medal. Each player gained 1,500,000 TL (approximately $1,000,000 in September, 2010) prize from the government for being the runner-up in the competition.
Orhun Ene was appointed headcoach to lead Turkey during EuroBasket 2011
, unfortunately the team had a bad tournament as they got eliminated in the second group phase after losing three straight games. Enes Kanter
the big potential of international basketball was included to the roster for the first time. Turkey is the only team that managed to defeat EuroBasket 2011 winners Spain
during the tournament.
Kamil Ocak, Şeref Alemdar, Naili Moran, Hazdayi Penso, Nihat Ertuğ, Jak Habib, Feridun Koray, Dionis Sakalak, Sadri Usluoğlu, Hayri Arsebük (Coach: Rupen Semerciyan)
1949 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 7 teams
Hüseyin Öztürk, Samim Göreç, Ali Uras, Avram Barokas, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Tevfik Tankut, Sacit Seldüz, Erdoğan Partener, Ayduk Koray, Haşim Tankut, Candaş Tekeli, Vitali Benazus
1951 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 17 teams
Yalçın Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Avram Barokas, Sacit Seldüz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gündüz, Cemil Sevin, Sadi Gülçelik, Ertem Göreç, Ayhan Demir
1952 Olympic Games: finished 22nd among 23 teams
Yalçın Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dinçer, Sacit Seldüz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gündüz, Sadi Gülçelik, Yüksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Erdoğan Partener, Güney Ülmen
1955 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 18 teams
Yalçın Granit, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dinçer, Sadi Gülçelik, Tunç Erim, Yüksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Yalçın Okaya, Yavuz Türkoğlu, Üner Erimer, Yüksel Böke, Erdoğan Karabelen, Cahit Tanık, Şinasi Ertan
1957 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Yalçın Granit, Mehmet Baturalp, Orhan Girgin, Tunç Erim, Yavuz Türkoğlu, Yılmaz Gündüz, Altan Dinçer, Turhan Tezol, Üner Erimer, Erdoğan Karabelen, Erkan Gündüz
1959 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 17 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Ünal Büyükaycan, Nedret Uyguç, Şengün Kaplanoğlu, Turhan Tezol, Tunç Erim, Ömer Urkon, Özer Salnur, Erdoğan Karabelen, Güner Yalçıner, Tuğrul Demir, Ali Kazaz (Coach: Samim Göreç)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 19 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Şengün Kaplanoğlu, Nedret Uyguç, Dursun Açıkbaş, Altan Dinçer, Tuncer Kobaner, Haşim Ülkü, Ömer Urkon, Ali Kazaz, Yavuz Demir, Erdal Poyrazoğlu, Ersan Salihoğlu
1963 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Nedret Uyguç, Nedim Hoşgör, Ünal Büyükaycan, Şengün Kaplanoğlu, Tuncer Kobaner, Haşim Ülkü, Özer Salnur, Halil Dağlı, İlker Esel, Hüseyin Kozluca, Yavuz Demir (Coach: Yalçın Granit)
1971 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Hüseyin Alp
, Kemal Erdenay, Nadir Vekiloğlu, Barış Küce, Battal Durusel, Zeki Tosun, Reşat Güney, Cihat İlkbaşaran, Serdar Ersözlü, Abdullah İnce (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Aydın Örs
, Doğan Hakyemez, Kemal Erdenay, Battal Durusel, Reşat Güney, Nuri Tan, Serdar Ersözlü, Necmi Ton, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoğlu, Abdullah İnce, Halil Dağlı (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Kemal Erdenay, Doğan Hakyemez, Efe Aydan
, Barış Küce, Battal Durusel, Nadir Vekiloğlu, Ömürden Kısagün, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoğlu, Abdullah İnce, Kemal Akıncı (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
Efe Aydan
, Erman Kunter
, Doğan Hakyemez, Aytek Gürkan, Emir Turam, Necati Güler, Mehmet Döğüşken, Serdar Koçyiğit, Melih Erçin, Cevat Soydaş, Celal Arısan, Sadi Olcay
1993 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Harun Erdenay
, Orhun Ene
, Lütfi Arıboğan
, Levent Topsakal
, Ömer Büyükaycan
, Hüsnü Çakırgil
, Tamer Oyguç
, Volkan Aydın, Serdar Apaydın
, Murat Konuk, Erdal Koşan, Ömer Saybir (Coach: Nur Germen)
1995 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 14 teams
Harun Erdenay
, Orhun Ene
, İbrahim Kutluay, Haluk Yıldırım
, Levent Topsakal
, Ömer Büyükaycan
, Tamer Oyguç
, Lütfi Arıboğan
, Mirsad Türkcan, Murat Konuk, Murat Evliyaoğlu
, Serdar Apaydın
(Coach: Çetin Yılmaz)
1997 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
İbrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay
, Orhun Ene
, Ufuk Sarıca
, Mirsad Türkcan, Tamer Oyguç
, Hüseyin Beşok
, Volkan Aydın, Murat Evliyaoğlu
, Murat Konuk, Tunç Girgin, Kemal Tunçeri (Coach: Ercüment Sunter
)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, İbrahim Kutluay, Mehmet Okur
, Mirsad Türkcan, Ufuk Sarıca
, Hüseyin Beşok
, Tamer Oyguç
, Haluk Yıldırım
, Murat Konuk, Kerem Tunçeri
, Cüneyt Erden
, Asım Pars
(Coach: Erman Kunter
)
2001 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
İbrahim Kutluay, Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
, Mirsad Türkcan, Hüseyin Beşok
, Harun Erdenay
, Orhun Ene
, Haluk Yıldırım
, Kaya Peker, Kerem Tunçeri
, Ömer Onan
, Asım Pars
(Coach: Aydın Örs
)
2002 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
, İbrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay
, Mirsad Türkcan, Hüseyin Beşok
, Haluk Yıldırım
, Kerem Tunçeri
, Kaya Peker, Ömer Onan
, Hakan Köseoğlu
, Asım Pars
(Coach: Aydın Örs
)
2003 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
, İbrahim Kutluay, Mirsad Türkcan, Hüseyin Beşok
, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gönlüm
, Kerem Tunçeri
, Ender Arslan
, Ömer Onan
, Haluk Yıldırım
, Rasim Başak
(Coach: Aydın Örs
)
2005 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
, İbrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdoğan
, Mirsad Türkcan, Kaya Peker, Ermal Kurtoğlu, Kerem Gönlüm
, Kerem Tunçeri
, Ender Arslan
, Cenk Akyol
, Fatih Solak
(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
)
2006 World Championship: finished 6th among 24 teams
İbrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdoğan
, Ersan İlyasova
, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gönlüm
, Ermal Kurtoğlu, Ender Arslan
, Semih Erden, Engin Atsür, Cenk Akyol
, Hakan Demirel
, Fatih Solak
(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
, İbrahim Kutluay, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gönlüm
, Ender Arslan
, Ermal Kurtoğlu, Engin Atsür, Cenk Akyol
, Ersan İlyasova
, Semih Erden, Hakan Demirel
(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
)
2009 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Bekir Yarangüme
, Sinan Güler
, Engin Atsür, Ömer Onan
, Ersan İlyasova
, Semih Erden, Kerem Tunçeri
, Oğuz Savaş
, Ömer Aşık, Ender Arslan
, Barış Hersek
, Hidayet Türkoğlu (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
)
2010 World Championship: finished 2nd among 24 teams
Cenk Akyol
, Sinan Güler
, Barış Ermiş
, Ömer Onan
, Ersan İlyasova
, Semih Erden, Kerem Tunçeri
, Oğuz Savaş
, Kerem Gönlüm
, Ender Arslan
, Ömer Aşık, Hidayet Türkoğlu (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
)
:
Turkey – 82–33
EuroBasket 1955
: Turkey – 77–54
EuroBasket 1957
: Turkey – 57–50
EuroBasket 1957
: Turkey – 53–50
EuroBasket 1961
: Turkey – 77–70
EuroBasket 1973
: Turkey – 65–64
1980 Islamic Games: Turkey – 142–45
EuroBasket 1997
: Turkey – 70–62
EuroBasket 1997
: Turkey – 81–71
EuroBasket 1997
: Turkey – 82–71
EuroBasket 1999
: Turkey – 70–63
EuroBasket 1999
: Turkey – 63–55
EuroBasket 2001
: Turkey – 85–82
EuroBasket 2001
: Turkey – 84–79
EuroBasket 2001
: Turkey – 87–85
EuroBasket 2001
: Turkey – 79–78
2002 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 91–86
2006 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 76–74
2006 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 73–71
2006 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 90–84
2006 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 95–84
EuroBasket 2005
: Turkey – 94–89
EuroBasket 2009
: Turkey – 84–76
EuroBasket 2009
: Turkey – 94–66
EuroBasket 2009
: Turkey – 87–69
EuroBasket 2009
: Turkey – 63–60
EuroBasket 2009
: Turkey – 69–64
2009 Mediterranean Games
: Turkey – 121–119
2009 Mediterranean Games
: Turkey – 88–71
2010 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 65–56
2010 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 76–65
2010 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 79–77
2010 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 87–40
2010 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 95–77
2010 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 95–68
2010 FIBA World Championship
: Turkey – 83–82
EuroBasket 2011
: Turkey – 65–57
Basketball
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section that represents Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" (literally: "12 Giant Men").
Turkey is considered as a strong force and is placed among the top basketball powers in Europe
Europe
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; they won two silver medals in international tournaments, one at EuroBasket
Eurobasket
The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...
and one at the FIBA World Championship
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
. Currently, Turkey ranks sixth in the FIBA World Rankings
FIBA World Rankings
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.
History
Ahmet RobensonAhmet Robenson
Ahmet Robenson was a Turkish physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School, who is known for his active role in the development of sports in Turkey.-Biography:...
was known as being the first organizer of basketball in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. In 1936 Turkey played their first ever basketball match against Greece
Greece national basketball team
The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...
winning 49–12. For many years basketball was the second most popular sport in Turkey but the national basketball team was never successful until the late 90s. Efes Pilsen was the first Turkish team to win a European Cup in any sports by clinching the Korać Cup
Korac Cup
The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
. Since then basketball in Turkey has grown constantly as the national basketball team began to play a major role in international tournaments.
1930s–1940s EuroBasket debut
Turkey's European championship debut came at EuroBasket 1949Eurobasket 1949
The 1949 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1949, was the sixth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seven national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
. The Turks split their six games in the seven-team round robin tournament, finishing with three wins and three losses for 4th place.
1950s
Turkey competed again at EuroBasket 1951Eurobasket 1951
The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Their only loss in the preliminary round was to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
as Turkey earned the second-rank spot with a 3–1 record. Their single loss to Bulgaria in the semifinal 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 Italy
Italy national basketball team
The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro ....
.
Turkey returned after missing 1953's edition to EuroBasket 1955
Eurobasket 1955
The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
in Budapest
Budapest
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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 France
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
on their way to a 3–1 record in classification round 1. They lost their 9–12 semifinal by 1 point to Finland
Finland national basketball team
The Finnish national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1939:Finland first competed in the European championship in the third installment, at Eurobasket 1939...
, but defeated England
England national basketball team
The England national basketball team represents England in international basketball competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball, the sport's governing body in England...
77–54 in the next game to take 11th place of the 18 team tournament.
Turkey appeared again at EuroBasket 1957
Eurobasket 1957
The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. Losing to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
and Poland
Poland national basketball team
The Polish national basketball team is the national basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions. It is administrated by the Polski Związek Koszykówki...
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.
Mediterranean success
The 60s, 70s and 80s would be a barren time for the national basketball team, they were however successful at the Mediterranean Games winning two bronze medals in 1967 and 1983, one silver medal in 1971 and one gold medal in 1987.1990s
Turkey appeared again at EuroBasket 1993EuroBasket 1993
-Venues:-First round:-A - Karlsruhe:-B - Berlin:-C - Karlsruhe:-D - Berlin:-Second round:-E - Karlsruhe:-F - Berlin:-Finals in Munich:-Places 5-8 in Munich:-Finals in Munich:-Final rankings:# # #...
after 12 years but it finished 11th among 16 teams. Turkey finished 13th among 14 teams at EuroBasket 1995
EuroBasket 1995
EuroBasket 1995 final tournament stage was XXIX European basketball championship and was held in Athens, Greece from 21 June to 2 July, 1995. This European championship was the first one that saw the successful return of Lithuania national basketball team to the tournament, since its last triumph...
, 8th among 16 teams at EuroBasket 1997
EuroBasket 1997
-Venues:The tournament was played at three venues in Spain. Girona and Badalona hosted the first and the second round, while the entire knockout stage was played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.-First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:...
, and again 8th among 16 teams at EuroBasket 1999
EuroBasket 1999
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:-5th place bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
.
2000s
At EuroBasket 2001EuroBasket 2001
The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,...
, the Turkish national basketball team gave Turkish basketball a major boost by reaching the EuroBasket final for the first time in their history defeating Croatia
Croatia national basketball team
The Croatian national basketball team represents Croatia at international tournaments. It is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation...
in the quarter-finals and Germany
Germany national basketball team
The German national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions. Their biggest successes are the victory in the European Championship of 1993 at home in Germany, the silver medal in the 2005 European Championships and the bronze medal in the...
in the semi-finals, in the final game Turkey played against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....
and lost with a score of 69–78 winning the silver medal. Turkish star İbrahim Kutluay scored 19 points in the final game and was included in the all-tournament team.
Turkey then qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship
2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002.-Venues:-Squads:...
. Turkey had 4 wins and 4 defeats at the championship and finished 9th.
At EuroBasket 2003
Eurobasket 2003
-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...
, Turkey reached the second round where they got eliminated by Serbia and Montenegro.
Turkey qualified for EuroBasket 2005
Eurobasket 2005
The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...
held in Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
, but lost to Lithuania
Lithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
(87–75) and Croatia
Croatia national basketball team
The Croatian national basketball team represents Croatia at international tournaments. It is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation...
(80–67), defeating only Bulgaria (94–89) in the preliminary round. This win brought Turkey to the knock-out stage, where Germany
Germany national basketball team
The German national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions. Their biggest successes are the victory in the European Championship of 1993 at home in Germany, the silver medal in the 2005 European Championships and the bronze medal in the...
eliminated the team 66–57. Turkey ended the tournament with a 9–12 rank.
Turkey was awarded one of the four wild card
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
s by FIBA for the qualification to the 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Turkish squad completed the preliminary rounds in Group C at second place after the Greek team
Greece national basketball team
The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...
, and was entitled to play in the round of 16, winning 4 matches against Lithuania
Lithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
(76–74), Australia
Australia national basketball team
The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic...
(76–68), Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...
(73–71) and Qatar
Qatar national basketball team
- Qatar:Head coach: Kent Davison- References :...
(76–69) of the total 5, beaten only by Greece (69–76) in the last match. The young team made also achievements such as the first official win over Lithuania and the first ever 4 consequtive wins in a championship. On August 26, 2006 Turkish national team qualified for the Elite Eight defeating Slovenia
Slovenia national basketball team
The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovenia....
by 90–84. In the quarter-finals Turkey lost to Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
, they managed to defeat Lithuania once again before losing to France
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
finishing 6th.
A new nickname, "12 Cesur Yürek" (12 Brave Hearts) was proposed after the young and inexperienced team's surprising performance in the 2006 World Championship, despite not having star players Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, Mirsad Türkcan, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
and Hüseyin Beşok
Hüseyin Besok
Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...
.
At EuroBasket 2007
Eurobasket 2007
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
Turkey played in Group C with Lithuania
Lithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
, Germany
Germany national basketball team
The German national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions. Their biggest successes are the victory in the European Championship of 1993 at home in Germany, the silver medal in the 2005 European Championships and the bronze medal in the...
and Czech Republic
Czech Republic national basketball team
The Czech national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Czech Republic.-Eurobasket 1999:At Eurobasket 1999 in France Czech national team took 12th place after beating Lithuania and Greece in the group phase...
. 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, but the team lost all its games (66–51 to Slovenia, 84–75 to Italy, 85–64 to France) in that round. Turkey were eliminated from EuroBasket 2007 with a 1–5 record and a 11th place finish.
At EuroBasket 2009
EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
Turkey played in group D with hosts Poland
Poland national basketball team
The Polish national basketball team is the national basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions. It is administrated by the Polski Związek Koszykówki...
, Lithuania
Lithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
and Bulgaria. The D group matches took place in Wrocław, 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 well. The team won its first match, against World Champions Spain, when Aşık and İlyasova
Ersan Ilyasova
Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...
rejected a last-second shot by Sergio Llull
Sergio Llull
Sergio Llull Melià is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 3 ¾ in tall. He currently plays with the professional club Real Madrid.-Player profile:...
. Turkey then beat Serbia in overtime. Turkey's winning streak came to an end against Slovenia, when, despite a 19-point comeback, Atsür missed a desperation three pointer in a 69–67 loss. In the quarter-finals, Turkey met Greece and lost a close game in overtime finishing the tournament 8th. Turkey won the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
The basketball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in the Elettra Sports Hall, Ortona Sports Hall, Teramo Sports Hall and the Roseto Sports Hall from June 27 to July 4, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-Medalists:-Medal count:...
.
2010s
As the host country, Turkey automatically qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
. Turkey topped their group winning all their games against Ivory Coast, Russia
Russia national basketball team
The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships...
, Greece
Greece national basketball team
The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...
and China
China national basketball team
The Chinese men's national basketball team is the basketball team representing China in international competitions. The governing body of Chinese basketball operations is the Basketball Association of China...
. In the knockout stages Turkey managed to defeat France
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
, Slovenia
Slovenia national basketball team
The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovenia....
and Serbia
Serbia national basketball team
The Serbian national basketball team represents Serbia in international basketball matches....
in a thrilling semi-final match which Turkey won 83–82. The team enjoyed its greatest FIBA success to date, going undefeated in group play and progressing to the final, where they eventually lost to the United States
United States national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team represents the United States of America in international men's basketball. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all sixteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with thirteen golds...
and won the silver medal. Each player gained 1,500,000 TL (approximately $1,000,000 in September, 2010) prize from the government for being the runner-up in the competition.
Orhun Ene was appointed headcoach to lead Turkey during EuroBasket 2011
Eurobasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...
, unfortunately the team had a bad tournament as they got eliminated in the second group phase after losing three straight games. Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter is a Turkish basketball player drafted by the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association in 2011 NBA Draft.-Early life:...
the big potential of international basketball was included to the roster for the first time. Turkey is the only team that managed to defeat EuroBasket 2011 winners Spain
Spain national basketball team
The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation...
during the tournament.
Depth Chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Ömer Aşık | Enes Kanter Enes Kanter Enes Kanter is a Turkish basketball player drafted by the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association in 2011 NBA Draft.-Early life:... |
Oğuz Savaş Oguz Savas Oğuz Savaş is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He is 2.11 m tall and 130 kg in weight and wears number 21 for Fenerbahçe Ülker... |
|
| PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low... |
Ersan İlyasova Ersan Ilyasova Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout... |
İzzet Türkyılmaz İzzet Türkyılmaz İzzet Türkyılmaz is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bandırma Banvit.He is also a member of the Turkish national team.-External links:*... |
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| SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall... |
Hidayet Türkoğlu Hidayet Türkoglu Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player in the NBA currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He plays the small forward position, although he has played four positions in his career... |
Emir Preldzic Emir Preldžic Emir Preldžić is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosnian origin who played for Slovenian national basketball team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament. He is 6 ft 9 in tall and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions, and he can also play as a... |
Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol Cenk Akyol is a Turkish professional basketball player for Efes Pilsen. He was drafted 59th overall in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He spent whole of his brief career with Efes Pilsen until being loaned to Galatasaray for the rest of 2007-08 season on December... |
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| SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... |
Ömer Onan Ömer Onan Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker.... |
Sinan Güler Sinan Güler Sinan Güler is a Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Anadolu Efes. He is son of retired basketball player Necati Güler and younger brother of basketball player Muratcan Güler.... |
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| PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... |
Kerem Tunçeri Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions... |
Ender Arslan Ender Arslan Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard... |
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FIBA World Championship
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 1950 FIBA World Championship The 1950 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 22 to November 3, 1950. Ten nations participated in the inaugural tournament. All competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires... to 1998 1994 FIBA World Championship The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton... |
Did not participate | |||
 20022002 FIBA World Championship The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002.-Venues:-Squads:... |
9th | 8 | 4 | 4 |
 20062006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee... |
6th | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the... |
9 | 8 | 1 | |
 20142014 FIBA World Championship The 2014 FIBA World Championship will be the 17th tournament of the FIBA World Championship held by Spain.- Host selection :FIBA opened the bidding process on January 10, 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on April 30, 2008.... |
– | – | – | – |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 8 | |
Olympic Games
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1936Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics -Fifth-place classification:-First round:Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.* Estonia def. France, 34-29* Chile def. Turkey, 30-16* Switzerland def. Germany, 25-18... |
21st | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition.... |
Did not participate | |||
 1952Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion , the top two at the 1951 European championships , and the host country... |
22nd | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1956 Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.The teams were divided... to 2012 Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics - External links :**... |
Did not participate | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1951Basketball at the 1951 Mediterranean Games The basketball tournament at the 1951 Mediterranean Games was held in Alexandria, Egypt.-Medalists:-References:... |
– | – | – | – |
 1955Basketball at the 1955 Mediterranean Games The basketball tournament at the 1955 Mediterranean Games was held in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:-References:... |
– | – | – | – |
 1959 |
– | – | – | – |
 1963 |
– | – | – | – |
 1967 |
– | – | – | |
| 1971 |
– | – | – | |
 1975Basketball at the 1975 Mediterranean Games The basketball tournament at the 1975 Mediterranean Games was held in Algiers, Algeria.-Medalists:-References:... |
– | – | – | – |
 1979 |
4th | – | – | – |
 1983 |
– | – | – | |
 1987 |
– | – | – | |
 1991 |
4th | – | – | – |
 1993 |
8th | – | – | – |
| 1997 |
6th | – | – | – |
| 2001 |
6th | – | – | – |
| 2005 Basketball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games The Basketball Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the El Ejido Sports Hall from Friday June 24 to Friday July 1, 2005 in Almería, Spain.-Rosters:*... |
4th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games The basketball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in the Elettra Sports Hall, Ortona Sports Hall, Teramo Sports Hall and the Roseto Sports Hall from June 27 to July 4, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-Medalists:-Medal count:... |
6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2013 |
– | – | – | – |
| Total | – | – | – | |
European Youth Championship Performances
| 1 | Under-16 Turkish men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team The Turkish Under 17 and Under 16 national basketball team is the representative for Turkey in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Turkish Basketball Federation... |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Under-18 Turkish men's national under-19 and under-18 basketball team The Turkish Under 19 and Under 18 national basketball team is the representative for Turkey in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Turkish Basketball Federation... |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Under-20 Turkey men's national under-20 basketball team The Turkish Under 20 and Under 21 national basketball team , is the representative for Turkey in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Turkish Basketball Federation... |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Past rosters
1936 Olympic Games: finished 21st among 21 teamsKamil Ocak, Şeref Alemdar, Naili Moran, Hazdayi Penso, Nihat Ertuğ, Jak Habib, Feridun Koray, Dionis Sakalak, Sadri Usluoğlu, Hayri Arsebük (Coach: Rupen Semerciyan)
1949 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 7 teams
Hüseyin Öztürk, Samim Göreç, Ali Uras, Avram Barokas, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Tevfik Tankut, Sacit Seldüz, Erdoğan Partener, Ayduk Koray, Haşim Tankut, Candaş Tekeli, Vitali Benazus
1951 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 17 teams
Yalçın Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Avram Barokas, Sacit Seldüz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gündüz, Cemil Sevin, Sadi Gülçelik, Ertem Göreç, Ayhan Demir
1952 Olympic Games: finished 22nd among 23 teams
Yalçın Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dinçer, Sacit Seldüz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gündüz, Sadi Gülçelik, Yüksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Erdoğan Partener, Güney Ülmen
1955 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 18 teams
Yalçın Granit, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dinçer, Sadi Gülçelik, Tunç Erim, Yüksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Yalçın Okaya, Yavuz Türkoğlu, Üner Erimer, Yüksel Böke, Erdoğan Karabelen, Cahit Tanık, Şinasi Ertan
1957 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Yalçın Granit, Mehmet Baturalp, Orhan Girgin, Tunç Erim, Yavuz Türkoğlu, Yılmaz Gündüz, Altan Dinçer, Turhan Tezol, Üner Erimer, Erdoğan Karabelen, Erkan Gündüz
1959 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 17 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Ünal Büyükaycan, Nedret Uyguç, Şengün Kaplanoğlu, Turhan Tezol, Tunç Erim, Ömer Urkon, Özer Salnur, Erdoğan Karabelen, Güner Yalçıner, Tuğrul Demir, Ali Kazaz (Coach: Samim Göreç)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 19 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Şengün Kaplanoğlu, Nedret Uyguç, Dursun Açıkbaş, Altan Dinçer, Tuncer Kobaner, Haşim Ülkü, Ömer Urkon, Ali Kazaz, Yavuz Demir, Erdal Poyrazoğlu, Ersan Salihoğlu
1963 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Nedret Uyguç, Nedim Hoşgör, Ünal Büyükaycan, Şengün Kaplanoğlu, Tuncer Kobaner, Haşim Ülkü, Özer Salnur, Halil Dağlı, İlker Esel, Hüseyin Kozluca, Yavuz Demir (Coach: Yalçın Granit)
1971 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Hüseyin Alp
Hüseyin Alp
Hüseyin Alp was a Turkish basketball player and supporting role movie actor. With his height of , he was one of the tallest Turkish basketballers....
, Kemal Erdenay, Nadir Vekiloğlu, Barış Küce, Battal Durusel, Zeki Tosun, Reşat Güney, Cihat İlkbaşaran, Serdar Ersözlü, Abdullah İnce (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Aydın Örs
Aydin Örs
Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
, Doğan Hakyemez, Kemal Erdenay, Battal Durusel, Reşat Güney, Nuri Tan, Serdar Ersözlü, Necmi Ton, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoğlu, Abdullah İnce, Halil Dağlı (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Kemal Erdenay, Doğan Hakyemez, Efe Aydan
Efe Aydan
Efe Aydan is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is widely regarded as the best Turkish basketball player ever with 224 caps for the national team, he was the captain in 89 games and scored 2195 points. He won the TBL 6 times, the Balkan Championship once and the Mediterranean...
, Barış Küce, Battal Durusel, Nadir Vekiloğlu, Ömürden Kısagün, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoğlu, Abdullah İnce, Kemal Akıncı (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
Efe Aydan
Efe Aydan
Efe Aydan is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is widely regarded as the best Turkish basketball player ever with 224 caps for the national team, he was the captain in 89 games and scored 2195 points. He won the TBL 6 times, the Balkan Championship once and the Mediterranean...
, Erman Kunter
Erman Kunter
Erman Kunter is a legendary Turkish former professional basketball player and now coach of Cholet Basket. He played for İTÜ, Beşiktaş Istanbul, Eczacıbaşı, Yenişehir, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, and Çukurova Sanayispor...
, Doğan Hakyemez, Aytek Gürkan, Emir Turam, Necati Güler, Mehmet Döğüşken, Serdar Koçyiğit, Melih Erçin, Cevat Soydaş, Celal Arısan, Sadi Olcay
1993 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay is a Turkish former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is currently the team manager of the Turkish national basketball team. He was famous for his spectacular 3 point shooting. He was a member the Turkish national team as a player.The small forward is 1.98 m and...
, Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and the head coach of the Turkish national basketball team. The former guard is 1.88 m...
, Lütfi Arıboğan
Lütfi Arıboğan
Lütfi Arıboğan is a former Turkish basketball player. He was the manager of the Ülker Basketball Club for 8 years. Recently, he was brought onto the board of the TFF after losing the presidential elections in Turkish Basketball Federation . Now, he is the vice-president. He is married to the...
, Levent Topsakal
Levent Topsakal
Levent Topsakal is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and currently assistant manager of Turkey national basketball team...
, Ömer Büyükaycan
Ömer Büyükaycan
Ömer Büyükaycan is a former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is 2.08 m and played power forward for the Turkey national basketball team over 130 times.He attended Loyola University Chicago between 1987-89....
, Hüsnü Çakırgil
Hüsnü Çakirgil
Hüsnü Çakırgil is a former professional basketball player from Turkey. He was famous with his spectacular 3 point shoots and helped lot of times to Turkey national basketball team.The former 3 points killer is 1.98 m.-Career:...
, Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent most of his career with Efes Pilsen. The former center is 2.10 m tall and wore the number 13 jersey for all...
, Volkan Aydın, Serdar Apaydın
Serdar Apaydin
Serdar Apaydın is a former professional basketball player and former assistant coach of Fenerbahçe Ulker from Turkey. He is the current Head Coach of Antalya B.B....
, Murat Konuk, Erdal Koşan, Ömer Saybir (Coach: Nur Germen)
1995 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 14 teams
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay is a Turkish former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is currently the team manager of the Turkish national basketball team. He was famous for his spectacular 3 point shooting. He was a member the Turkish national team as a player.The small forward is 1.98 m and...
, Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and the head coach of the Turkish national basketball team. The former guard is 1.88 m...
, İbrahim Kutluay, Haluk Yıldırım
Haluk Yildirim
Haluk Yıldırım is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-International career:Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.-Personal:...
, Levent Topsakal
Levent Topsakal
Levent Topsakal is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and currently assistant manager of Turkey national basketball team...
, Ömer Büyükaycan
Ömer Büyükaycan
Ömer Büyükaycan is a former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is 2.08 m and played power forward for the Turkey national basketball team over 130 times.He attended Loyola University Chicago between 1987-89....
, Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent most of his career with Efes Pilsen. The former center is 2.10 m tall and wore the number 13 jersey for all...
, Lütfi Arıboğan
Lütfi Arıboğan
Lütfi Arıboğan is a former Turkish basketball player. He was the manager of the Ülker Basketball Club for 8 years. Recently, he was brought onto the board of the TFF after losing the presidential elections in Turkish Basketball Federation . Now, he is the vice-president. He is married to the...
, Mirsad Türkcan, Murat Konuk, Murat Evliyaoğlu
Murat Evliyaoglu
Murat Evliyaoğlu is a former professional basketball player from Turkey. He played as guard position and helped lot of times to Turkey national basketball team.The former guard is 1.94 m.-Career:* 1992-94 Kolej Ankara...
, Serdar Apaydın
Serdar Apaydin
Serdar Apaydın is a former professional basketball player and former assistant coach of Fenerbahçe Ulker from Turkey. He is the current Head Coach of Antalya B.B....
(Coach: Çetin Yılmaz)
1997 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
İbrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay is a Turkish former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is currently the team manager of the Turkish national basketball team. He was famous for his spectacular 3 point shooting. He was a member the Turkish national team as a player.The small forward is 1.98 m and...
, Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and the head coach of the Turkish national basketball team. The former guard is 1.88 m...
, Ufuk Sarıca
Ufuk Sarica
Ufuk Sarıca is a Turkish former national basketball player and now the head coach at Turkish club Efes Pilsen.Sarıca could play either at Shooting Guard or Small forward positions during his playing career....
, Mirsad Türkcan, Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent most of his career with Efes Pilsen. The former center is 2.10 m tall and wore the number 13 jersey for all...
, Hüseyin Beşok
Hüseyin Besok
Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...
, Volkan Aydın, Murat Evliyaoğlu
Murat Evliyaoglu
Murat Evliyaoğlu is a former professional basketball player from Turkey. He played as guard position and helped lot of times to Turkey national basketball team.The former guard is 1.94 m.-Career:* 1992-94 Kolej Ankara...
, Murat Konuk, Tunç Girgin, Kemal Tunçeri (Coach: Ercüment Sunter
Ercüment Sunter
Ercüment Sunter 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...
)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, İbrahim Kutluay, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, Mirsad Türkcan, Ufuk Sarıca
Ufuk Sarica
Ufuk Sarıca is a Turkish former national basketball player and now the head coach at Turkish club Efes Pilsen.Sarıca could play either at Shooting Guard or Small forward positions during his playing career....
, Hüseyin Beşok
Hüseyin Besok
Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...
, Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç
Tamer Oyguç is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He finished his Army Duty in Ankara as a player of Karagücü National Team. He has 2nd division winner at this team. He spent most of his career with Efes Pilsen. The former center is 2.10 m tall and wore the number 13 jersey for all...
, Haluk Yıldırım
Haluk Yildirim
Haluk Yıldırım is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-International career:Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.-Personal:...
, Murat Konuk, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Cüneyt Erden
Cüneyt Erden
Cüneyt Erden is a Turkish professional basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka.-External links:**...
, Asım Pars
Asim Pars
Asım Pars is a Bosnian born Turkish national basketball player...
(Coach: Erman Kunter
Erman Kunter
Erman Kunter is a legendary Turkish former professional basketball player and now coach of Cholet Basket. He played for İTÜ, Beşiktaş Istanbul, Eczacıbaşı, Yenişehir, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, and Çukurova Sanayispor...
)
2001 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
İbrahim Kutluay, Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, Mirsad Türkcan, Hüseyin Beşok
Hüseyin Besok
Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...
, Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay is a Turkish former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is currently the team manager of the Turkish national basketball team. He was famous for his spectacular 3 point shooting. He was a member the Turkish national team as a player.The small forward is 1.98 m and...
, Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and the head coach of the Turkish national basketball team. The former guard is 1.88 m...
, Haluk Yıldırım
Haluk Yildirim
Haluk Yıldırım is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-International career:Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.-Personal:...
, Kaya Peker, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker....
, Asım Pars
Asim Pars
Asım Pars is a Bosnian born Turkish national basketball player...
(Coach: Aydın Örs
Aydin Örs
Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
)
2002 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, İbrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay is a Turkish former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is currently the team manager of the Turkish national basketball team. He was famous for his spectacular 3 point shooting. He was a member the Turkish national team as a player.The small forward is 1.98 m and...
, Mirsad Türkcan, Hüseyin Beşok
Hüseyin Besok
Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...
, Haluk Yıldırım
Haluk Yildirim
Haluk Yıldırım is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-International career:Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.-Personal:...
, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Kaya Peker, Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker....
, Hakan Köseoğlu
Hakan Köseoglu
Hakan Köseoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Mersin BB. He plays the point guard position.He started his professional career with Darüşşafaka S.K. between 1998 - 2002....
, Asım Pars
Asim Pars
Asım Pars is a Bosnian born Turkish national basketball player...
(Coach: Aydın Örs
Aydin Örs
Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
)
2003 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, İbrahim Kutluay, Mirsad Türkcan, Hüseyin Beşok
Hüseyin Besok
Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...
, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm is a Turkish basketball player. He currently plays in the power forward and center positions for Anadolu Efes S.K..Gönlüm is a regular Turkish national team player.-Doping Scandal:...
, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
, Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker....
, Haluk Yıldırım
Haluk Yildirim
Haluk Yıldırım is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-International career:Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.-Personal:...
, Rasim Başak
Rasim Basak
Rasim Başak is a Azerbaijani-Turkish professional basketball player of Türk Telekom B.K. The power forward is 2.02 m tall and 100 kg weight and wears 8 number for Fenerbahçe Ülker. He has Russian mother and Azeri father but also has Turkish citizenship and he already played several times for...
(Coach: Aydın Örs
Aydin Örs
Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....
)
2005 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, İbrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdoğan
Serkan Erdogan
Serkan Erdoğan is a Turkish professional basketball player that currently plays for Bandırma Banvit.-Pro Career:...
, Mirsad Türkcan, Kaya Peker, Ermal Kurtoğlu, Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm is a Turkish basketball player. He currently plays in the power forward and center positions for Anadolu Efes S.K..Gönlüm is a regular Turkish national team player.-Doping Scandal:...
, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
, Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol is a Turkish professional basketball player for Efes Pilsen. He was drafted 59th overall in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He spent whole of his brief career with Efes Pilsen until being loaned to Galatasaray for the rest of 2007-08 season on December...
, Fatih Solak
Fatih Solak
Fatih Solak 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...
(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjevic
Bogdan Tanjević is an ex-Yugoslav, naturalized Italian, Bosnian, and Turkish basketball coach last managed Turkish national basketball team between 2004-10 and Fenerbahçe Ülker between 2007-10...
)
2006 World Championship: finished 6th among 24 teams
İbrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdoğan
Serkan Erdogan
Serkan Erdoğan is a Turkish professional basketball player that currently plays for Bandırma Banvit.-Pro Career:...
, Ersan İlyasova
Ersan Ilyasova
Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...
, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm is a Turkish basketball player. He currently plays in the power forward and center positions for Anadolu Efes S.K..Gönlüm is a regular Turkish national team player.-Doping Scandal:...
, Ermal Kurtoğlu, Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
, Semih Erden, Engin Atsür, Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol is a Turkish professional basketball player for Efes Pilsen. He was drafted 59th overall in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He spent whole of his brief career with Efes Pilsen until being loaned to Galatasaray for the rest of 2007-08 season on December...
, Hakan Demirel
Hakan Demirel
İsmail Hakan Demirel is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker. He plays the point guard position. He is 1.91 m tall and 85 kg weight....
, Fatih Solak
Fatih Solak
Fatih Solak 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...
(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjevic
Bogdan Tanjević is an ex-Yugoslav, naturalized Italian, Bosnian, and Turkish basketball coach last managed Turkish national basketball team between 2004-10 and Fenerbahçe Ülker between 2007-10...
)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Hidayet Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, İbrahim Kutluay, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm is a Turkish basketball player. He currently plays in the power forward and center positions for Anadolu Efes S.K..Gönlüm is a regular Turkish national team player.-Doping Scandal:...
, Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
, Ermal Kurtoğlu, Engin Atsür, Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol is a Turkish professional basketball player for Efes Pilsen. He was drafted 59th overall in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He spent whole of his brief career with Efes Pilsen until being loaned to Galatasaray for the rest of 2007-08 season on December...
, Ersan İlyasova
Ersan Ilyasova
Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...
, Semih Erden, Hakan Demirel
Hakan Demirel
İsmail Hakan Demirel is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker. He plays the point guard position. He is 1.91 m tall and 85 kg weight....
(Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjevic
Bogdan Tanjević is an ex-Yugoslav, naturalized Italian, Bosnian, and Turkish basketball coach last managed Turkish national basketball team between 2004-10 and Fenerbahçe Ülker between 2007-10...
)
2009 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Bekir Yarangüme
Bekir Yarangüme
Bekir Yarangüme is a Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Türk Telekom B.K..-External links:*...
, Sinan Güler
Sinan Güler
Sinan Güler is a Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Anadolu Efes. He is son of retired basketball player Necati Güler and younger brother of basketball player Muratcan Güler....
, Engin Atsür, Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker....
, Ersan İlyasova
Ersan Ilyasova
Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...
, Semih Erden, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Oğuz Savaş
Oguz Savas
Oğuz Savaş is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He is 2.11 m tall and 130 kg in weight and wears number 21 for Fenerbahçe Ülker...
, Ömer Aşık, Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
, Barış Hersek
Barış Hersek
Barış Hersek is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently playing for Beşiktaş. He plays the power forward position.He also played for Turkish national team.-External links:*...
, Hidayet Türkoğlu (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjevic
Bogdan Tanjević is an ex-Yugoslav, naturalized Italian, Bosnian, and Turkish basketball coach last managed Turkish national basketball team between 2004-10 and Fenerbahçe Ülker between 2007-10...
)
2010 World Championship: finished 2nd among 24 teams
Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol is a Turkish professional basketball player for Efes Pilsen. He was drafted 59th overall in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He spent whole of his brief career with Efes Pilsen until being loaned to Galatasaray for the rest of 2007-08 season on December...
, Sinan Güler
Sinan Güler
Sinan Güler is a Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Anadolu Efes. He is son of retired basketball player Necati Güler and younger brother of basketball player Muratcan Güler....
, Barış Ermiş
Barış Ermiş
Barış Ermiş is a professional basketball player of Bandırma Banvit.-External links:*...
, Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker....
, Ersan İlyasova
Ersan Ilyasova
Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...
, Semih Erden, Kerem Tunçeri
Kerem Tunçeri
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Oğuz Savaş
Oguz Savas
Oğuz Savaş is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He is 2.11 m tall and 130 kg in weight and wears number 21 for Fenerbahçe Ülker...
, Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm
Kerem Gönlüm is a Turkish basketball player. He currently plays in the power forward and center positions for Anadolu Efes S.K..Gönlüm is a regular Turkish national team player.-Doping Scandal:...
, Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan
Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
, Ömer Aşık, Hidayet Türkoğlu (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjevic
Bogdan Tanjević is an ex-Yugoslav, naturalized Italian, Bosnian, and Turkish basketball coach last managed Turkish national basketball team between 2004-10 and Fenerbahçe Ülker between 2007-10...
)
Memorable matches
EuroBasket 1955Eurobasket 1955
The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
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Turkey – 82–33 EuroBasket 1955
Eurobasket 1955
The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
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Turkey – 77–54 EuroBasket 1957
Eurobasket 1957
The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
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Turkey – 57–50 EuroBasket 1957
Eurobasket 1957
The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
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Turkey – 53–50 EuroBasket 1961
EuroBasket 1961
The 1961 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1961, was the 12th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Yugoslavia...
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Turkey – 77–70 EuroBasket 1973
EuroBasket 1973
-Venues:-Group A - Badalona:-Group B - Barcelona:-Places 9 - 12:-Places 5 - 8:-Places 1 - 4:-Finals:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Team rosters:...
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Turkey – 65–64 1980 Islamic Games:
Turkey – 142–45 EuroBasket 1997
EuroBasket 1997
-Venues:The tournament was played at three venues in Spain. Girona and Badalona hosted the first and the second round, while the entire knockout stage was played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.-First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:...
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Turkey – 70–62 EuroBasket 1997
EuroBasket 1997
-Venues:The tournament was played at three venues in Spain. Girona and Badalona hosted the first and the second round, while the entire knockout stage was played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.-First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:...
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Turkey – 81–71 EuroBasket 1997
EuroBasket 1997
-Venues:The tournament was played at three venues in Spain. Girona and Badalona hosted the first and the second round, while the entire knockout stage was played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.-First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:...
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Turkey – 82–71 EuroBasket 1999
EuroBasket 1999
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:-5th place bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
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Turkey – 70–63 EuroBasket 1999
EuroBasket 1999
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:-5th place bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
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Turkey – 63–55 EuroBasket 2001
EuroBasket 2001
The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,...
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Turkey – 85–82 EuroBasket 2001
EuroBasket 2001
The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,...
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Turkey – 84–79 EuroBasket 2001
EuroBasket 2001
The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,...
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Turkey – 87–85 EuroBasket 2001
EuroBasket 2001
The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,...
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Turkey – 79–78 2002 FIBA World Championship
2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002.-Venues:-Squads:...
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Turkey – 91–86 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
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Turkey – 76–74 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
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Turkey – 73–71 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
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Turkey – 90–84 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
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Turkey – 95–84 EuroBasket 2005
Eurobasket 2005
The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...
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Turkey – 94–89 EuroBasket 2009
EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
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Turkey – 84–76 EuroBasket 2009
EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
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Turkey – 94–66 EuroBasket 2009
EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
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Turkey – 87–69 EuroBasket 2009
EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
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Turkey – 63–60 EuroBasket 2009
EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
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Turkey – 69–64 2009 Mediterranean Games
Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
The basketball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in the Elettra Sports Hall, Ortona Sports Hall, Teramo Sports Hall and the Roseto Sports Hall from June 27 to July 4, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-Medalists:-Medal count:...
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Turkey – 121–119 2009 Mediterranean Games
Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
The basketball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in the Elettra Sports Hall, Ortona Sports Hall, Teramo Sports Hall and the Roseto Sports Hall from June 27 to July 4, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-Medalists:-Medal count:...
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Turkey – 88–71 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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Turkey – 65–56 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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Turkey – 76–65 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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Turkey – 79–77 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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Turkey – 87–40 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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Turkey – 95–77 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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Turkey – 95–68 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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Turkey – 83–82 EuroBasket 2011
Eurobasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...
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Turkey – 65–57