The Turkey Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for men. The team is nicknamed "12 Cesur Yürek" (literally "12 Brave Hearts").
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| IWBF zone | IWBF Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| National federation | Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) | ||
| Coach |  Tacettin Çıpa | ||
| Nickname(s) | 12 Cesur Yürek (12 Brave Hearts) | ||
| Paralympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals |  2014 | ||
| European Championships | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |  2017  2015 2013 2009 | ||
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History edit
The national team won a bronze medal (2014) at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and became three times runner-up (2009, 2013, 2015) and once champion (2017) at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
Current roster edit
Team roster at the Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics:[1][2][3]
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tacettin Çıpa
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| Assistant coach | Ahmet Akın
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| Assistant coach | Ali Arda Öztürk
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| # | Name | Date of birth and age | Class. | Pos. | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaan Kemal Şafak | May 1, 1993 | 4.0 | PG | TSK Karagücü SK |
| 3 | Kaan Dalay | July 26, 1981 | 2.0 | SG | Beşiktaş JK |
| 5 | Özgür Gürbulak (C) | April 30, 1981 | 4.0 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 7 | Uğur Toprak | July 19, 1992 | 3.0 | SG | Balıkesir BBSK |
| 9 | Deniz Acar | January 9, 1976 | 2.5 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 10 | Cem Gezinci | September 1, 1985 | 4.5 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 11 | Fikri Gündoğdu | June 15, 1985 | 1.0 | SG | Galatasaray SK |
| 13 | Yasin Cırgaoğlu | July 27, 1985 | PF | Beşiktaş JK | |
| 15 | Selim Sayak | January 26, 1983 | SG | Kardemir Karabükspor | |
| 35 | Ferit Gümüş | January 1, 1981 | 3.0 | SG | Beşiktaş JK |
| 77 | İsmail Ar | October 28, 1985 | 1.5 | F | Galatasaray SK |
| 99 | İbrahim Yavuz | October 14, 1986 | 4.0 | SG | KKTCell SK |
Competitions edit
European Championship edit
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
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4 | 4 |
 2011[4] |
5th | 6 | 2 |
 2013 |
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7 | 1 |
 2015 |
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7 | 1 |
 2017 |
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8 | 0 |
 2019 |
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6 | 2 |
| 2021 |
12th | ||
| Total | 6/24 | 38 | 10 |
World Championship edit
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
8th | 2 | 6 |
 2014 |
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5 | 4 |
| 2018 |
8th | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 3/13 | 9 | 15 |
Paralympics edit
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
7th | 4 | 4 |
 2016 |
4th | 5 | 3 |
 2020 |
6th | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 3/14 | 12 | 11 |
Past Rosters edit
- 2017 European Championship: finished champion among 12 teams
- #1 Deniz Acar, #3 Kaan Dalay, #5 Özgür Gürbulak, #9 Uğur Toprak, #10 Cem Gezinci, #11 Fikri Gündoğdu, #15 Selim Sayak, #35 Ferit Gümüş, #55 Murat Aeslanoğlu, #61 Metin Bahçekapılı, #77 İsmail Ar, #99 |İbrahim Yavuz , Coach:
Tacettin Çıpa.[5]
Turkey men's junior national wheelchair basketball team edit
Current roster edit
This is the roster for the 2017 IWBF Men's U22 Wheelchair Basketball European Championship:[6]
Head Coach: Mahmut Kemal Okur
Assistant Coach: Caner Cesur
Physiotherapist: Ali Imran Yalçın
Mechanic: Haluk Taşınçay
Companion: Gülcan Girgin
| # | Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gürkan Taş | 2.0 |
| 5 | Halil İbrahim Bağlı | 3.5 |
| 6 | Mücahit Günaydın | 4.0 |
| 7 | Ahmet Efetürk | 4.0 |
| 8 | Burak Şrn | 1.5 |
| 9 | Dilara Barın Girgin | 1.0 |
| 10 | Enes Bulut | 4.0 |
| 11 | Volkan Gülem | 2.0 |
| 12 | Ali Kabakülekler | 1.0 |
| 13 | Mevlüt Erdenci | 4.0 |
| 14 | Ebu Bekir Kabakülekler | 1.0 |
| 15 | Ahmet Umut Can Dolaşan | 3.5 |
IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship edit
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 1997 |
Did not participate | ||
| 2001
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| 2005 |
10th | ||
 2009 |
5th | ||
| 2013[8] |
7th | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Coşkun, Onur (2016-09-04). "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Milli Takımı, Paralimpik Oyunları'nda sahne alıyor!" (in Turkish). TrendBasket. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ "Turkey". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ "GBR 82-76 TUR". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ "Results European Championships 2011". Euro Basketball 2013. 2011-09-30. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ^ [http://hosted.wh.sportingpulseinternational.com/IWBF/en/competition/16055/team/64791? Player list at the 2017 IWBF Men's European Championship
- ^ "Türkiye" (in Turkish). Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol U22 Gençler Avrupa Şampiyonası. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ "Under 23 World Championship Results". IWBF. Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ Coppenrath, Ron. "Ranking WCM-U23 - 2103". IWBF. Retrieved 2013-09-14.