The Turkish Badminton Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu, TBF) is the governing body for badminton in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.
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| Abbreviation | TBF |
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| Formation | 31 May 1991 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Ulus, Ankara, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E |
President | Murat Özmekik |
| Affiliations | Badminton Europe Confederation |
| Website | www |
History edit
The TBF was established on 31 May 1991. Its first president was İrfan Yıldırım. The TBF was accepted by International Badminton Federation as the 104th member at 3 November 1991. Continentally, it is a member of the Badminton Europe confederation.
After the first elections held for sports federations in Turkey on 5 December 1993, Akın Taşkent became the second president of the federation (but the first elected). Between 1997–2004, the federation was governed by A. Faik İmamoğlu, serving for two terms. Since 2004 Murat Özmekik has been the federation's president.
The federation organizes the Turkish National Badminton Championships, the Turkiye International and the Turkish Badminton League.
Leagues edit
After the first tournament with 24 teams from 11 regions, 8 teams won the right to compete at Turkish Badminton League.
Today the federation organizes the following leagues in Turkey:
- Badminton First League: 12 teams
- Badminton Second League: 20 teams
- Juniors First League: 12 teams
- Juniors Second League: 20 teams
- University First and Second League: Teams of 38 universities.
International competitions edit
Participation edit
Turkey participated for the first time at the Olympics in 2012 with Neslihan Yiğit, who was eliminated in the women's singles group stage.[1]
Hosted edit
- 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships - Ankara Arena in Ankara, 22–31 March 2013[2]
References edit
- ^ "Milli badmintoncu Neslihan Yiğit, Londra Olimpiyat Oyunları vizesini aldı". Zaman (in Turkish). 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "2013 European Juniors awarded to Turkey". Badminton Europe. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.