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").
History
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
Team roster at the Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics:[1][2][3]
Staff
|
Head coach |
Tacettin Çıpa
|
Assistant coach |
Ahmet Akın
|
Assistant coach |
Ali Arda Öztürk
|
# |
Name |
Date of birth and age |
Class. |
Pos. |
Club
|
1 |
Kaan Kemal Şafak |
(1993-05-01) May 1, 1993 |
4.0 |
PG |
TSK Karagücü SK
|
3 |
Kaan Dalay |
(1981-07-26) July 26, 1981 |
2.0 |
SG |
Beşiktaş JK
|
5 |
Özgür Gürbulak (C) |
(1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 |
4.0 |
F |
Beşiktaş JK
|
7 |
Uğur Toprak |
(1992-07-19) July 19, 1992 |
3.0 |
SG |
Balıkesir BBSK
|
9 |
Deniz Acar |
(1976-01-09) January 9, 1976 |
2.5 |
F |
Beşiktaş JK
|
10 |
Cem Gezinci |
(1985-09-01) September 1, 1985 |
4.5 |
F |
Beşiktaş JK
|
11 |
Fikri Gündoğdu |
(1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 |
1.0 |
SG |
Galatasaray SK
|
13 |
Yasin Cırgaoğlu |
(1985-07-27) July 27, 1985 |
|
PF |
Beşiktaş JK
|
15 |
Selim Sayak |
(1983-01-26) January 26, 1983 |
|
SG |
Kardemir Karabükspor
|
35 |
Ferit Gümüş |
(1981-01-01) January 1, 1981 |
3.0 |
SG |
Beşiktaş JK
|
77 |
İsmail Ar |
(1985-10-28) October 28, 1985 |
1.5 |
F |
Galatasaray SK
|
99 |
İbrahim Yavuz |
(1986-10-14) October 14, 1986 |
4.0 |
SG |
KKTCell SK
|
Competitions
Year
|
Position
|
W
|
L
|
2010 |
8th |
2 |
6
|
2014 |
 |
5 |
4
|
2018 |
8th |
2 |
5
|
Total |
3/13 |
9 |
15
|
Year
|
Position
|
W
|
L
|
2012 |
7th |
4 |
4
|
2016 |
4th |
5 |
3
|
2020 |
6th |
3 |
4
|
Total |
3/14 |
12 |
11
|
Past Rosters
- #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
Current roster
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
|
[7]
Year
|
Position
|
W
|
L
|
1997 |
Did not participate
|
2001
|
2005 |
10th |
|
|
2009 |
5th |
|
|
2013[8] |
7th |
5 |
3
|
2017 |
 |
|
|
See also
References
 Basketball in Turkey |
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National teams | |
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Youth Men National teams | |
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Youth Women National teams | |
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League Competitions | |
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Cup Competitions | |
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Other | |
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