Tag: Turkey
Turkey wins against Poland
The Turkish national team achieved a 98-73 victory against the Polish team. This marked the Turkish team's third win in four preparation matches. Under...
Turkish League suspended
The Turkish Basketball League has been officially suspended along with every professional sports league in the country. The long overdue decision, was made by the...
Canada became the 18th national team to advance to the World Cup
Canada dominated Brazil in Sao Paulo and became the 18th national team that secured its ticket to the World Cup. That said, the list of...
Turkey edges Spain, climbs on top of Group I
Turkey survived Spain at home (71-67) in the first day of November's FIBA WC Qualifiers and climbed on top of the standings. Semih Erden led...
Turkish Basketball president Hedo Turkoglu reviewing relationship with FIBA
Turkish Basketball Federation president Hedo Turkoglu has admitted that he will be reviewing his relationship with FIBA. This comes after he, along with national team...
Ufuk Sarica criticises referees following Latvia loss
Turkey coach Ufuk Sarica criticised the referees following his team’s 79-70 loss to Latvia on Monday. The loss was Turkey’s second in Group B as...
Barcelona stuns Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey, highlighting European Cup final weekend
Barcelona shocked Real Madrid 92-90 to secure the 2018 Copa del Rey title, ending a weekend of exciting action in Las Palmas. In an exhilarating...
Enes Kanter wanted by Turkish authorities
New York Knicks’ Enes Kanter is a wanted man as it was revealed that prosecutors in Turkey want the big man arrested after he...
Turkey withdraws World Cup 2023 bid
The Turkish Basketball Federation has decided to step down from FIBA World Cup 2023 consideration Instead, the Federation, who host the recent Eurobasket competition last...
Turkey make things interesting by adding Doğuş Balbay and Birkan Batuk and Melih Mahmutoğlu...
Turkey have added EuroLeague players Doğuş Balbay and Birkan Batuk of Anadolu Efes, and also Melih Mahmutoğlu of Fenerbahce to their FIBA World Cup...
Hedo Turkoglu left hurt by Fenerbahce’s World Cup cold shoulder
Fenerbahce's Turkish players have collectively decided not to represent the national team during the World Cup qualifiers that begin in November. And that joint decision...
New York Knicks not being shown in Turkey because of Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter claims that the New York Knicks are not being shown in his home country because of him. Last season, Turkish fans couldn’t see...
Hedo Turkoglu sees people that want to harm the Turkish national side
Turkey were eliminated at the second round stage of Eurobasket by champions Spain and Turkish Basketball Federation president Hedo Turkoglu voiced his displeasure at...
Turkey name final roster with Bobby Dixon missing out
Turkey have named their final roster ahead of Eurobasket, which begins for the co-hosts on Friday in Istanbul. Naturalised guard Bobby Dixon was the final...
Ersan Ilyasova out of EuroBasket
Ersan Ilyasova has taken to Instagram to announce that he will not compete with Turkey at this month's Eurobasket. With the stresses of last season...
