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Gender:Male

Est:1936

Turkey Basketball

📍 Turkey•FIBA Basketball World Cup

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The Turkey national basketball team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Basketbol Takımı) represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. It is governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the "12 Dev Adam", meaning 12 Giant Men. Turkey has won two silver medals at major international tournaments, namely the FIBA World Cup (2010) and EuroBasket (2001). Turkey has also won two gold (1987, 2013); one silver (1971); and three bronze (1967, 1983, 2009) medals at the Mediterranean Games. Currently, Turkey stands 17th in the FIBA World Rankings.

Country:Turkey