Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC; , TMOK) is the governing
Olympic body of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is based in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
.
History
As one of the oldest
National Olympic Committee
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s in the world, TNOC was founded in the era of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
in 1908 with the name ''Ottoman National Olympic Society'' () and recognised by the
IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in L ...
in 1911.
Presidents
Ottoman National Olympic Society
Turkish National Olympic Committee
Secretaries general
Ottoman National Olympic Society
Turkish National Olympic Committee
Executive committee
The committee of the TNOC is represented by:
* President:
UÄŸur Erdener
UÄŸur Erdener (born June 15, 1950) is a Turkish physician specialized in ophthalmology and professor at the Hacettepe University, Ankara.https://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/Detail/TOC/ugur-erdener/70/1/1 He is currently a member of the Internat ...
* Vice President:
Türker Arslan,
Hasan Arat,
Nihat Usta
* Secretary General:
Neşe Gündoğan
* Treasurer:
Abdullah Özkan Mutlugil
* Members:
Sezai Bağbaşı,
Mustafa Keten,
Seyit Bilal Porsun,
Abdullah TopaloÄŸlu,
Turgay Demirel
Turgay Demirel (born 2 May 1957) is a Turkish basketball executive and former basketball player, who is the president of FIBA Europe, a vice-president of FIBA and the former president of the Turkish Basketball Federation.
Early years
Demirel wa ...
,
Sema KasapoÄŸlu,
Perviz Aran,
Elif Özdemir,
Ayda Uluç,
Kazım Âli Kiremitçioğlu
* President of The Supreme Advisory and Disciplinary Committee:
Åžefik Sivrikaya
Member federations
The Turkish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 33 Olympic Summer and 5 Winter Sport Federations in Turkey.
National Sports Federations
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See also
* Turkey at the Olympics
* Turkish National Paralympic Committee
References
External links
*
Mustafa Koç Sports Award
Judged and endorsed by the Turkish Olympic Committee, honouring the late businessman Mustafa Vehbi Koç.
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
Turkey at the Olympics
Organizations based in Istanbul
Sports organizations established in 1908
Olympic
1908 establishments in the Ottoman Empire