Following the success of the women’s national team at the Olympic Games and the men’s qualification for the 2013 EuroBasket, Turgay Demirel was re-elected as President of the Turkish Basketball Federation for another four year term.
Earlier this year the Turkish Basketball Federation announced their 2012-2016 strategic plan "Project Powerhouse". The strategic plan outlines the road map to solidifying Turkey’s position as a powerhouse in international basketball.
With a clear aim to win medals for both the men’s and women’s national teams and creating the strongest league in Europe, Turkish Basketball is taking all the steps necessary to create a flawless and integrated talent development path and secure sustainable sports success.
Turgay Demirel: "The Turkish Basketball Federation has reached an important milestone. Our objective the past 10 years was to build up basketball in Turkey and achieve success on the court. We are now one of the strongest basketball nations in the world and our national teams hold silver medals in the World and European championships. Now it is time to take our federation and sport to the next level and go for gold."
As a part of Turkish basketball’s development plans is the construction of a new basketball development centre. The facility will be available for national and league teams from Turkey and the region and will provide state of the art training facilities and performance enhancement services such as conditioning, nutrition, sports medicine and psychology.
Patrick Baumann, FIBA Secretary General: "I believe that good leadership within the TBF, the hosting of major events including the FIBA World Championship and strong governmental support have all combined to raise the profile of the sport, the number of players and, as a result the level of Turkish Basketball. The TBF is definitely a great example for others to follow."
For more information:
Egemen Önen
Tel: +90 212 414 7700 / 1098
Mobile: +90 530 878 7400
E-mail: egemeno@tbf.org.tr
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