List of Turkish NBA players

Hedo Türkoğlu has played the highest number of games among all Turkish NBA players.

The following is a list of Turkish players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside of Turkey but have represented the national team. Mirsad Türkcan is the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA.^[1]

Key[]

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

*	Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

Players[]

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Player	Pos.	Team(s) played	Career^[a]	Games played		NBA Draft		Notes	Ref.
Player	Pos.	Team(s) played	Career^[a]	Regular season	Playoffs	Year (pick)	Team	Notes	Ref.
Furkan Aldemir	F/C	Philadelphia 76ers	2014–2016	41	0	2012 (53rd)	Los Angeles Clippers		^[2]
Ömer Aşık	C/F	Chicago Bulls Houston Rockets New Orleans Pelicans	2010–2012, 2018 2012–2014 2014–2018	471	37	2008 (36th)	Portland Trail Blazers		^[3]
Semih Erden	C	Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers	2010–2011 2011–2012	69	0	2008 (60th)	Boston Celtics		^[4]
Ersan İlyasova*	F	Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Oklahoma City Thunder Philadelphia 76ers Atlanta Hawks	2005-2007, 2009–2015, 2018–present 2015–2016 2016 2016 2016-2017, 2018 2017-2018	825	52	2005 (36th)	Milwaukee Bucks		^[5]
Enes Kanter*	C/F	Utah Jazz Oklahoma City Thunder New York Knicks Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics	2011–2015 2015–2017 2017–2019 2019 2019–present	713	59	2011 (3rd)	Utah Jazz	Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents.	^[6]
Furkan Korkmaz*	G	Philadelphia 76ers	2017–present	189	21	2016 (26th)	Philadelphia 76ers		^[7]
İbrahim Kutluay	G	Seattle SuperSonics	2004–2005	5	0	Undrafted	—		^[8]
Shane Larkin	G	Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks Brooklyn Nets Boston Celtics	2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2017–2018	256	13	2013 (18th)	Atlanta Hawks	Born in the United States, became a naturalized Turkish citizen, represents Turkey internationally.^[9]	^[10]
Mehmet Okur	F/C	Detroit Pistons Utah Jazz New Jersey Nets	2002–2004 2004–2011 2011–2012	634	71	2001 (38th)	Detroit Pistons		^[11]
Cedi Osman*	F	Cleveland Cavaliers	2017–present	261	14	2015 (31st)	Cleveland Cavaliers	Born in Republic of Macedonia to ethnic Turkish father and Turkish/Bosnian mother, represents Turkey internationally.	^[12]
Mirsad Türkcan	F	New York Knicks Milwaukee Bucks	1999–2000 2000	17	2	1998 (18th)	Houston Rockets	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,^[b] has represented Turkey internationally.	^[13]
Hedo Türkoğlu	F	Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Orlando Magic Toronto Raptors Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Clippers	2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2009, 2010–2014 2009–2010 2010 2014–2015	997	109	2000 (16th)	Sacramento Kings		^[14]

Alperen Sengun F/C Houston Rockets 2021-2022

Omer Faruk Yurtseven C Miami Heat 2021-2022

Drafted but never played[]

Player	Pos.	NBA Draft		Notes	Ref.
Player	Pos.	Year (pick)	Team	Notes	Ref.
Cenk Akyol	F	2005 (59th)	Atlanta Hawks
Emir Preldžić	G/F	2009 (57th)	Phoenix Suns	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,^[b] has represented Turkey internationally.
İzzet Türkyılmaz	F	2012 (50th)	Denver Nuggets
İlkan Karaman	F	2012 (57th)	Brooklyn Nets

Notes[]

^a Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
^b Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia dissolved in 1992 into five independent countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. FR Yugoslavia was renamed into Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003 and dissolved into two independent countries, Montenegro and Serbia, in June 2006.

References[]

^ http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/basketbol/09/17/mirsad.turkcan.veda.etti/676954.0/index.html^{[dead link]}
^ "Furkan Aldemir Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Omer Asik Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Semih Erden Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Ersan Ilyasova Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Enes Kanter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Furkan Korkmaz Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Ibo Kutluay Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Shane Larkin'in Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Vatandaşlık İşlemleri Tamamlandı". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Basketball Federation. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ "Shane Larkin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ "Mehmet Okur Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Cedi Osman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Mirsad Turkcan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Hedo Turkoglu Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[1] ttp://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/basketbol/09/17/mirsad.turkcan.veda.etti/676954.0/index.html^{[dead link]}

[2] "Furkan Aldemir Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[3] "Omer Asik Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[4] "Semih Erden Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[5] "Ersan Ilyasova Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[6] "Enes Kanter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[7] "Furkan Korkmaz Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[8] "Ibo Kutluay Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[9] "Shane Larkin'in Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Vatandaşlık İşlemleri Tamamlandı". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Basketball Federation. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[10] "Shane Larkin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[11] "Mehmet Okur Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[12] "Cedi Osman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[13] "Mirsad Turkcan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[14] "Hedo Turkoglu Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

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