Turkish Badminton Federation
Abbreviation | TBF |
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Formation | 31 May 1991 |
Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Ulus, Ankara, Turkey |
Coordinates | 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°ECoordinates: 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E |
President | |
Affiliations | Badminton Europe Confederation |
Website | www |
The Turkish Badminton Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu, TBF) is the governing body for badminton in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.
History[]
The TBF was established on 31 May 1991. Its first president was İrfan Yıldırım. The TBF was accepted by International Badminton Federation as the 104th member at 3 November 1991. Continentally, it is a member of the Badminton Europe confederation.
After the first elections held for sports federations in Turkey on 5 December 1993, became the second president of the federation (but the first elected). Between 1997–2004, the federation was governed by , serving for two terms. Since 2004 has been the federation's president.
The federation organizes the Turkish National Badminton Championships, the Turkiye International and the Turkish Badminton League.
Leagues[]
After the first tournament with 24 teams from 11 regions, 8 teams won the right to compete at Turkish Badminton League.
Today the federation organizes the following leagues in Turkey:
- Badminton First League: 12 teams
- Badminton Second League: 20 teams
- Juniors First League: 12 teams
- Juniors Second League: 20 teams
- University First and Second League: Teams of 38 universities.
International competitions[]
Participation[]
Turkey participated for the first time at the Olympics in 2012 with Neslihan Yiğit, who was eliminated in the women's singles group stage.[1]
Hosted[]
- 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships - Ankara Arena in Ankara, 22–31 March 2013[2]
References[]
- ^ "Milli badmintoncu Neslihan Yiğit, Londra Olimpiyat Oyunları vizesini aldı". Zaman (in Turkish). 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "2013 European Juniors awarded to Turkey". Badminton Europe. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
External links[]
- National members of the Badminton World Federation
- Badminton in Turkey
- Sports governing bodies in Turkey
- Organizations based in Ankara
- Sports organizations established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Turkey