Turkish Badminton Federation

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Turkish Badminton Federation
Turkish Badminton Federation Logo.png
AbbreviationTBF
Formation31 May 1991; 30 years ago (1991-05-31)
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersUlus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333Coordinates: 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333
President
AffiliationsBadminton Europe Confederation
Websitewww.badminton.gov.tr

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "2013 European Juniors awarded to Turkey". Badminton Europe. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.

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