Turkish Wrestling Federation
| Abbreviation | TGF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1923 |
| 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 | Şeref Eroğlu |
| Affiliations | United World Wrestling (UWW) |
| Website | www |
Turkish Wrestling Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu, TGF) is the governing body for wrestling in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.
TGF has been established in 1923, and is headquartered in Ankara. TGF is a member of United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).[1]
The federation organizes the national wrestling events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey. In addition, the TGF promotes and organizes traditional wrestling styles such as oil wrestling and Karakucak.[2]
International achievements[]
Olympics[]
| Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  Germany |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1948 |  United Kingdom |
1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 1952 |  Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1956 |  Australia |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1960 |  Italy |
1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1964 |  Japan |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1968 |  Mexico |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 |  Germany |
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 |  United States |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 |  South Korea |
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 |  Spain |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996 | United States |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | Australia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 |  Greece |
14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 |  China |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | United Kingdom |
22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 |  Brazil |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | Japan |
17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
World Championships[]
| Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Sweden |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1951 | Finland |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1954 | Japan |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1957 |  Turkey |
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1959 |  Iran |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1961 | Japan |
7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1962 | United States |
2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1963 |  Bulgaria Sweden |
4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1965 | United Kingdom Finland |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | United States |
3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1967 |  India Romania |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1970 |  Canada |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1971 |  Bulgaria |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | Turkey Poland |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1975 |  Soviet Union |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 |  Switzerland Sweden |
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | Mexico |
15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 |  Yugoslavia Norway |
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | Canada Poland |
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | Soviet Union |
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 |  France Norway |
23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | Switzerland |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | Japan Sweden |
20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | Bulgaria Japan |
16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | Canada Sweden Norway |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | Turkey Finland Bulgaria |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | United States Czech Republic Russia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | Russia Poland France |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1998 |  Iran Sweden Poland |
13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | Turkey Greece Sweden |
6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | Bulgaria Greece |
21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | Iran Russia Greece |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 |  Hungary |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | China |
13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 |  Azerbaijan |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 |  Denmark |
4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | Russia |
9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | Turkey |
7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | Canada |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Hungary |
16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 |  Uzbekistan |
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | Hungary |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | France |
3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | Hungary |
4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 |  Kazakhstan |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | Norway |
13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 |  Serbia |
- | - | - | - | - |
European Games[]
| Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Azerbaijan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 |  Belarus |
9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
European Championships[]
| Year | Host Country | Medal Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  Estonia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1939 | Norway |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1946 | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1947 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1949 | Turkey |
1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1966 | West Germany |
2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1967 | Turkey Soviet Union |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia Sweden |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1969 | Italy Bulgaria |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1970 |  East Germany |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1972 | Poland |
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | Switzerland Finland |
7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1974 | Spain |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | West Germany |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1976 | Soviet Union |
11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1977 | Turkey |
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1978 | Bulgaria |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1979 | Romania |
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Sweden Poland |
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | Bulgaria |
9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1983 | Hungary |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | Sweden |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | East Germany |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1986 | Greece |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Bulgaria Finland |
12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | United Kingdom Norway |
7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | Turkey Finland |
4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 1990 | Poland |
6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1991 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1992 | Denmark Hungary |
5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 1993 | Russia Turkey |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1994 | Greece Italy |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1995 | France Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | Norway Hungary |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | Finland Poland |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1998 | Belarus Slovakia |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | Bulgaria Belarus |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | Russia Hungary |
13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | Turkey Hungary |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | Azerbaijan Finland |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 |  Latvia Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | Turkey Sweden |
2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | Bulgaria |
15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | Finland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 |  Lithuania |
9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | Azerbaijan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | Germany |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | Serbia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 |  Georgia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | Finland |
3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | Latvia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | Serbia |
2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | Russia |
2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | Romania |
2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | Italy |
8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | Poland |
2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | Hungary |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Slovakia |
- | - | - | - | - |
Notable wrestlers[]
Freestyle[]
- Men's
- Nasuh Akar (1925–1984), Olympian medalist, and world and European
- Hüseyin Akbaş (1933–1989), Olympic medalist, world champion
- Vehbi Akdağ (born 1949), Olympic medalist
- Taha Akgül (born 1990), European champion
- Celal Atik (1918 or 1920 – 1979), Olympian medalist, world and European champion
- Nazmi Avluca (born 1976), world and European champion
- Halit Balamir (1922–2009), Olympian medalist
- Hakkı Başar (born 1969), Olympian medalist
- Adem Bereket (born 1973), Olympian medalist
- Gazanfer Bilge (1924–2008), Olympian medalist and European champion
- Fatih Çakıroğlu (born 1981), European champion
- Adil Candemir (1917–1989), Olympian medalist
- Mustafa Dağıstanlı (born 1931), Olympian medalist, and world champion
- Mahmut Demir (born 1970), Olympian medalist, world and European champion
- Mehmet Ali Demirtaş (born 1951)
- Soner Demirtaş (born 1991), European champion
- Yaşar Doğu (1913–1961), Olympian medalist, and world and European champion
- Hasan Gemici (1927–2001), Olympian medalist
- Necmi Gençalp (born 1960), Olympian medalist
- Halil Kaya (born 1920), Olympian medalist
- Aydın Polatçı (born 1977), Olympian medalist
- Ramazan Şahin (born 1983), Olympian medalist, and world and European champion
- Kenan Şimşek (born 1968), Olympian medalist
- Bayram Şit (born 1930), Olympian champion
- Ayhan Taşkın (born 1953), Olympian medalist
- Tayyar Yalaz (1901–1943), wrestler and former president of the TGF
- İbrahim Zengin (born 1931), Olympian medalist
- Women's
- Yasemin Adar (born 1991), first European champion
Greco-Roman style[]
- Nuri Boytorun (1908–1988), wrestler and coach
- Selçuk Çebi (born 1982), world champion
- Rıza Doğan (1931–2004), Olympian medalist
- Dursun Ali Eğribaş (born 1933), Olympian medalist
- Yaşar Erkan (1911–1986), Olympian medalist
- Şeref Eroğlu (born 1975), Olympic medalist, and world and European champion
- Rıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Olympic medalist, and world and European champion
- Ali Kayalı (born 1965), Olympian medalist
- Ahmet Kireççi (1914–1979), Olympian medalist
- Mehmet Oktav (1917–1996), Olympian medalist
- Kenan Olcay (born 1914), Olympian medalist
- Mehmet Özal (born 1978), world champion
- Muhlis Tayfur (1922–2008), Olympian medalist
- Hamza Yerlikaya (born 1976), Olympian medalist, and world and European champion
International organizations in Turkey[]
- 1949 European Wrestling Championships, 25 June - 3 July, Istanbul
- 1956 Wrestling World Cup, 25–31 May, Istanbul
- 1957 World Wrestling Championships, June 1–2, Istanbul
- 1967 European Wrestling Championships, 07 – 10 July, Istanbul
- 1974 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle), August 29-September, Istanbul
- 1977 European Wrestling Championships, 26 – 29 May, Bursa
- 1989 European Wrestling Championships,(Freestyle) 12 – 14 May, Ankara
- 1993 European Wrestling Championships, 20-28 August, Istanbul
- 1994 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle), August 25–28, Istanbul
- 1999 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle), October 7–10, Ankara
- 2001 European Wrestling Championships (Greco-Romane), 19 - 22 April, Istanbul
- 2004 European Wrestling Championships (Freestyle), 23 – 25 April, Ankara
- 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships, July 29 – August 4, Istanbul
- 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships, August 4–9, Ankara
- 2011 World Wrestling Championships, September 12–18, Istanbul
- Wrestling at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, 22-26 June, Mersin
- 2015 European Juniors Wrestling Championships, 23–28 June, Istanbul
- 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2, 6–8 May, Istanbul
- 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship, 4-10 June, Istanbul
References[]
- ^ "Affiliated Federations". FILA. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Yönetim Kurulu" (in Turkish). TGF. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
External links[]
- Official website
(in Turkish)
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