Turkish Olympic Committee
Turkish National Olympic Committee logo | |
Country/Region |
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Code | TUR |
Created | 1908 (Ottoman National Olympic Society) |
Recognized | 1911 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
President | Uğur Erdener |
Secretary General | Neşe Gündoğan |
Website | www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr |
Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC) (Turkish: Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (TMOK)) is the governing Olympic body of Turkey.
It is based in Istanbul.
History
As one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, TNOC was founded on the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1908 on the name Ottoman National Olympic Society (Turkish: Osmanlı Milli Olimpiyat Cemiyeti) and recognised by the IOC in 1911.
Presidents
Ottoman National Olympic Society
- Ahmet İhsan Tokgöz (1908–1921)
- Hasip Bayındırlıoğlu (1921–1923)
Turkish National Olympic Committee
- Selim Sırrı Tarcan (1923–1927)
- Ali Sami Yen (1927–1930)
- Kemalettin Sami Paşa (1930–1933)
- Reşit Saffet Atabinen (1933–1936)
- Halil Bayrak (1936–1937)
- Adnan Menderes (1937–1938)
- Cemil Cahit Taner (1938–1943)
- Vildan Aşir Savaşır (1943–1950)
- Danyal Akbel (1950–1952)
- Cemal Alpman (1952–1954)
- Faik Binal (1954–1956)
- Nizamettin Kırşan (1956–1958)
- Şinasi Ataman (1958–1959)
- Mehmet Arkan (1959–1960)
- Hüsamettin Güreli (1960)
- Bekir Silahçılar (1960–1962)
- Burhan Felek (1962–1982)
- Raşit Serdengeçti (1982)
- Turgut Atakol (1982–1988)
- Jerfi Fıratlı (1988–1989)
- Sinan Erdem (1989–2003)
- Togay Bayatlı (2003–2011)
- Uğur Erdener (2011–present)
Secretary Generals
Ottoman National Olympic Society
- Selim Sırrı Tarcan (1908–1923)
Turkish National Olympic Committee
- Ali Sami Yen (1923–1930)
- Ekrem Rüştü Akömer (1930–1936)
- Nizamettin Kırşan (1936–1938)
- Burhan Felek (1938–1952)
- Ulvi Yenal (1952–1954)
- Suat Erler (1955–1973)
- Turgut Atakol (1973–1982)
- Sinan Erdem (1982–1989)
- Togay Bayatlı (1989–2003)
- Neşe Gündoğan (2003–present)
Member federations
The Turkish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 33 Olympic Summer and 5 Winter Sport Federations in Turkey.
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Turkish) (in English)
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