Curling is a minor sport in Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Curling Federation, in the past by the Turkish Ice Skating Federation, and has been a member of the World Curling Federation since 2009. The country's first dedicated curling venue is the Milli Piyango Curling Arena in Erzurum. Turkey is ranked 39th in the world in men's curling and 31st in women's.
As of November 2012, there are around 180 licensed curlers in the country, of which 120 are playing actively.
Turkey has already hosted four international tournaments, the 2011 Winter Universiade, the 2012 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, the 2012 European Mixed Curling Championship and the European Curling Championships – Group C competitions.
Leagues The Turkish Ice Skating Federation increased the number of curling leagues setting up the Second Curling League in the 2012-13 season. The First Curling League is played by 20 teams consisting of ten men's and ten women's teams in five groups each four teams. The competitions are held at the Milli Piyango Curling Arena in Erzurum, and will last until end of March 2013. The Second League teams to be promoted to the First League will be determined by play-offs at the end of the season.
Turkish Curling First League teams Following teams compete in the First League's 2012-13 season
International competitions The country competed in its first event at the 2010 European Mixed Curling Championship, where they placed 23rd of 24 teams. They won one game, against the Netherlands.
Turkey's first participation in juniors category was in the 2013 European Junior Curling Challenge in Prague, Czech Republic, a qualification tournament for the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships.
Turkish national wheelchair curling team, which consisted of curlers all from İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., made its debut in November 2012 at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event in Lohja, Finland.
National teams
Men's Men's national curling team of Turkey ranks 35th as of mid-year rankings for the 2012–13 curling season coming up to an increase of five positions from the last season.
PositionNameClubSkip Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin Atatürk UniversityThird Alican Karataş Atatürk UniversitySecond Kadir Çakır Atatürk UniversityLead Muhammet Çağrı Bayraktar Anadolu UniversityAlternate Yusuf Ziya Bayraktutan Atatürk University
Junior men's Turkish junior men's team debuted at the 2013 European Junior Curling Challenge, a qualification competition for the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships.
PositionNameSkip Alican KarataşThird Nuh NarSecond Melik ŞenolLead Adem ÖzdemirAlternate Burak Korucu Coach: Celal Cüneyt İşgör
Women's Turkey women's national curling team ranks 27th as of mid-year rankings for the 2012–13 curling season coming up to an increase of four positions from the last season.
PositionNameClubSkip Öznur Polat Atatürk UniversityThird Elif Kızılkaya Atatürk UniversitySecond Dilşat Yıldız Atatürk UniversityLead Ayşe Gözütok Atatürk UniversityAlternate Şeyda Zengin Atatürk University
Junior women's Turkish junior women's team debuted at the 2013 European Junior Curling Challenge, a qualification competition for the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships.
PositionNameSkip Dilşat YıldızThird Semiha KonukseverSecond Burçak ŞehitoğluLead Zeynep ÖzmenAlternate Burcu Korucu Coach: Celal Cüneyt İşgör
Wheelchair PositionNameClubSkip Turhan Akalın Istanbul B.B.S.K.Third Engin Kurt Istanbul B.B.S.K.Second Savaş Şimşek Istanbul B.B.S.K.Lead Birsen Sapmaz Istanbul B.B.S.K.Alternate Berk Kamanlı Istanbul B.B.S.K.
Coach: Gökçe Ulugay
Achievements
Men's events Winter Universiade YearSkipRank 2011Oğuzhan Dikmen 9th 9 1 8Total 1 / 2 9 1 8
European Curling Championships The team advanced to the Group B competitions of 2012 European Curling Championships held in Karlstad, Sweden. Turkey's Alican Karataş competed in the round robin tournament of the Red Group, at which eight teams took part. He skipped to rank six winning two games and losing five. YearSkipGroup - Rank 2010 İlhan Osmanağaoğlu C - 7th 6 1 5 2011 İlhan Osmanağaoğlu C - 9 6 3 2012 Muhammet Oğuz Zengin C - 8 7 1 2012 Alican Karataş B - 6th 7 2 5 2013 Alican Karataş B Yellow - 5th 7 3 4 2014 Alican Karataş A - 4th 7 4 3 2015 Alican Karataş B Pool A - 7 4 3 2016 Alican Karataş B Pool A - 4th 7 5 2 2016 Alican Karataş B Pool A - 4th 7 5 2 2017 Uğurcan Karagöz B Pool B - 7 5 2 2018 Uğurcan Karagöz B Pool A - 7th 7 1 6 2019 Uğurcan Karagöz B Pool B - 7 6 1 2021 Uğurcan Karagöz B Gr. A - 7 6 1 2022 Uğurcan Karagöz A - 6th 9 4 5 2023 Uğurcan Karagöz A - 9th 9 1 8 2024 Uğurcan Karagöz B Gr. A - ? ? ? ?Total 15 / 49 104 55 49
International tournaments 5th Debrecen Curling Bonspiel Cup - July 27–29, 2012 Debrecen, Hungary
Junior men's events European Junior Curling Challenge
YearSkipRankGPWL 2013 Alican Karataş 4th 7 4 3Total 1 / 9 7 4 3 Coach: Celal Cüneyt İşgör
Women's events Winter Universiade YearSkipRank 2011 Öznur Polat 10th 9 0 9Total 1 / 2 9 0 9
European Curling Championships The team advanced to the Group B competitions of 2012 European Curling Championships held in Karlstad. Elif Kızılkaya skipped to rank five in the round robin tournament, at which ten teams took part, with four wins against five losses, and missed so to advance to the page playoffs that were eligible for the four best teams.
YearSkipGroup - Rank 2010 Canan Melis Akyıldız C - 5 4 1 2010 Aysun Ergin B - 10th 9 1 8 2011 Öznur Polat C - 5th 5 3 2 2012 Öznur Polat C - 7 6 1 2012 Elif Kızılkaya B - 5th 9 4 5 2013 Öznur Polat B - 5th 9 5 4 2014 Öznur Polat B - 5th 9 5 4 2015 Dilşat Yıldız B - 5th 9 6 3 2016 Dilşat Yıldız B - 9 7 2 2017 Dilşat Yıldız A - 9th 9 2 7 2018 Dilşat Yıldız B - 9 7 2 2019 Dilşat Yıldız B - 9 7 2 2021 Dilşat Yıldız A - 7th 9 3 6 2022 Dilşat Yıldız A - 6th 9 5 4 2023 Dilşat Yıldız A - 8th 9 2 7 2023 Dilşat Yıldız A - 8th 9 2 7 2024 Dilşat Yıldız A - 6th 9 5 4Total 17 / 49 143 74 69
Junior women's events European Junior Curling Challenge
YearSkipGroup - Rank 2013 Dilşat Yıldız B - 5th 6 4 2 2014 Dilşat Yıldız A - 5th 6 2 4 2015 Dilşat Yıldız A - 9 6 3Total 3 / 13 21 12 9
Mixed events World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship YearLead / SecondRankGPWL 2012 İlhan OsmanağaoğluElif Kızılkaya 21st 8 2 6Total 1 / 5 8 2 6
European Mixed Curling Championships YearSkipRankGPWL 2010 İlhan Osmanağaoğlu 23rd 7 1 6 2011 Öznur Polat 23rd 7 0 7 2012 Murat Sağır 23rd 7 1 6Total 3 / 8 21 2 19
Wheelchair World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event YearSkipRankGPWL 2012 Turan Akalın 10th 10 1 9Total 1 / 4 10 1 9 See also Turkey Curling Team (Men) Turkey Curling Team (Women) Turkey Curling Team (Mixed) = References
External links Association Website WCF Member Associations :nl:Categorie:Nationaal curlingteam - National Curling Teams