National badminton team representing Turkey
The Turkey national badminton team (Turkish: Türkiye milli badminton takımı) represents Turkey in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Turkish Badminton Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu), the national organization for badminton in Turkey. The Turkey national team have never competed in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.
Turkey have competed multiple times at the Sudirman Cup. The Turkey women's team had entered three consecutive quarterfinals at the European Women's Team Badminton Championships from 2016 to 2020.
In individual events, Turkey has won three bronze medals at the European Badminton Championships, most of them won by Neslihan Yiğit and Özge Bayrak. Neslihan and Özge also won Turkey's first badminton medal in the European Games.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup |
European Team Championships
| Year | Round | Pos | | 2004 | Group stage | 31st | | 2006 | Group stage | 27th | | 2008 | Group stage | 28th | | 2010 | Did not enter | | 2012 | | 2014 | | 2016 | Group stage | 22nd | | 2018 | Group stage | 11th | | 2020 | Group stage | 22nd | | 2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | TBD | | 2028 | | 2030 | | | Year | Round | Pos | | 2004 | Group stage | 20th | | 2006 | Group stage | 26th | | 2008 | Group stage | 25th | | 2010 | Did not enter | | 2012 | | 2014 | Group stage | 14th | | 2016 | Quarter-finals | 7th | | 2018 | Quarter-finals | 7th | | 2020 | Quarter-finals | 5th | | 2024 | Group stage | 6th | | 2026 | TBD | | 2028 | | 2030 | | |
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1962 | Did not enter |
| 1963 |
| 1964 |
| 1965 |
| 1966 |
| 1967 |
| 1968 |
| 1969 |
| 1970 |
| 1971 |
| 1973 |
| 1975 |
| 1977 |
| 1979 |
| 1981 |
| 1983 |
| 1985 |
| 1987 |
| 1989 |
| 1991 |
| 1993 |
| 1995 |
| 1997 |
| 1999 |
| 2001 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2003 | Did not enter |
| 2005 |
| 2007 |
Islamic Solidarity Games
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2013 | Third place | 3rd | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2013 | Third place | 3rd | |
Balkan Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1993 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1994 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1995 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1996 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1997 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1998 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2000 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2001 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2002 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2003 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2004 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2005 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2007 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2008 | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2016 | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd |
Mediterranean Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2019 | Did not enter |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1984 | Did not enter |
| 1986 |
| 1988 |
| 1990 |
| 1992 |
| 1994 |
| 1996 | Group stage | 15th |
| 1998 | Group stage | 23rd |
| 2000 | Group stage | 19th |
| 2002 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2004 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2006 | Third place | 3rd |
Balkan Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1993 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1994 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1995 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1996 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1998 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2000 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2001 | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2003 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2006 | Champions | 1st |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2008 | Champions | 1st |
| 2010 | Champions | 1st |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st |
| 2019 | Champions | 1st |
Mediterranean Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| MS | MD | XD |
| Emre Lale | (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30) | 321 | - | - |
| Orçun Öztürk | (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21) | 697 | - | 1160 |
| Yusuf Yaşar | (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25) | 1383 | 1110 | - |
| Yazgan Çalışır | (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24) | 862 | 1110 | - |
| Emre Güzel | (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23) | - | - | 1457 |
| Serhat Salım | (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Mehmet Çapar | (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25) | - | - | - |
| Emre Sönmez | (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 24) | - | - | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| WS | WD | XD |
| Neslihan Arın | (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30) | 37 | - | - |
| Özge Bayrak | (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32) | 166 | - | - |
| Aliye Demirbağ | (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Büşra Ünlü | (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25) | 481 | - | - |
| Bengisu Erçetin | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) | - | 71 | - |
| Nazlıcan İnci | (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24) | - | 71 | 1457 |
| Ayça Özgür | (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21) | 889 | - | 1160 |
| İlayda Nur Özelgül | (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 24) | - | - | - |
Previous squads
European Team Championships
References
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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