Curling in Turkey
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Curling is a minor sport in Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Ice Skating Federation and has been a member of the World Curling Federation since 2009. The country has one dedicated curling venue, 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.[1] 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.[1]
- Turkish Curling First League teams
Following teams compete in the First League's 2012-13 season[1]
- Men's
- Albayraklar S.K. (Erzurum)
- İzmit Alikahya S.K. (Kocaeli)
- Atatürk University S.K. (Erzurum)
- Çelebi S.K. (Erzurum)
- Derince Belediye S.K. (Kocaeli)
- Erzurum Gençlik S.K. (Erzurum)
- Narman S.K. (Erzurum)
- Nenehatun S.K. (Erzurum)
- Palandöken Gençlik S.K. (Erzurum)
- Şirintepe Gençlerbirliği S.K. (Kocaeli)
- Women's
- İzmit Alikahya S.K. (Kocaeli)
- Atatürk University S.K. (Erzurum)
- Çelebi S.K. (Erzurum)
- Ejder S.K. (Erzurum)
- Erzurum Gençlik S.K. (Erzurum)
- Istanbul Technical University S.K. (Istanbul)
- Narman S.K. (Erzurum)
- Nenehatun S.K. (Erzurum)
- Şirintepe Gençlerbirliği S.K. (Kocaeli)
- Yakutiye Gençlik S.K. (Erzurum)
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.[2]
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. [3][4]
Position | Name | Club |
---|---|---|
Skip | Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin | Atatürk University |
Third | Alican Karataş | Atatürk University |
Second | Kadir Çakır | Atatürk University |
Lead | Muhammet Çağrı Bayraktar | Anadolu University |
Alternate | 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.
Position | Name |
---|---|
Skip | Alican Karataş |
Third | Nuh Nar |
Second | Melik Şenol |
Lead | Adem Özdemir |
Alternate | 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.
Position | Name | Club |
---|---|---|
Skip | Öznur Polat | Atatürk University |
Third | Elif Kızılkaya | Atatürk University |
Second | Dilşat Yıldız | Atatürk University |
Lead | Ayşe Gözütok | Atatürk University |
Alternate | 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.
Position | Name |
---|---|
Skip | Dilşat Yıldız |
Third | Semiha Konuksever |
Second | Burçak Şehitoğlu |
Lead | Zeynep Özmen |
Alternate | Burcu Korucu |
Coach: Celal Cüneyt İşgör
Wheelchair
Position | Name | Club |
---|---|---|
Skip | 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
Year | Skip | Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey 2011 | Oğuzhan Dikmen | 9th | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 1 / 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
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.
Year | Skip | Group - Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland 2010 | İlhan Osmanağaoğlu | C - 7th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Denmark 2011 | İlhan Osmanağaoğlu | C - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Turkey 2012 | Muhammet Oğuz Zengin | C - 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Sweden 2012 | Alican Karataş | B - 6th | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Norway 2013 | Alican Karataş | B Yellow - 5th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Switzerland 2014 | Alican Karataş | A - 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Denmark 2015 | Alican Karataş | B Pool A - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Scotland 2016 | Alican Karataş | B Pool A - 4th | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Scotland 2016 | Alican Karataş | B Pool A - 4th | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Switzerland 2017 | Uğurcan Karagöz | B Pool B - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Estonia 2018 | Uğurcan Karagöz | B Pool A - 7th | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Sweden 2019 | Uğurcan Karagöz | B Pool B - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Norway 2021 | Uğurcan Karagöz | B Gr. A - 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Sweden 2022 | Uğurcan Karagöz | A - 6th | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Scotland 2023 | Uğurcan Karagöz | A - 9th | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Scotland 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 1st place, gold medalist(s)[5]
Junior men's events
Year | Skip | Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic 2013 | Alican Karataş | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Total | 1 / 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Coach: Celal Cüneyt İşgör
Women's events
Year | Skip | Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey 2011 | Öznur Polat | 10th | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Total | 1 / 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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.
Year | Skip | Group - Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland 2010 | Canan Melis Akyıldız | C - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Switzerland 2010 | Aysun Ergin | B - 10th | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Denmark 2011 | Öznur Polat | C - 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Turkey 2012 | Öznur Polat | C - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Sweden 2012 | Elif Kızılkaya | B - 5th | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Norway 2013 | Öznur Polat | B - 5th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Switzerland 2014 | Öznur Polat | B - 5th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Denmark 2015 | Dilşat Yıldız | B - 5th | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Scotland 2016 | Dilşat Yıldız | B - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Switzerland 2017 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 9th | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Estonia 2018 | Dilşat Yıldız | B - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Sweden 2019 | Dilşat Yıldız | B - 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Sweden 2021 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 7th | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Sweden 2022 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Scotland 2023 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 8th | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Scotland 2023 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 8th | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Finland 2024 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Total | 17 / 49 | 143 | 74 | 69 |
Junior women's events
Year | Skip | Group - Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic 2013 | Dilşat Yıldız | B - 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Finland 2014 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Czech Republic 2015 | Dilşat Yıldız | A - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Total | 3 / 13 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
Mixed events
Year | Lead / Second | Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey 2012 | İlhan Osmanağaoğlu Elif Kızılkaya |
21st | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Total | 1 / 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Year | Skip | Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland 2010 | İlhan Osmanağaoğlu | 23rd | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Denmark 2011 | Öznur Polat | 23rd | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Turkey 2012 | Murat Sağır | 23rd | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Total | 3 / 8 | 21 | 2 | 19 |
Wheelchair
Year | Skip | Rank | GP | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland 2012 | Turan Akalın | 10th | 10 | 1 | 9 |
Total | 1 / 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
See also
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Türkiye Curling 1. Lig müsabakaları başladı". Zaman (in Turkish). 2012-11-11. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Türk Milli Takımı, gruplardan çıkamadı". Spor X (in Turkish). 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Curling A Milli Takım Kampı Erzurum'da Başlıyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Buz Pateni Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Curling Milli Takımı Kampta". Haberler (in Turkish). 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "5th Debrecen Curling Bonspiel Cup/Debrecen, Hungary - Results". Debrecen Curling. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
External links
- Association Website
- WCF Member Associations Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- nl:Categorie:Nationaal curlingteam - National Curling Teams