Turkey national badminton team explained
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
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 1949 | Did not enter |
| 1952 |
| 1955 |
| 1958 |
| 1961 |
| 1964 |
| 1967 |
| 1970 |
| 1973 |
| 1976 |
| 1979 |
| 1982 |
| 1984 |
| 1986 |
| 1988 |
| 1990 |
| 1992 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not enter |
| 1998 |
| 2000 |
| 2002 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
| 2008 |
| 2010 | Did not enter |
| 2012 |
| 2014 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify |
| 2018 |
| 2020 |
| 2022 | Did not enter |
| 2024 |
| 2026 | TBD |
| 2028 |
| 2030 | |
Uber Cup
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 1957 | Did not enter |
| 1960 |
| 1963 |
| 1966 |
| 1969 |
| 1972 |
| 1975 |
| 1978 |
| 1981 |
| 1984 |
| 1986 |
| 1988 |
| 1990 |
| 1992 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not enter |
| 1998 |
| 2000 |
| 2002 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
| 2008 |
| 2010 | Did not enter |
| 2012 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify |
| 2016 |
| 2018 |
| 2020 |
| 2022 | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | TBD |
| 2028 |
| 2030 | |
Sudirman Cup
European Team Championships
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 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 | |
|---|
| 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 | |
Islamic Solidarity Games
Women's team
Balkan Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 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 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2007 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2008 | Did not enter |
| 2009 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2010 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2011 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2012 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2014 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2016 | Did not enter |
| 2018 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd | |
Mediterranean Team Championships
Mixed team
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships.
European Junior Team Championships
See also: European Junior Badminton Championships.
Mixed team
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 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 | |
|---|
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1993 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1994 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1995 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1996 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1997 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 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 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2005 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2006 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2007 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2008 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2010 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2011 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2013 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2015 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2016 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2017 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2019 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st | |
Mediterranean Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 2015 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2017 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st | |
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
|---|
| MS | MD | XD |
|---|
| Emre Lale | 14 October 1993 | 321 | - | - |
| Orçun Öztürk | 6 January 2003 | 697 | - | 1160 |
| Yusuf Yaşar | 25 May 1999 | 1383 | 1110 | - |
| Yazgan Çalışır | 5 February 2000 | 862 | 1110 | - |
| Emre Güzel | 4 May 2001 | - | - | 1457 |
| Serhat Salım | 6 March 1998 | - | - | - |
| Mehmet Çapar | 20 February 1999 | - | - | - |
| Emre Sönmez | 24 July 1999 | - | - | - | |
Women's team
Previous squads
European Team Championships
- Men's team: 2020
- Women's team: 2020
Notes and References
- Web site: Populorum . Mike . Archiv SudirmanCup . sbg.ac.at . 8 May 2019.
