Turkish Wrestling Federation

Turkish Wrestling Federation

Abbreviation	TGF
Formation	1923
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Ulus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates	39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°ECoordinates: 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E
President	Bekir Çeker
Affiliations	United World Wrestling (UWW)
Website	www.tgf.gov.tr

Turkish Wrestling Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu, TGF) is the governing body for wrestling in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.

TGF has been established in 1923, and is headquartered in Ankara.. TGF is a member of United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).^[1]

The federation organizes the national wrestling events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey. In addition, the TGF promotes and organizes traditional wrestling styles such as oil wrestling and Karakucak.^[2]

International achievements

Olympics

Year	Host Country	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1936	Germany	7	1	0	1	2
1948	United Kingdom	1	6	4	1	11
1952	Finland	4	2	0	1	3
1956	Australia	2	3	2	2	7
1960	Italy	1	7	2	0	9
1964	Japan	3	2	3	1	6
1968	Mexico	5	2	0	0	2
1972	Germany	12	0	1	0	1
1984	United States	14	0	0	1	1
1988	South Korea	12	0	1	0	1
1992	Spain	7	1	2	1	4
1996	United States	4	2	0	1	3
2000	Australia	6	1	0	1	2
2004	Greece	14	0	1	2	3
2008	China	7	1	0	1	2
2012	United Kingdom	22	0	0	1	1

World Championships

Year	Host Country	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1951	Finland	1	6	0	1	7
1954	Japan	2	2	3	1	6
1957	Turkey	1	4	2	2	8
1959	Iran	2	2	2	2	6
1961	Japan	7	0	4	6	10
1962	United States	2	3	1	5	9
1963	Bulgaria  Sweden	4	2	0	3	5
1965	United Kingdom  Finland	4	1	1	1	3
1966	United States	3	1	4	3	8
1967	India  Romania	6	1	0	1	2
1970	Canada	8	1	0	1	2
1971	Bulgaria	13	0	1	0	1
1974	Turkey  Poland	8	0	2	2	4
1975	Soviet Union	9	0	1	0	1
1977	Switzerland  Sweden	15	0	1	0	1
1978	Mexico	15	0	0	1	1
1981	Yugoslavia  Norway	11	0	1	0	1
1982	Canada  Poland	11	0	1	0	1
1983	Soviet Union	12	0	1	0	1
1987	France  Norway	23	0	0	1	1
1989	Switzerland	14	0	1	0	1
1990	Japan  Sweden	20	0	0	1	1
1991	Bulgaria  Japan	16	0	1	1	2
1993	Canada  Sweden  Norway	7	2	1	0	3
1994	Turkey  Finland  Bulgaria	5	2	1	0	3
1995	United States  Czech Republic  Russia	6	2	0	1	3
1997	Russia  Poland  France	2	3	2	0	5
1998	Iran  Sweden  Poland	13	0	2	1	3
1999	Turkey  Greece  Sweden	6	2	1	2	5
2001	Bulgaria  Greece	21	0	0	1	1
2002	Iran  Russia  Greece	9	1	0	1	2
2005	Hungary	5	2	0	2	4
2006	China	13	0	1	2	3
2007	Azerbaijan	10	1	0	0	1
2009	Denmark	4	2	1	2	5
2010	Russia	9	1	0	2	3
2011	Turkey	7	1	2	2	5
2012	Canada	-	0	0	0	0
2013	Hungary	16	0	1	3	4
2014	Uzbekistan	5	1	3	4	8
2015	United States	3	3	1	2	6

European Games

Year	Host Country	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2015	Azerbaijan	3	2	1	7	10

European Championships

Year	Host Country	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2008	Finland	4	2	1	3	6
2009	Lithuania	9	0	2	4	6
2010	Azerbaijan	3	2	1	3	6
2011	Germany	7	1	1	1	3
2012	Serbia	3	2	0	4	6
2013	Georgia	4	2	1	4	7
2014	Finland	3	2	4	3	9
2016	Latvia	3	3	1	3	7

Notable wrestlers

Freestyle

Men's

• Nasuh Akar (1925–1984), world, Olympic and European champion
• Hüseyin Akbaş (1933–1989), Olympic medalis, world champion
• Vehbi Akdağ (born 1949), Olympic medalist
• Taha Akgül (born 1990), European champion
• Celal Atik (1918 or 1920 – 1979), world, Olympic and European champion
• Nazmi Avluca (born 1976), world and European champion
• Halit Balamir (1922–2009), Olympic medalist
• Hakkı Başar (born 1969), Olympic medalist
• Adem Bereket (born 1973), Olympic medalist
• Gazanfer Bilge (1924–2008), Olympic and European champion
• Fatih Çakıroğlu (born 1981), European champion
• Adil Candemir (1917–1989), Olympic medalist
• Mustafa Dağıstanlı (born 1931), world and Olympic champion
• Mahmut Demir (born 1970), world, Olympic and European champion
• Mehmet Ali Demirtaş (born 1951)
• Soner Demirtaş (born 1991), European champion
• Yaşar Doğu (1913–1961), world, Olympic and European champion
• Hasan Gemici (1927–2001), Olympic champion
• Necmi Gençalp (born 1960), Olympic medalist
• Halil Kaya (born 1920), Olympic medalist
• Aydın Polatçı (born 1977), Olympic medalist
• Ramazan Şahin (born 1983), world, Olympic and European champion
• Kenan Şimşek (born 1968), Olympic medalist
• Bayram Şit (born 1930), Olympic champion
• Ayhan Taşkın (born 1953), Olympic medalist
• Tayyar Yalaz (1901–1943), wrestler and former president of the TGF
• İbrahim Zengin (born 1931), Olympic medalist

Women's

• Yasemin Adar (born 1991), first European champion

Greco-Roman style

• Nuri Boytorun (1908–1988), wrestler and coach
• Selçuk Çebi (born 1982), world champion
• Rıza Doğan (1931–2004), Olympic medaliast
• Dursun Ali Eğribaş (born 1933), Olympic medalist
• Yaşar Erkan (1911–1986), Olympic champion
• Şeref Eroğlu (born 1975), Olympic medalist, world and European champion
• Rıza Kayaalp (born 1989), world and European champion, Olympic medalist
• Ali Kayalı (born 1965), Olympic medalist
• Ahmet Kireççi (1914–1979), Olympic champion
• Mehmet Oktav (1917–1996), Olympic champion
• Kenan Olcay (born 1914), Olympic medalist
• Mehmet Özal (born 1978), world champion
• Muhlis Tayfur (1922–2008), Olympic medalist
• Hamza Yerlikaya (born 1976), world, Olympic and European champion

International organizations in Turkey

• 1957 World Wrestling Championships, June 1–2, Istanbul
• 1974 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle), August 29-September, Istanbul
• 1994 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle), August 25–28, Istanbul
• 1999 World Wrestling Championships (Freestyle), October 7–10, Ankara
• 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships, July 29 – August 4, Istanbul
• 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships, August 4–9, Ankara
• 2011 World Wrestling Championships, September 12–18, Istanbul

References

1. "Affiliated Federations". FILA. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
2. "Yönetim Kurulu" (in Turkish). TGF. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

External links

• Official website (Turkish)