Turkish Wrestling Federation

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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°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333Coordinates: 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333
President	Bekir Çeker
Affiliations	International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA)
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 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

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

Notable wrestlers

Freestyle

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)
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

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

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

External links

Official website (Turkish)

v t e National members of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

Disiplines Greco-Roman wrestling Freestyle wrestling Beach wrestling Pankration

Africa (CALA)	ALG ANG BDI BEN BOT BUR CAF CGO CHA CIV CMR COD COM EGY ERI GAB GAM GBS GHA GUI KEN LBA LBR MAD MAR MAW MLI MOZ MTN MRI NAM NGR NIG RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM STP SUD TAN TGO TUN UGA ZIM

Americas (CPLA)	ARG BAH BAR BOL BRA CAN CAY CHI COL CRC CUB DOM ECU ESA GUA HAI HON ISV JAM MEX NCA PAN PAR PER PUR SUR TRI URU USA VEN VIN

Asia (AAWC)	AFG BAN CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JOR JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA LAO LIB MAS MGL MYA NEP PAK PHI PLE PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM

Europe (CELA)	ALB ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SLO SMR SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR

Oceania (COLA)	ASA AUS FSM GUM KIR MHL NIU NMI NRU NZL PLW SAM SOL TGA TUV

Pinnacle Events Wrestling at the Summer Olympics FILA Wrestling World Championships

v t e Sports governing bodies in Turkey (TUR)

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Winter Olympic Sports	Bobsleigh-Luge Curling Ice hockey Ice skating Skiing

Other Sports	Air sports Automobile sports Baseball-Softball-American Football-Rugby Billiard sports Bocce-Bowling-Dart Bodybuilding and Arm Wrestling Bridge Chess Dance sport Folk dances Karate Kick Boxing Korfball Motorcycle racing Mountaineering Muay Thai Orienteering Scouting and Guiding Traditional sport branches Underwater sports University sports Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports	Blind sport Deaf sport Disabled sports Sport for Athletes with Intellectual Disability

National Olympic Committee of Turkey Turkish Paralympic Committee General Directorate for Youth and Sports Turkish Council of Fair Play Turkey Anti-Doping Agency Turkey Special Olympics Turkish Disabled Sports Foundation

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