Turkish Karate Federation

Turkey Karate Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Karate Federasyonu, TKF) is the governing body for Karate in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country. Karate sport was governed in the 1970s under the Turkish Judo Federation. In 1980, the federation was renamed Judo and Karate. Finally, it became an independent organization in 1990. It is headquartered in Ankara.^[1] TKF is a member of the European Karate Federation (EKF).

The federation organizes the national Karate events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey.

International achievements

World Championships

Year	Host Country	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1990	Mexico	7	1	0	4	5
1992	Spain	5	1	2	1	3
1994	Malaysia	9	0	1	3	4
1996	South Africa	12	0	1	2	3
1998	Brazil	3	2	0	3	5
2000	Germany	6	1	0	1	2
2002	Spain	18	0	0	3	3
2004	Mexico	5	2	0	1	3
2006	Finland	7	1	0	0	1
2008	Japan	5	1	1	2	4
2010	Serbia	14	0	1	1	2
2012	France	4	1	2	3	6
2014	Germany	4	2	0	3	5
Total			12	8	27	47

European Games

Year	Host Country	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2015	Azerbaijan	2	3	2	4	9

European Championships

Year	Host Country	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1988	Italy	12	0	0	1	1
1989	Yugoslavia	10	0	1	0	1
1990	Austria	13	0	0	1	1
1991	Germany	5	1	1	1	3
1992	Netherlands	9	0	1	2	3
1993	Czech Republic	7	1	0	0	1
1994	England	5	1	1	0	2
1995	Finland	7	0	1	4	5
1996	France	9	0	1	4	5
1997	Spain	4	2	0	1	3
1998	Serbia	6	1	1	6	8
1999	Greece	4	2	2	4	8
2000	Turkey	4	2	3	4	9
2001	Bulgaria	4	1	2	2	5
2002	Estonia	4	1	1	0	2
2003	Germany	5	2	1	1	4
2004	Russia	4	2	2	2	6
2005	Spain	6	1	1	4	6
2006	Norway	4	2	3	0	5
2007	Slovakia	2	3	3	2	8
2008	Estonia	6	1	1	8	10
2009	Serbia	4	2	1	4	7
2010	Greece	5	1	2	2	5
2011	Switzerland	8	1	0	2	3
2012	Spain	3	3	2	4	9
2013	Hungary	1	4	2	3	9
2014	Finland	2	3	3	3	9
2015	Turkey	2	2	6	3	11
Total			39	42	68	149

Champion Karateka

Men

• Haldun Alagaş, World (1990, 1998), European (1991, 1997, 2000)
• Veysel Burgur, World (1992)
• Zeynel Çelik, World (2004), European (1999)
• Zeki Demir, European (2006)
• Enes Erkan, World (2012), European (2013)
• Yücel Gündoğdu, European (2007)
• Aykut Kaya, European (2013)
• Ömer Kemaloğlu, European (2008)
• Hakan Yağlı, European (1994, 1998)

Women

• Yıldız Aras, World (2000, 2006), European (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009)
• Hafsa Şeyda Burucu, European (2012, 2013)
• Gülderen Çelik, European (2003, 2007)
• Nurhan Fırat, European (1993, 1997)
• Serap Özçelik, European (2011, 2012)
• Tuba Yenen, European (2013)

International competitions in Turkey

• 2000 European Karate Championships - May 5–7, 2000 Istanbul
• Bosphorus Karate Tournament - April 11–13, 2008 Istanbul

References

External links

• Türkiye Karate Federasyonu official site (Turkish)
• Karate Records

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