Turkish Wushu Federation

Turkish Wushu Federation
Abbreviation	TWF
Formation	2006
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	Ebubekir Hocaoğlu
Affiliations	European Wushu Federation
Website	http://www.twf.gov.tr/

Turkish Wushu Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Wushu Federasyonu, TWF) is the governing body for wushu in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.

History

TWF has been established in 2006. First president of the TWF is Ebubekir Hocaoğlu. TWF is a member of the European Wushu Federation.

The federation organizes the national wushu events, and European and World championships hosted in Turkey.

International organizations in Turkey

13th European Championships, March 6-13, 2010, Antalya
1st Mediterranean Championships, November 3-8, 2010, Antalya
2011 World Championships, Izmir

External links

Türkiye Wushu Federasyonu official site (Turkish)

Sports governing bodies in Turkey (TUR)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Syncro Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo-Kurash Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting and Hunting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

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

Other Sports	Air sports Automobile sports Baseball-Softball-American Football-Rugby Bocce-Bowling-Dart Bodybuilding and Arm Wrestling Bridge Chess Cue sports 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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