Turkish Ice Skating Federation
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| Formation | 2006 |
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| Type | Sports association |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Membership | International Skating Union (ISU) |
President | Burhan Kurtuluş[1] |
| Website | www |
The Turkish Ice Skating Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Pateni Federasyonu, TBPF) is the main ice skating governing body overlooking speed skating, figure skating, ice dancing and synchronized skating in Turkey.
History
[edit]The Turkish Ice Skating Federation (TBPF) was founded in 2006. It is a member of the Turkish Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union (ISU). Currently, the federation's president is Burhan Kurtuluş.[1]
Curling in Turkey was initially governed by the TBPF until the establishment of the Turkish Curling Federation in 2015, which took up its full action the next year.[2]
Adult figure skating
[edit]After the international success of the then 32-year old figure skater Naz Arıcı (born 1982) in 2015,[3] adult figure skating branch was established by the Federation in 2016.[4]
Competitions
[edit]National level
[edit]The TBPF organizes tournaments, championships adn cups at national level for various age groups in figure skating, ice dancing, synchronized skating and speed skating.[5]
International competitions hosted by Turkey
[edit]- Bosphorus Cup (figure skating)
- Short-track speed skating at the 2011 Winter Universiade
- Figure skating at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
- Short-track speed skating at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter
- ISU Junior Grand Prix in Turkey
Ice rinks
[edit]The TBPF operates many ice rinks accros Turkey, which are also used for other ice sports.[6]
Notable sportspeople
[edit]Male
[edit]- Berk Akalın (born 1995), figure skater,
- Furkan Akar (born2002), Olympian short track speed skater,
- Engin Ali Artan (born 1992), figure skater,
- Ali Demirboğa (born 1990), figure skater,
- Başar Oktar (born 2002=, figure skater,
- Burak Demirboğa (born 1996), figure skater,
- İlhan Mansız (born 1975), footballer and pair skater,
- Alper Uçar (born 1985), Olympian figure skater,
Female
[edit]- Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian-Turkish Olympian figure skater,
- Birce Atabey (born 1993), figure skater,
- Naz Arıcı (born 1982), adult figure skater,
- Güzide Irmak Bayır (born 2002), figure skater,
- Buse Coskun (born 1989), figure skater,
- Katarina DelCamp (born 2004), American-Turkish figure skater,
- Çağla Demirsal (born 2995), figure skater,
- Tuğba Karademir (born 1985), Olympian figure skater,
- Sıla Saygı (born 1996), figure skater,
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Yönetim Kurulu" [Board of Directors] (in Turkish). Turkish Ice Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
tcftwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bronze Ladies I Free Skating Result". ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Kocabaş, Gonca (31 August 2023). "İkiz gibi büyüdüğü arkadaşı ölünce kararını verdi! 29 yaşında başladı, 5 kez şampiyon oldu". Mİlliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Sonuşlar Sayfası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Buz Pateni Federasyonu. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Tesislerimiz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
External links
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