Turkey men's national basketball team
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The Turkey men's national basketball team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Basketbol Takımı), recognized as Türkiye by FIBA, represents Turkey in international basketball. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the 12 Dev Adam, meaning 12 Giant Men. Turkey has competed at every major international basketball tournament. Their greatest achievements are winning two silver medals at the EuroBasket, one on home soil in 2001, and another in 2025. They have also won silver at the FIBA World Cup, as hosts in 2010. Turkey won two gold (1987, 2013), one silver (1971), and three bronze (1967, 1983, 2009) medals at the Mediterranean Games. They also won a gold medal at the 1981 Balkan Championship. Currently, Turkey stands 11th in the FIBA World Ranking.
Infobox
FIBA ranking
11 1 (2 December 2025)
Joined FIBA
1936
FIBA zone
FIBA Europe
National federation
TBF
Coach
Ergin Ataman
Nickname(s)
12 Dev Adam(12 Giant Men)
Appearances
26
Medals
Silver: (2001, 2025)
Tables
· Honours
FIBA World Cup
FIBA World Cup
Games
FIBA World Cup
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
EuroBasket
EuroBasket
Games
EuroBasket
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games
Games
Mediterranean Games
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
Total
Total
Games
Total
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
9
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| FIBA World Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EuroBasket | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mediterranean Games | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
· Competitive record › FIBA World Cup
Year
Year
World Cup
Year
World Cup
Position
World Cup
mw- Pld
World Cup
W
World Cup
L
Col 6
Pld
Qualification
W
Qualification
L
1950
1950
World Cup
1950
World Cup
Did not enter
World Cup
Did not enter
1954
1954
World Cup
1954
1959
1959
World Cup
1959
World Cup
Did not qualify
World Cup
EuroBasket servedas qualifiers
1963
1963
World Cup
1963
1967
1967
World Cup
1967
World Cup
Did not enter
World Cup
Did not enter
1970
1970
World Cup
1970
World Cup
Did not qualify
World Cup
EuroBasket servedas qualifiers
1974
1974
World Cup
1974
1978
1978
World Cup
1978
1982
1982
World Cup
1982
1986
1986
World Cup
1986
World Cup
6
World Cup
2
World Cup
4
1990
1990
World Cup
1990
World Cup
EuroBasket servedas qualifiers
1994
1994
World Cup
1994
1998
1998
World Cup
1998
2002
2002
World Cup
2002
World Cup
9th
World Cup
8
World Cup
4
World Cup
4
2006
2006
World Cup
2006
World Cup
6th
World Cup
9
World Cup
6
World Cup
3
Col 6
Wild card
2010
2010
World Cup
2010
World Cup
World Cup
9
World Cup
8
World Cup
1
Col 6
Qualified as host
2014
2014
World Cup
2014
World Cup
8th
World Cup
7
World Cup
4
World Cup
3
Col 6
Wild card
2019
2019
World Cup
2019
World Cup
22nd
World Cup
5
World Cup
2
World Cup
3
Col 6
12
Qualification
8
Qualification
4
2023
2023
World Cup
2023
World Cup
Did not qualify
World Cup
10
World Cup
4
World Cup
6
2027
2027
World Cup
2027
World Cup
To be determined
World Cup
To be determined
Total
Total
World Cup
Total
World Cup
5/19
World Cup
38
World Cup
24
World Cup
14
Col 6
28
Qualification
14
Qualification
14
| World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||
| Year | Position | mw- Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | ||
| 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||
| 1959 | Did not qualify | EuroBasket servedas qualifiers | |||||||
| 1963 | |||||||||
| 1967 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1970 | Did not qualify | EuroBasket servedas qualifiers | |||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 1990 | EuroBasket servedas qualifiers | ||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 9th | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2006 | 6th | 9 | 6 | 3 | Wild card | ||||
| 2010 | | 9 | 8 | 1 | Qualified as host | ||||
| 2014 | 8th | 7 | 4 | 3 | Wild card | ||||
| 2019 | 22nd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 5/19 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 14 | ||
· Competitive record › Olympic Games
Year
Year
Olympic Games
Year
Olympic Games
Position
Olympic Games
Pld
Olympic Games
W
Olympic Games
L
Col 6
Pld
Qualifying
W
Qualifying
L
1936
1936
Olympic Games
1936
Olympic Games
23rd
Olympic Games
2
Olympic Games
0
Olympic Games
2
1948
1948
Olympic Games
1948
Olympic Games
Did not enter
1952
1952
Olympic Games
1952
Olympic Games
21st
Olympic Games
2
Olympic Games
0
Olympic Games
2
1956
1956
Olympic Games
1956
Olympic Games
Did not qualify
1960
1960
Olympic Games
1960
Olympic Games
Did not enter
Olympic Games
Did not enter
1964
1964
Olympic Games
1964
1968
1968
Olympic Games
1968
1972
1972
Olympic Games
1972
Olympic Games
Did not qualify
Olympic Games
4
Olympic Games
2
Olympic Games
2
1976
1976
Olympic Games
1976
Olympic Games
Did not enter
Olympic Games
Did not enter
1980
1980
Olympic Games
1980
Olympic Games
Did not qualify
Olympic Games
4
Olympic Games
3
Olympic Games
1
1984
1984
Olympic Games
1984
Olympic Games
3
Olympic Games
1
Olympic Games
2
1988
1988
Olympic Games
1988
Olympic Games
4
Olympic Games
1
Olympic Games
3
1992
1992
Olympic Games
1992
Olympic Games
5
Olympic Games
3
Olympic Games
2
1996
1996
Olympic Games
1996
Olympic Games
Did not qualify
2000
2000
Olympic Games
2000
2004
2004
Olympic Games
2004
2008
2008
Olympic Games
2008
2012
2012
Olympic Games
2012
2016
2016
Olympic Games
2016
Olympic Games
3
Olympic Games
1
Olympic Games
2
2020
2020
Olympic Games
2020
Olympic Games
3
Olympic Games
2
Olympic Games
1
2024
2024
Olympic Games
2024
Olympic Games
5
Olympic Games
4
Olympic Games
1
2028
2028
Olympic Games
2028
Olympic Games
To be determined
Olympic Games
To be determined
Total
Total
Olympic Games
Total
Olympic Games
2/21
Olympic Games
4
Olympic Games
0
Olympic Games
4
Col 6
31
Qualifying
17
Qualifying
14
| Olympic Games | Qualifying | |||||||
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
| 1936 | 23rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1952 | 21st | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1964 | ||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||
| 1972 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1980 | Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1984 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1988 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1992 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 2/21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 14 | |
· Competitive record › EuroBasket
Year
Year
EuroBasket
Year
EuroBasket
Position
EuroBasket
Pld
EuroBasket
W
EuroBasket
L
Col 6
Pld
Qualification
W
Qualification
L
1935
1935
EuroBasket
1935
EuroBasket
No national representative
1937
1937
EuroBasket
1937
EuroBasket
Did not enter
1939
1939
EuroBasket
1939
1946
1946
EuroBasket
1946
1947
1947
EuroBasket
1947
1949
1949
EuroBasket
1949
EuroBasket
4th
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
3
1951
1951
EuroBasket
1951
EuroBasket
6th
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
3
1953
1953
EuroBasket
1953
EuroBasket
Did not enter
1955
1955
EuroBasket
1955
EuroBasket
11th
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
5
EuroBasket
4
1957
1957
EuroBasket
1957
EuroBasket
9th
EuroBasket
10
EuroBasket
8
EuroBasket
2
1959
1959
EuroBasket
1959
EuroBasket
12th
EuroBasket
7
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
4
1961
1961
EuroBasket
1961
EuroBasket
10th
EuroBasket
8
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
5
1963
1963
EuroBasket
1963
EuroBasket
15th
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
8
Col 6
Direct qualification
1965
1965
EuroBasket
1965
EuroBasket
Did not enter
EuroBasket
Did not enter
1967
1967
EuroBasket
1967
1969
1969
EuroBasket
1969
EuroBasket
Did not qualify
EuroBasket
4
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
2
1971
1971
EuroBasket
1971
EuroBasket
12th
EuroBasket
7
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
6
Col 6
4
Qualification
3
Qualification
1
1973
1973
EuroBasket
1973
EuroBasket
8th
EuroBasket
7
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
5
Col 6
10
Qualification
6
Qualification
4
1975
1975
EuroBasket
1975
EuroBasket
9th
EuroBasket
7
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
4
Col 6
Direct qualification
1977
1977
EuroBasket
1977
EuroBasket
Did not qualify
EuroBasket
5
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
4
1979
1979
EuroBasket
1979
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
3
1981
1981
EuroBasket
1981
EuroBasket
11th
EuroBasket
8
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
7
Col 6
8
Qualification
5
Qualification
3
1983
1983
EuroBasket
1983
EuroBasket
Did not qualify
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
4
EuroBasket
5
1985
1985
EuroBasket
1985
EuroBasket
5
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
3
1987
1987
EuroBasket
1987
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
7
1989
1989
EuroBasket
1989
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
2
1991
1991
EuroBasket
1991
EuroBasket
4
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
2
1993
1993
EuroBasket
1993
EuroBasket
11th
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
4
Col 6
12
Qualification
9
Qualification
3
1995
1995
EuroBasket
1995
EuroBasket
13th
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
5
Col 6
10
Qualification
4
Qualification
6
1997
1997
EuroBasket
1997
EuroBasket
8th
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
6
Col 6
10
Qualification
7
Qualification
3
1999
1999
EuroBasket
1999
EuroBasket
8th
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
4
EuroBasket
5
Col 6
10
Qualification
8
Qualification
2
2001
2001
EuroBasket
2001
EuroBasket
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
4
EuroBasket
2
Col 6
Qualified as host
2003
2003
EuroBasket
2003
EuroBasket
12th
EuroBasket
4
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
2
Col 6
10
Qualification
7
Qualification
3
2005
2005
EuroBasket
2005
EuroBasket
9th
EuroBasket
4
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
3
Col 6
6
Qualification
6
Qualification
0
2007
2007
EuroBasket
2007
EuroBasket
11th
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
5
Col 6
Direct qualification
2009
2009
EuroBasket
2009
EuroBasket
8th
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
5
EuroBasket
4
Col 6
6
Qualification
6
Qualification
0
2011
2011
EuroBasket
2011
EuroBasket
11th
EuroBasket
8
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
5
Col 6
Direct qualification
2013
2013
EuroBasket
2013
EuroBasket
17th
EuroBasket
5
EuroBasket
1
EuroBasket
4
Col 6
8
Qualification
5
Qualification
3
2015
2015
EuroBasket
2015
EuroBasket
14th
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
3
Col 6
Direct qualification
2017
2017
EuroBasket
2017
EuroBasket
14th
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
2
EuroBasket
4
Col 6
Qualified as co-host
2022
2022
EuroBasket
2022
EuroBasket
10th
EuroBasket
6
EuroBasket
3
EuroBasket
3
Col 6
6
Qualification
3
Qualification
3
2025
2025
EuroBasket
2025
EuroBasket
EuroBasket
9
EuroBasket
8
EuroBasket
1
Col 6
6
Qualification
3
Qualification
3
2029
2029
EuroBasket
2029
EuroBasket
To be determined
EuroBasket
To be determined
Total
Total
EuroBasket
Total
EuroBasket
26/41
EuroBasket
186
EuroBasket
79
EuroBasket
107
Col 6
154
Qualification
92
Qualification
62
| EuroBasket | Qualification | |||||||
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
| 1935 | No national representative | |||||||
| 1937 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1939 | ||||||||
| 1946 | ||||||||
| 1947 | ||||||||
| 1949 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | 6th | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 1953 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1955 | 11th | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | 9th | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 1959 | 12th | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1961 | 10th | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 1963 | 15th | 9 | 1 | 8 | Direct qualification | |||
| 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
| 1969 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1971 | 12th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1975 | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | Direct qualification | |||
| 1977 | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1979 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 1981 | 11th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 1985 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1987 | 9 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| 1989 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1991 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1993 | 11th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 13th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 8th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2001 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | Qualified as host | |||
| 2003 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 9th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 | Direct qualification | |||
| 2009 | 8th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 11th | 8 | 3 | 5 | Direct qualification | |||
| 2013 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 14th | 6 | 3 | 3 | Direct qualification | |||
| 2017 | 14th | 6 | 2 | 4 | Qualified as co-host | |||
| 2022 | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2025 | | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 26/41 | 186 | 79 | 107 | 154 | 92 | 62 | |
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