Turkish national badminton team
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| Sport | Badminton |
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| Association | Turkish Badminton Federation |
| Location | Turkey |
| Confederation | Badminton Europe |
| World rank | 29 (points balanced with Brazil) |
The Turkish national badminton team (Turkish: Türkiye milli badminton takımı) represents Turkey in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Turkish Badminton Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu), the national organization for badminton in Turkey. The Turkish national team have never competed in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.
Turkey have competed multiple times at the Sudirman Cup. The Turkish women's team had entered three consecutive quarterfinals at the European Women's Team Badminton Championships from 2016 to 2020.
In individual events, Turkey has won three bronze medals at the European Badminton Championships, most of them won by Neslihan Yiğit and Özge Bayrak. Neslihan and Özge also won Turkey's first badminton medal in the European Games.
Participation in BWF competitions
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Participation in European Team Badminton Championships
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Participation in Islamic Solidarity Games
The Turkish badminton team participated in the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia where badminton was first introduced into the games. Türkiye were semifinalists in both men's and women's team. Neslihan Yiğit won the gold medal in women's singles.
As of 2013
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |
List of medalists
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| Medal | Name | Games | Event |
 Gold |
Neslihan Yiğit | 2013 Palembang |
Women's singles |
 Silver
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Emre Aslan Hüseyin Oruç |
2013 Palembang
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Men's doubles |
 Bronze
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Emre Vural | 2013 Palembang
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Men's singles |
| Bronze
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Emre Lale Emre Vural |
2013 Palembang
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Men's doubles |
| Bronze
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Ramazan Öztürk Neslihan Kılıç |
2013 Palembang
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Mixed doubles |
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| Medal | Name | Games | Event |
| Bronze |
2013 Palembang |
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| Bronze |
2013 Palembang |
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Participation in European Junior Team Badminton Championships
| Year | Result |
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 2007 |
14th place |
 2009 |
Group stage |
 2011 |
Quarter-finalist |
| 2013 |
Quarter-finalist |
 2015 |
Quarter-finalist |
 2017 |
Group stage |
 2018 |
Group stage |
 2022 |
Group stage |
Current squad
The following players were selected to represent Türkiye at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[2]
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References
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "European Men's Team Badminton Championships 2020 - Team: [TUR] TURKEY - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
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