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| IWBF zone | IWBF Europe | ||
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| National federation | Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) | ||
| Coach |  Tacettin Çıpa | ||
| Nickname(s) | 12 Cesur Yürek (12 Brave Hearts) | ||
| Paralympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals |  2014 | ||
| European Championships | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |  2017  2015 2013 2009 | ||
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The Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for men. The team is nicknamed『12 Cesur Yürek』(literally "12 Brave Hearts").
The national team won a bronze medal (2014) at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and became three times runner-up (2009, 2013, 2015) and once champion (2017) at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
Team roster at the Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics:[1][2][3]
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| Head coach | Tacettin Çıpa
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| Assistant coach | Ahmet Akın
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| Assistant coach | Ali Arda Öztürk
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| # | Name | Date of birth and age | Class. | Pos. | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaan Kemal Şafak | (1993-05-01) May 1, 1993 (age 31) | 4.0 | PG | TSK Karagücü SK |
| 3 | Kaan Dalay | (1981-07-26) July 26, 1981 (age 42) | 2.0 | SG | Beşiktaş JK |
| 5 | Özgür Gürbulak (C) | (1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 (age 43) | 4.0 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 7 | Uğur Toprak | (1992-07-19) July 19, 1992 (age 31) | 3.0 | SG | Balıkesir BBSK |
| 9 | Deniz Acar | (1976-01-09) January 9, 1976 (age 48) | 2.5 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 10 | Cem Gezinci | (1985-09-01) September 1, 1985 (age 38) | 4.5 | F | Beşiktaş JK |
| 11 | Fikri Gündoğdu | (1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 (age 39) | 1.0 | SG | Galatasaray SK |
| 13 | Yasin Cırgaoğlu | (1985-07-27) July 27, 1985 (age 38) | PF | Beşiktaş JK | |
| 15 | Selim Sayak | (1983-01-26) January 26, 1983 (age 41) | SG | Kardemir Karabükspor | |
| 35 | Ferit Gümüş | (1981-01-01) January 1, 1981 (age 43) | 3.0 | SG | Beşiktaş JK |
| 77 | İsmail Ar | (1985-10-28) October 28, 1985 (age 38) | 1.5 | F | Galatasaray SK |
| 99 | İbrahim Yavuz | (1986-10-14) October 14, 1986 (age 37) | 4.0 | SG | KKTCell SK |
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
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4 | 4 |
 2011[4] |
5th | 6 | 2 |
 2013 |
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7 | 1 |
 2015 |
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7 | 1 |
 2017 |
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8 | 0 |
 2019 |
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6 | 2 |
| 2021 |
12th | ||
| Total | 6/24 | 38 | 10 |
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
8th | 2 | 6 |
 2014 |
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5 | 4 |
| 2018 |
8th | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 3/13 | 9 | 15 |
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
7th | 4 | 4 |
 2016 |
4th | 5 | 3 |
 2020 |
6th | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 3/14 | 12 | 11 |
Tacettin Çıpa.[5]This is the roster for the 2017 IWBF Men's U22 Wheelchair Basketball European Championship:[6]
Head Coach: Mahmut Kemal Okur
Assistant Coach: Caner Cesur
Physiotherapist: Ali Imran Yalçın
Mechanic: Haluk Taşınçay
Companion: Gülcan Girgin
| # | Name | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gürkan Taş | 2.0 |
| 5 | Halil İbrahim Bağlı | 3.5 |
| 6 | Mücahit Günaydın | 4.0 |
| 7 | Ahmet Efetürk | 4.0 |
| 8 | Burak Şrn | 1.5 |
| 9 | Dilara Barın Girgin | 1.0 |
| 10 | Enes Bulut | 4.0 |
| 11 | Volkan Gülem | 2.0 |
| 12 | Ali Kabakülekler | 1.0 |
| 13 | Mevlüt Erdenci | 4.0 |
| 14 | Ebu Bekir Kabakülekler | 1.0 |
| 15 | Ahmet Umut Can Dolaşan | 3.5 |
| Year | Position | W | L |
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 1997 |
Did not participate | ||
| 2001
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| 2005 |
10th | ||
 2009 |
5th | ||
| 2013[8] |
7th | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 |
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