Governing Olympic body of the Republic of Turkey
Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC; Turkish: Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi, TMOK) is the governing Olympic body of Turkey. It is based in Istanbul.
History
As one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, TNOC was founded in the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1908 with the name Ottoman National Olympic Society (Turkish: Osmanlı Milli Olimpiyat Cemiyeti) and recognised by the IOC in 1911.
Presidents
Ottoman National Olympic Society
Turkish National Olympic Committee
Secretaries general
Ottoman National Olympic Society
Turkish National Olympic Committee
Executive committee
The committee of the TNOC is represented by:[1]
- President: Uğur Erdener
- Vice President: Türker Arslan, Hasan Arat, Nihat Usta
- Secretary General: Neşe Gündoğan
- Treasurer: Abdullah Özkan Mutlugil
- Members: Sezai Bağbaşı, Mustafa Keten, Seyit Bilal Porsun, Abdullah Topaloğlu, Turgay Demirel, Sema Kasapoğlu, Perviz Aran, Elif Özdemir, Ayda Uluç, Kazım Âli Kiremitçioğlu
- President of The Supreme Advisory and Disciplinary Committee: Şefik Sivrikaya
Member federations
The Turkish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 33 Olympic Summer and 5 Winter Sport Federations in Turkey.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Executive Board
- ^ National Sports Federations
External links
- Official website
- Mustafa Koç Sports Award Judged and endorsed by the Turkish Olympic Committee, honouring the late businessman Mustafa Vehbi Koç.
