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Turkey
AssociationTürkiye Badminton Federasyonu (TBF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentMurat Özmekik
BWF ranking
Current ranking54 Increase 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking18 (2 January 2019)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2013)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances9 (first in 2004)
Best resultSemi-finals (2026)
Helvetia Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2001)
Best resultGroup stage (2001)

The Turkey 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 Turkey national team have never competed in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.

Turkey have competed multiple times at the Sudirman Cup. The Turkey 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.

Competitive record

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European Team Championships

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Helvetia Cup

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Year Round Pos
1962
to
1999 		Did not enter
2001 Group stage 18th
2003 Did not enter
2005
2007

Islamic Solidarity Games

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Balkan Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1992 Third place 3rd
1993 Third place 3rd
1995 Third place 3rd
1997 Third place 3rd
1998 Fifth place 5th
1999 Fourth place 4th
2000 Third place 3rd
2001 Third place 3rd
2002 Third place 3rd
2003 Third place 3rd
2004 Third place 3rd
2005 Group stage 5th
2006 Runners-up 2nd
2007 Runners-up 2nd
2008 Third place 3rd
2009 Runners-up 2nd
2010 Runners-up 2nd
2011 Runners-up 2nd
2012 Champions 1st
2013 Runners-up 2nd
2014 Runners-up 2nd
2016 Did not enter
2018 Runners-up 2nd

Mediterranean Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2019 Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006 Group stage 16th
2007 Group stage 15th
2008 Group stage 19th
2009 Did not enter
2010 Group stage 17th
2011 Group stage 12th
2012 Group stage 23rd
2013 Group stage 20th
2014 Did not enter
2015 Group stage 21st
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
2019
2020 Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Withdrew
2023 Did not enter
2024 Group stage 14th
2025 Group stage 11th of 36

European Junior Team Championships

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See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1975 Did not enter
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997 Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 Group stage 14th
2009 Group stage 15th
2011 Quarter-finals 6th
2013 Quarter-finals 5th
2015 Quarter-finals 6th
2017 Group stage 10th
2018 Quarter-finals 5th
2020 Did not enter
2022 Group stage 13th
2024 Quarter-finals 5/8

Finlandia Cup

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1984 Did not enter
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996 Group stage 15th
1998 Group stage 23rd
2000 Group stage 19th
2002 Group stage 18th
2004 Group stage 6th
2006 Third place 3rd

Balkan Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1992 Third place 3rd
1993 Third place 3rd
1994 Third place 3rd
1995 Third place 3rd
1996 Runners-up 2nd
1997 Third place 3rd
1998 Third place 3rd
1999 Fourth place 4th
2000 Third place 3rd
2001 Did not enter
2002
2004 Runners-up 2nd
2005 Runners-up 2nd
2006 Champions 1st
2007 Runners-up 2nd
2008 Champions 1st
2010 Champions 1st
2011 Runners-up 2nd
2012 Runners-up 2nd
2013 Runners-up 2nd
2015 Champions 1st
2016 Champions 1st
2017 Champions 1st
2019 Champions 1st

Mediterranean Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2015 Champions 1st
2017 Champions 1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

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Men's team

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As of 11 February 2026
Name DoB/Age World rank Ref.
MS MD XD
Buğra Aktaş (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 19) - 195 244 [1]
Arda Doğaç Atan (2007-08-29) 29 August 2007 (age 18) 980 1199 - [2]
Taha Emirhan Budak (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 22) - 450 525 [3]
Gökay Göl (2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 (age 18) - 536 676 [4]
Emre Lale (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 32) 416 180 180 [5]
Abdulsamet Özdemir (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 23) - 386 1242 [6]
Nurullah Saraç (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 23) 423 1079 - [7]
Mert Seven (2008-02-08) 8 February 2008 (age 18) - 471 468 [8]
Emre Sönmez (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 26) - 194 65 [9]
Veysel Taşdemir (2007-02-19) 19 February 2007 (age 19) 656 - - [10]
Mehmet Can Töremiş (2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 18) - 841 1197 [11]
Yusuf Yaşar (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 26) 745 - - [12]

Women's team

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As of 11 February 2026
Name DoB/Age World rank Ref.
WS WD XD
Neslihan Arın (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 32) 35 - - [13]
Özge Bayrak (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 34) 87 - - [14]
Yasemen Bektaş (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 22) - 130 71 [15]
Ravza Bodur (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 19) 311 - - [16]
Nisa Nur Çimen (2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 18) - 532 676 [17]
Elifnur Demir (2008-07-24) 24 July 2008 (age 17) 469 398 - [18]
Bengisu Erçetin (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 25) - 37 - [19]
Zehra Erdem (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 24) 263 - 841 [20]
Nazlıcan İnci (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 26) 37 - - [21]
Aleyna Korkut (2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 18) 485 - - [22]
İkra Elif Özyiğit (2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 19) - 413 1272 [23]
Sinem Yıldız (2006-04-03) 3 April 2006 (age 20) - 130 244 [24]

Previous squads

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European Team Championships

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References

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  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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