Turkey men's national basketball team
The Turkey men's national basketball team represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the 12 Dev Adam, meaning 12 Giant Men.
Turkey against Greece in 1936.
Turkey national basketball team squad in 1946.
Turkey hosted the 2010 FIBA World Cup and won the silver medal, falling to the United States in the final.
Mehmet Okur became the first Turkish player to win an NBA championship.
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
Lithuania celebrating winning the EuroBasket 1937