Hedo Türkoğlu

Turkey's basketball and volleyball leagues will not return to action this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"We are ending all our leagues," Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) President Hidayet Türkoğlu told reporters after a 90-minute board meeting on May 11.

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) have joined forces to raise public awareness and change the behavioural patterns of individuals to tackle the goals for sustainable development, especially climate action.

Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) chief and former NBA player Hidayet Türkoğlu has rebuked New York Knicks center Enes Kanter's remarks on Turkey as a "smear campaign."

Hidayet Türkoğlu, a former NBA player and a current advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been elected as the new president of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF).

The sole candidate Türkoğlu received all of the 113 valid votes cast at the regular convention held in Ankara on Oct. 26.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an appointed March 15 Hidayet Türko?lu, a former basketball star, as one of his senior advisers, a presidential office source has said.

Türko?lu, the first Turkish-born player to play in the NBA, has been recruited to give advice on sports.

Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) President Harun Erdenay announced the appointment of national star Hidayet Türko?lu as the TBF's new CEO at a press conference in Istanbul on Nov. 16.