Turkish Ice Skating Federation
The Turkish Ice Skating Federation is the main ice skating governing body overlooking speed skating, figure skating, ice dancing and synchronized skating in Turkey.
History
The Turkish Ice Skating Federation was founded in 2006. It is a member of the Turkish Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union. Currently, the federation's president is Burhan Kurtuluş.Curling in Turkey was initially governed by the TBPF until the establishment of the Turkish Curling Federation in 2015, which took up its full action the next year.
Adult figure skating
After the international success of the then 32-year old figure skater Naz Arıcı in 2015, adult figure skating branch was established by the Federation in 2016.Competitions
National level
The TBPF organizes tournaments, championships and cups at national level for various age groups in figure skating, ice dancing, synchronized skating and speed skating.International competitions hosted by Turkey
- Bosphorus Cup (figure skating)
- Short-track speed skating at the 2011 Winter Universiade
- Figure skating at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
- Short-track speed skating at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter
- ISU Junior Grand Prix in Turkey
Ice rinks
The TBPF operates many ice rinks across Turkey, which are also used for other ice sports.Notable sportspeople
Male
- Berk Akalın, figure skater,
- Furkan Akar, Olympian short track speed skater,
- Engin Ali Artan, figure skater,
- Ali Demirboğa, figure skater,
- Başar Oktar, figure skater,
- Burak Demirboğa, figure skater,
- İlhan Mansız, footballer and pair skater,
- Alper Uçar, Olympian figure skater,
Female
- Alisa Agafonova, Ukrainian-Turkish Olympian figure skater,
- Birce Atabey, figure skater,
- Naz Arıcı, adult figure skater,
- Güzide Irmak Bayır, figure skater,
- Buse Coskun, figure skater,
- Katarina DelCamp, American-Turkish figure skater,
- Çağla Demirsal, figure skater,
- Tuğba Karademir, Olympian figure skater,
- Sıla Saygı, figure skater,