Turkish Karate Federation

Governing body for Karate in Turkey

Turkey Karate Federation

Abbreviation| TKF
Formation| 1981
Type| Sports federation
Headquarters| Ulus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates| 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E﻿ / ﻿39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E﻿ / 39.9419028; 32.8543333

President

| Aslan Abid Uğuz
Affiliations| World Karate Federation (WKF)
European Karate Federation (EKF)
Website| www.karate.gov.tr

Turkey Karate Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Karate Federasyonu, TKF) is the governing body for Karate in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country. Karate sport was governed in the 1970s under the Turkish Judo Federation. In 1980, the federation was renamed Judo and Karate. Finally, it became an independent organization in 1990. It is headquartered in Ankara.[1] TKF is a member of the European Karate Federation (EKF).

The federation organizes the national Karate events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey.

## International achievements[edit]

### Olympics[edit]

Year  | Host Country  | Rank  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total

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2020 |  Japan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4

### World Games[edit]

Year  | Host Country  | Rank  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total

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2005 |  Germany | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
2009 |  Chinese Taipei | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
2013 |  Colombia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
2017 |  Poland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2

### World Championships[edit]

Year  | Host Country  | Rank  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total

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1990 |  Mexico | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5
1992 |  Spain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3
1994 |  Malaysia | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4
1996 |  South Africa | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
1998 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5
2000 |  Germany | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
2002 |  Spain | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3
2004 |  Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
2006 |  Finland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
2008 |  Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
2010 |  Serbia | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
2012 |  France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6
2014 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5
2016 |  Austria | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
2018 |  Spain | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6
2021 |  United Arab Emirates | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
Total | 12 | 10 | 34 | 56

### European Games[edit]

Year  | Host Country  | Rank  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total

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2015 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9
2019 |  Belarus | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6

### European Championships[edit]

Year  | Host Country  | Rank  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total

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1988 |  Italy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
1989 |  Yugoslavia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
1990 |  Austria | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
1991 |  Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
1992 |  Netherlands | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
1993 |  Czech Republic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
1994 |  England | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
1995 |  Finland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5
1996 |  France | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5
1997 |  Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
1998 |  Serbia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8
1999 |  Greece | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
2000 |  Turkey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9
2001 |  Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5
2002 |  Estonia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
2003 |  Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4
2004 |  Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6
2005 |  Spain | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6
2006 |  Norway | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5
2007 |  Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8
2008 |  Estonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10
2009 |  Serbia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7
2010 |  Greece | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5
2011 |  Switzerland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
2012 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9
2013 |  Hungary | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9
2014 |  Finland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9
2015 |  Turkey | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11
2016 |  France | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12
2017 |  Turkey | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14
2018 |  Serbia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10
2019 |  Spain | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11
2021 |  Croatia | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9
2022 |  Turkey | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9
Total | 63 | 59 | 92 | 214

## Champion Karateka[edit]

Men

* Haldun Alagaş, World (1990, 1998), European (1991, 1997, 2000)
* Veysel Burgur, World (1992)
* Zeynel Çelik, World (2004), European (1999)
* Zeki Demir, European (2006)
* Enes Erkan, World (2012, 2014), European (2013, 2014), European Games (2015)
* Yücel Gündoğdu, European (2007)
* Aykut Kaya, European (2013)
* Ömer Kemaloğlu, European (2008)
* Hakan Yağlı, European (1994, 1998)
* Uğur Aktaş, European (2016, 2017,2018, 2019, 2021)
* Ali Sofuoğlu, European (2021, 2022)
* Eray Şamdan, European (2021, 2022)
* Burak Uygur, European (2017, 2018, 2022), European Games (2015)
* Erman Eltemur, European (2022)

Women

* Yıldız Aras, World (2000, 2006), European (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009)
* Hafsa Şeyda Burucu, European (2012, 2013)
* Gülderen Çelik, European (2003, 2007)
* Nurhan Fırat, European (1993, 1997)
* Serap Özçelik,World (2014), European (2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022)
* Tuba Yakan, European (2013, 2017)
* Merve Çoban, European (2019)
* Meltem Hocaoğlu, European (2021)
* Eda Eltemur, European (2022)

## International competitions in Turkey[edit]

* 2000 European Karate Championships \- May 5–7, 2000 Istanbul
* Bosphorus Karate Tournament \- April 11–13, 2008 Istanbul
* 2015 European Karate Championships \- March 19–22, 2015 Istanbul
* 2017 European Karate Championships \- May 4–7, 2017 İzmit
* 2022 European Karate Championships \- May 25–29, 2022 Gaziantep

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Karate" (in Turkish). Spor AŞ. Retrieved 2012-11-26.

## External links[edit]

* Türkiye Karate Federasyonu official site (Turkish)
* Karate Records

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Sports governing bodies in Turkey (TUR)

Summer
Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Syncro
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo-Kurash
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Rugby union
* Sailing
* Shooting and Hunting
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Water polo
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter
Olympic Sports|

* Bobsleigh-Luge
* Curling
* Ice hockey
* Ice skating
* Skiing

Other Sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Baseball-Softball-American Football-Rugby
* Bocce-Bowling-Dart
* Bodybuilding, Fitness and Armwrestling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Cue sports
* Dancesport
* Folk dances
* Karate
* Kick Boxing
* Korfball
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering
* Muay Thai
* Orienteering
* Rugby league
* Scouting and Guiding
* Traditional sport branches
* Underwater sports
* University sports
* Wushu

Paralympics
and
Disabled Sports|

* Blind sport
* Deaf sport
* Disabled sports
* Sport for Athletes with Intellectual Disability

* Turkish National Olympic Committee
* Turkish National Paralympic Committee
* General Directorate for Youth and Sports
* Turkish Council of Fair Play
* Turkey Anti-Doping Agency
* Turkey Special Olympics
* Turkish Disabled Sports Foundation

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National members of the World Karate Federation

Countries, teams, association and federation actively joining WKF World Championships.

| Europe (EKF) |

* ALB
* AND
* ARM
* AUT
* AZE
* BEL
* BGR
* BIH
* BLR
* CHE
* CYP
* CZE
* DEU
* DNK
* England
* ESP
* EST
* FIN
* FRA
* GBR
* GEO
* GRE
* HRV
* HUN
* IRL
* ISL
* ISR
* ITA
* KOS
* LIE
* LTU
* LUX
* LVA
* MCO
* MDA
* MKD
* MLT
* MNE
* Northern Ireland
* NLD
* NOR
* POL
* PRT
* ROU
* RUS
* Scotland
* SMR
* SRB
* SVK
* SVN
* SWE
* TUR
* UKR
* Wales

Asian (AKF)|

| South-East|

* BRU
* CAM
* INA
* LAO
* MAS
* MYA
* PHI
* SIN
* THA
* TLS
* VIE

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West|

* BRH
* IRI
* IRQ
* JOR
* KUW
* LIB
* OMA
* PLE
* QAT
* KSA
* SYR
* UAE
* YEM

East|

* CHN
* PRK
* KOR
* JPN
* TPE
* HKG
* MAC
* MGL

Central|

* KAZ
* KGZ
* TJK
* TKM
* UZB

South|

* AFG
* BAN
* BHU
* IND
* MDV
* NEP
* PAK
* SRI

African (UFAK)|

50 Affiliated countries

Pan America (PKF)|

* ANT
* ARG
* ARU
* BAH
* BAR
* BIZ
* BER
* BOL
* BRA
* CAN
* CAY
* CHI
* COL
* CRC
* CUB
* DOM
* ECU
* ESA
* VEN
* GRN
* GUA
* GUY
* HAI
* HON
* MEX
* CUR
* NCA
* PAN
* PAR
* PER
* PUR
* LCA
* VIN
* SUR
* TRI
* USA
* URU

Oceania (OKF)|

* AUS
* FIJ
* GUA
* NZL
* New Caledonia
* PNG
* Tahiti
* VAN
* SOL
* Wallis et Futuna

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