Full Support from TBF for Basketball in the TRNC

Tahir Topaloğlu, President of the Basketball Federation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), visited Hidayet Türkoğlu, President of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF), at the Istanbul Turkcell Basketball Development Center. Vice Presidents Miraç Çek and Ahmet Şahinsoy, Basketball Development Committee Member Deniz Atalar, League Director Halit Kıryağdı, Central Referee Board Chairman Hakan Sermaye and Education Board Chairman Dr. Osman Emiroğlu from the TBF management also attended the visit.

The meeting discussed projects that would contribute to the development of basketball in the TRNC, infrastructure structures, athlete development processes, modern facility construction and opportunities for institutional cooperation between the two federations. Türkoğlu congratulated the new management of the TRNC Basketball Federation on successfully completing its election process and taking office. He stated that the TBF could provide support through its knowledge base and technical staff in referee and coach training, development seminars, technical courses and education programs.

Türkoğlu said he viewed positively the intensification of cooperation in education. He emphasized that expert trainers and technical personnel within the TBF could contribute to educational activities to be carried out in the TRNC.

At the end of the visit, Tahir Topaloğlu presented Hidayet Türkoğlu with a TRNC national team jersey bearing his name. Türkoğlu in turn gave Topaloğlu the books "Açık Hava Sahalarından Yeni Nesil Salonlara" and "Türkiye'nin Basketbol Aşkı", along with a basketball decorated with an evil eye bead.

Topaloğlu said that the strong relations established with the TBF are of great importance for the future of basketball in the TRNC. He expressed that the steps to be taken in referee and coach training, infrastructure organization and technical development programs would make significant contributions to basketball in the TRNC. In his thank-you message, TBF President Hidayet Türkoğlu thanked TBF General Secretary Dr. Serhan Antalyalı and all officials of the Turkish Basketball Federation for their support.