Turkey men's national ice hockey team
 The crescent moon and a star as seen on the Turkish flag is the badge used on the players jerseys | |
| Association | Turkish Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Most games | Emrah Özmen (50) |
| Most points | Emrah Özmen (51) |
| IIHF code | TUR |
| IIHF ranking | 41 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 35 (2010) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 43 (first in 2003) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 Greece 15–3 Turkey  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 March 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
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Turkey 16–0 Greece (Cape Town, South Africa; 14 April 2011) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Spain 38–0 Turkey (Johannesburg, South Africa; 27 March 1992) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | 32nd (1992) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 18–58–2 | |
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The Turkish men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Turkey, and is controlled by the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
In 2014, the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation caused a scandal as a foreigner wearing Turkish national jersey played in a friendly international match. Denis Legersky from Slovakia, who plays since three and a half years in Turkey and is currently a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK, was registered in the match against Bosnian National Team as a coach–player. He, appeared in the jersey of Ogün Uzunali though not a Turkish citizen, and scored two goals in the match played in Sarajevo before 8,000 spectators that ended 7–2 for the Turkey national team. The officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports protested the incident.
World Championship record
| Year | Host City | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Johannesburg |  South Africa |
6th in Group C2 (32nd) |
| 1993 | Ankara |  Turkey |
3rd in Group C qualifying pool 4 (NR) |
| 1994 | Zagreb |  Croatia |
2nd in Group C2 qualifying pool 2 (NR) |
| 1996 | Metulla |  Israel |
2nd in Group D qualifying pool 2 (NR) |
| 1997 | Ankara | Turkey |
3rd in Group E (NR) |
| 1998 | Krugersdorp | South Africa |
7th in Group D (39th) |
| 1999 | Krugersdorp | South Africa |
7th in Group D (39th) |
| 2000 | Reykjavik |  Iceland |
9th in Group D (42nd) |
| 2002 | Cape Town | South Africa |
6th in Division II Group A (39th) |
| 2003 | Auckland |  New Zealand |
3rd in Division III (43rd) |
| 2004 | Reykjavík | Iceland |
2nd in Division III (42nd) |
| 2005 | Zagreb | Croatia |
6th in Division II Group A (40th) |
| 2006 | Reykjavík | Iceland |
2nd in Division III (42nd) |
| 2007 | Zagreb | Croatia |
6th in Division II Group A (39th) |
| 2008 | Luxembourg City |  Luxembourg |
4th in Division III (44th) |
| 2009 | Dunedin | New Zealand |
2nd in Division III (42nd) |
| 2010 | Naucalpan |  Mexico |
6th in Division II Group A (40th) |
| 2011 | Cape Town | South Africa |
3rd in Division III (43rd) |
| 2012 | Erzurum | Turkey |
1st in Division III (41st) |
| 2013 | Izmit | Turkey |
5th in Division II Group B (39th) |
| 2014 | Jaca |  Spain |
6th in Division II Group B (40th) |
| 2015 | İzmir | Turkey |
2nd in Division III (42nd) |
| Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation. | |||
Notable players
Cengiz Çıplak (25) is regarded as the most talented Turkish player. He was awarded the MVP crown as best forward in Division II Group A at the 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships although skating for the team that relegated. He received the same trophy at World Championship 2004. At the World Championship Division 3 in Iceland he was the tournament's top scorer. Çıplak learned his hockey in Edmonton and played in lower North American leagues. Within the 16 years of history of Turkish national ice hockey team, 25 goals in 18 games of Cengiz Çıplak makes him the highest goalscorer of all times. Also he holds the record for the highest scorer in one game which he scored five goals in the game between Luxembourg and Turkey.
All-time record against other nations
As of 11 April 2014
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece |
9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 36 |
| Template:Country data MON | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
 Luxembourg |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 39 |
 Ireland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
 Armenia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
 China |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
 North Korea |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
 Mexico |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
 Bulgaria |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 63 |
 New Zealand |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 52 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
 South Korea |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
 Estonia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
 Belgium |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
 Croatia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 74 |
 Iceland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
 Australia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 75 |
| Spain |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 79 |
 Israel |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 73 |
 South Africa |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 104 |
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