Turkish Ice Skating Federation
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| Formation | 2006 |
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| Type | Sports association |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Members | International Skating Union (ISU) |
President | Burhan Kurtuluş[1] |
| Website | www |
The Turkish Ice Skating Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Pateni Federasyonu, TBPF) is the main ice skating governing body overlooking speed skating, figure skating, ice dancing and synchronized skating in Turkey.
The Turkish Ice Skating Federation (TBPF) was founded in 2006. It is a member of the Turkish Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union (ISU). Currently, the federation's president is Burhan Kurtuluş.[1]
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.[2]
Adult figure skating
After the international success of the then 32-year old figure skater Naz Arıcı (born 1982) in 2015,[3] adult figure skating branch was established by the Federation in 2016.[4]
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.[5]
