🇹🇷 Türkiye Basketball: Qualification for the 2027 World Cup

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🇹🇷 Türkiye Basketball: Qualification for the 2027 World Cup

Türkiye secured qualification for the 2027 Basketball World Cup with a 110–73 away victory over Iceland on 31 August 2026.

The win took their qualifying record to eight victories without defeat and made them the first national team to earn a place through the qualifiers. The 2027 tournament will be Türkiye’s sixth World Cup appearance and their first since 2019.

The World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 27 August to 12 September 2027.

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Cedi Osman against Lithuania, 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA; photograph by Milad Payami.

🏆 How Türkiye qualified

Türkiye completed the first round with six wins from six games. They carried those results into the second round and added victories over Lithuania and Iceland.

Highlights of the qualifying campaign included:

OpponentResult, with Türkiye’s score first
Serbia away82–78
Serbia at home94–86
Lithuania — 28 August 202694–66
Iceland — 31 August 2026110–73

Group J comprises Türkiye, Serbia, Italy, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Iceland. The top three qualify for the World Cup; Türkiye secured their place before the end of the qualifying programme.

⭐ Players and leading contributions

Head coach Ergin Ataman has drawn on a group of players who contributed across the different qualifying windows.

  • Tarık Biberović: Particularly influential in both wins over Serbia, he led Türkiye in average points per game when qualification was secured.
  • Cedi Osman: Provided an important attacking contribution, leadership and experience in major games.
  • Kenan Sipahi: Among the leading contributors in playmaking and assists during the qualifiers.
  • Adem Bona: Made a strong impact through rebounding and shot-blocking.
  • Alperen Şengün: An important national-team player whose contributions are recorded in the qualifying statistics.

Squads are announced separately for each window, taking account of fitness and other commitments. Consult the official match squad when checking which players are available.

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Tarık Biberović during the qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina, 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA.

📅 Upcoming matches and milestones

DateMatch or milestone
26 November 2026Italy v Türkiye — away
29 November 2026Türkiye v Iceland — at home
22 February–2 March 2027Final qualifying window
27 August–12 September 2027World Cup finals in Qatar

Confirm individual fixtures and start times with FIBA or the Turkish Basketball Federation as each window approaches.

🔍 What to follow after qualification

With a World Cup place secured, the remaining qualifiers offer a chance to assess consistency, the distribution of roles and the team’s ability to maintain cohesion as squads change.

Defence, rebounding and control of turnovers are useful measures to follow, alongside the quality of the offence against stronger opposition.

An assessment of Türkiye’s prospects at the World Cup itself will depend on the draw, the final squad and preparations closer to the tournament.

🔗 Türkiye at FIBA: results, players and statistics
📋 European qualifying group standings

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