ELITE-TR BACKGAMMON CLUB
(ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

CLUB HISTORY
“Elite-TR Backgammon Club“ was established in 2012, by a small group of players who have been participating in WBF-Turkey branded events by Arda Findikoglu since 2000, with an aim of forming an official association of backgammon lovers in Turkiye. Today, the club has branches in 8 different cities of the country, with 93 active members who are the leading names of WBF related Turkish BG community of approximately 3500 supporters.

EVENTS
“Elite-TR Backgammon Club“ is the host of annual „Turkish Backgammon Tour“, made of seperate events in different cities throughout the year, at the same time „National Backgammon League“ which is being played in all branches simultenously with bi-monthly seasons. At the end of each year, top ranked players of these events are gathered for the Grand Finals and the winner is crowned as the annual champion of Turkiye.
The club organizes „International Istanbul Open“ since the year 2010. The club cooperates with world organizations outside of Turkiye as well, contributing on organization & direction basis in some of them, as well as sending players.

ACHIEVEMENTS
In passing years, “Elite-TR Backgammon Club“ members have won countless individual titles, both local and international scale. Representing Turkish national flag in „WBGF World National Teams Championship“ every year, “Elite-TR Backgammon Club“ was able to reach 4th place in a field of 19 national teams in 2021 which can be taken as the biggest success of the club on a team basis.

ELITE-TR BACKGAMMON CLUB ACTIVE MEMBERS BY AUGUST 2022

  1. ABDULLAH SORGÜVEN – VicePresident
  2. ADNAN ÖZBEN
  3. ADNAN TURAN
  4. AHMET AYAN
  5. AHMET DENİZ –
  6. ALİ İHSAN ULUGERGERLİ
  7. ALİ ÖZEK ALAKOÇ
  8. ALİ RIZA KABALAK
  9. ARDA FINDIKOĞLU – President
  10. AYDIN USLU
  11. AYHAN OKÇULAR
  12. BABÜR EREN
  13. BAŞARI ÖZERSİNCİ
  14. BERKAN KALENDER
  15. BURHAN CUMHUR BEKTÜRE – Executive Board Member
  16. CEM ÖZBEY
  17. CEMALETTİN KARAKÜTÜK
  18. DERYA AKBIYIK
  19. ECE TAMER
  20. EMİN TEYHAN ŞENDİL
  21. EMRULLAH COŞAR
  22. ERCAN ADEM KANDEMİR
  23. ERHAN ÖZTEKİN
  24. FATİH SEVEN
  25. FATİH SİMER
  26. FETHİ BATUHAN ERGÜNEŞ
  27. FUAT GÜMÜŞLÜOL
  28. GEORGE RUSSEL SIMPSON
  29. GÖKHAN KAZANDAĞ
  30. GÜLDEREN DİKYOL GÜCAVLI
  31. GÜRAL BULUT
  32. GÜVEN OK
  33. H. TUNÇ SÖKMENER
  34. HAKAN AKSU
  35. HALUK EKREM ÖZALP
  36. HAMZA GÜVEN – Honorary Member (1964-2019)
  37. HASRET BEKAR
  38. HİKMET TUNÇ
  39. HÜSEYİN ÇETİNTAŞ
  40. HÜSEYİN VARIŞLI
  41. İSMAİL BİLGİLİ
  42. İSMAİL SABRİ BÜYÜKSOY
  43. KAĞAN COŞKUN
  44. KAMİL ZAFER AKBIYIK
  45. KEMAL AKSU
  46. KEMAL OKAL
  47. KUDRET USTAOĞLU
  48. KÜRŞAD SOLAK – Honorary Member (1951-2021)
  49. MAHİR KASUTO – Executive Board Member
  50. MEHMET AKIN
  51. MEHMET ALİ AKPOLAT
  52. MEHMET ÇAM
  53. MEHMET EMİŞTEKİN
  54. MEHMET GÖKALP ÖZKÖK
  55. MEHMET GÖKHAN GÜCAVLI
  56. MUAMMER SARAÇOĞLU
  57. MURAT ELVER
  58. MUSTAFA AYDIN
  59. MUSTAFA DİKGÖZ
  60. MUSTAFA ŞEN
  61. NAZAN KARACA
  62. NEJAT BARBAROS ERİM – Executive Board Member
  63. NESRİN BECERİCİ
  64. OĞUZ USER
  65. OKTAY BAYRAMİN
  66. OSMAN ERKOL
  67. OSMAN SİNAN SÜTÇÜOĞLU
  68. ÖMER AYKUT SORGÜVEN
  69. ÖMER MERT GÜLAÇTI
  70. ÖZKAN ERBELGİN
  71. RECEP KÜRŞAT PALAMUTOĞLU
  72. SEDA HAYRİYE KOÇ
  73. SELÇUK AZERİ
  74. SERDAR ESAT ÖNAL
  75. SERKAN KOÇ
  76. SUAT KARADAĞ
  77. SÜREYYA BORA YURDUN
  78. ŞAKİR KEMİK
  79. ŞÜKRÜ AYHAN SERİN
  80. TALET BAĞIBALA
  81. TELAT GÜL ŞENDİL
  82. TEVFİK MUTLU ULAŞ
  83. TOLGA YUSUF ÖZKALE
  84. UĞUR DURU
  85. ULRICH TAMM
  86. UMUT ARAS
  87. ÜMİT BATA
  88. ÜMİT CEMALİ BANDEOĞLU
  89. YALÇIN ŞİMŞEK
  90. YASİN ÖZERGİL
  91. YAŞAR ÖZDEMİR
  92. ZAFER ÖNDER
  93. ZEHRA AYDIN