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
- ABDULLAH SORGÜVEN – VicePresident
- ADNAN ÖZBEN
- ADNAN TURAN
- AHMET AYAN
- AHMET DENİZ –
- ALİ İHSAN ULUGERGERLİ
- ALİ ÖZEK ALAKOÇ
- ALİ RIZA KABALAK
- ARDA FINDIKOĞLU – President
- AYDIN USLU
- AYHAN OKÇULAR
- BABÜR EREN
- BAŞARI ÖZERSİNCİ
- BERKAN KALENDER
- BURHAN CUMHUR BEKTÜRE – Executive Board Member
- CEM ÖZBEY
- CEMALETTİN KARAKÜTÜK
- DERYA AKBIYIK
- ECE TAMER
- EMİN TEYHAN ŞENDİL
- EMRULLAH COŞAR
- ERCAN ADEM KANDEMİR
- ERHAN ÖZTEKİN
- FATİH SEVEN
- FATİH SİMER
- FETHİ BATUHAN ERGÜNEŞ
- FUAT GÜMÜŞLÜOL
- GEORGE RUSSEL SIMPSON
- GÖKHAN KAZANDAĞ
- GÜLDEREN DİKYOL GÜCAVLI
- GÜRAL BULUT
- GÜVEN OK
- H. TUNÇ SÖKMENER
- HAKAN AKSU
- HALUK EKREM ÖZALP
- HAMZA GÜVEN – Honorary Member (1964-2019)
- HASRET BEKAR
- HİKMET TUNÇ
- HÜSEYİN ÇETİNTAŞ
- HÜSEYİN VARIŞLI
- İSMAİL BİLGİLİ
- İSMAİL SABRİ BÜYÜKSOY
- KAĞAN COŞKUN
- KAMİL ZAFER AKBIYIK
- KEMAL AKSU
- KEMAL OKAL
- KUDRET USTAOĞLU
- KÜRŞAD SOLAK – Honorary Member (1951-2021)
- MAHİR KASUTO – Executive Board Member
- MEHMET AKIN
- MEHMET ALİ AKPOLAT
- MEHMET ÇAM
- MEHMET EMİŞTEKİN
- MEHMET GÖKALP ÖZKÖK
- MEHMET GÖKHAN GÜCAVLI
- MUAMMER SARAÇOĞLU
- MURAT ELVER
- MUSTAFA AYDIN
- MUSTAFA DİKGÖZ
- MUSTAFA ŞEN
- NAZAN KARACA
- NEJAT BARBAROS ERİM – Executive Board Member
- NESRİN BECERİCİ
- OĞUZ USER
- OKTAY BAYRAMİN
- OSMAN ERKOL
- OSMAN SİNAN SÜTÇÜOĞLU
- ÖMER AYKUT SORGÜVEN
- ÖMER MERT GÜLAÇTI
- ÖZKAN ERBELGİN
- RECEP KÜRŞAT PALAMUTOĞLU
- SEDA HAYRİYE KOÇ
- SELÇUK AZERİ
- SERDAR ESAT ÖNAL
- SERKAN KOÇ
- SUAT KARADAĞ
- SÜREYYA BORA YURDUN
- ŞAKİR KEMİK
- ŞÜKRÜ AYHAN SERİN
- TALET BAĞIBALA
- TELAT GÜL ŞENDİL
- TEVFİK MUTLU ULAŞ
- TOLGA YUSUF ÖZKALE
- UĞUR DURU
- ULRICH TAMM
- UMUT ARAS
- ÜMİT BATA
- ÜMİT CEMALİ BANDEOĞLU
- YALÇIN ŞİMŞEK
- YASİN ÖZERGİL
- YAŞAR ÖZDEMİR
- ZAFER ÖNDER
- ZEHRA AYDIN