TBF maps out new season: Cemil Bizim represents Hatay
According to F4media.az's special correspondent in Turkey, Huseyin Zorkun, the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) held its Provincial Representatives Meeting in Ankara ahead of the 2026-2027 season. The three-day event discussed the new season's goals for Turkish basketball, development strategy and local organisations.
Gurban Gurbanzadeh2 min read
According to F4media.az's special correspondent in Turkey, Huseyin Zorkun, the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) held its Provincial Representatives Meeting in Ankara ahead of the 2026-2027 season. The three-day event discussed the new season's goals for Turkish basketball, development strategy and local organisations. The spread of basketball across the country, strengthening of infrastructure, implementation of the new season's rules and coordination among provincial representatives were the main topics.
Hatay was represented at the meeting by Hatay Basketball Provincial Representative Cemil Bizim. He said the three-day programme had been productive. Bizim noted that the roadmap for the new season had been drawn up, new rules explained, and a broad exchange of views held among representatives from different provinces.
At the programme, TBF General Secretary Dr. Serhan Antalyali delivered the opening speech, and Basketball Development Director Firat Eser gave a general assessment. A-category referee Mehmet Sahin provided information on the new season's rule changes. Age-group activities manager Serdar Celik gave a presentation on local leagues, age-group championships, directives, 12 DABO, 3×3 basketball and corporate work.
Beyond sport, communication, digitalisation and personal development were also on the agenda. Digital marketing expert Okan Yuksel spoke on the proper use of social media, and sports psychologist Arda Coskun spoke on communication with athletes' parents. Speaker and writer Mehmet Yildirim Ozel gave training on personal development and communication. Within the framework of regional working groups, representatives assessed activities in their regions and shared their views and suggestions.
Speaking after the meeting, Cemil Bizim emphasised that the organisation had been useful and noted the importance of cooperation between provinces. He said the views put forward would contribute to the new season's work and expressed confidence that the 2026-2027 season would be successful, productive and exciting.
