Turkey men's national ice hockey team
The crescent moon and a star as seen on the Turkish flag is the badge used on the players jerseys
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| Association | Turkish Ice Hockey Federation |
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| General Manager | Emre Aydın |
| Head coach | Deniz İnce |
| Assistants | Burkay Altuntaş Alex Andjelic Sasu Hovi Vesa Surenkin |
| Captain | Emrah Özmen |
| Most games | Emrah Özmen (50) |
| Most points | Emrah Özmen (51) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | TUR |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 41 
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| Highest IIHF | 35 (2010) |
| Lowest IIHF | 43 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
 Greece 15–3 Turkey  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 March 1992) |
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| Biggest win | |
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Turkey 16–0 Greece (Cape Town, South Africa; 14 April 2011) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Spain 38–0 Turkey (Johannesburg, South Africa; 27 March 1992) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | 32nd (1992) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 23–58–2 | |
The Turkish men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Turkey, and is controlled by the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It is currently ranked 35th in the IIHF's 2008 world final ranking list.
In 2014, the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation caused a scandal as a foreigner wearing Turkish national jersey played in a friendly international match.Denis Legersky from Slovakia, who plays since three and a half years in Turkey and is currently a member of İzmir BB GSK, was registered in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team as a coach–player. He, appeared in the jersey of Ogün Uzunali though not a Turkish citizen, and scored two goals in the match played in Sarajevo before 8,000 spectators that ended 7–2 for the Turkey national team. The officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports protested the incident.
From the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III.
Head coach: Deniz İnce
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