Turkish national men's ice hockey team

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The Turkish men's national ice hockey team is controlled by the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF). It is currently ranked 42nd, fourth from last in the IIHF World Ranking.

Turkey debuted in 2002 at the World Championships ranking last (6th) in the Division II Group A played in Cape Town, South Africa between March 31 and April 6. The national team placed last (3rd) place at the next championships in Division III in Auckland, New Zealand April 3-6, 2003. Turkey finished in 2nd place in the 2004 Division III World Championships held March 16-21 in Reykjavík, Iceland, thereby earning promotion to Division II for 2005 championships. However, a last place in Division II Group A played April 10-16, 2005 in Zagreb, Croatia relegated them back to Division III in 2006. Turkey's national team was again promoted to Division II after finishing 2nd in the Division III Group A at the 2006 World Ice Hockey Championships held April 24-29 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Turkey will compete in the Division II Group A at the 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships tournament to be held in Zagreb, Croatia from April 8 through April 14, 2007.

The national team's head coach is Clive R. Tolley from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada , who was appointed for a term of 4 years with a trial period of January-June 2007.^[1] His assistants are Tuncay Kılıç, Göktürk Taşdemir and Anıl Uyar.^[2]

First match: March 31, 2002: Cape Town, South Africa. Estonia 24-0 Turkey
Largest victory: March 21, 2004: Reykjavík, Iceland. Turkey 11-1 Armenia
Largest defeat: March 31, 2002: Cape Town, South Africa. Estonia 24-0 Turkey