The Turkish National Olympic Committee (Turkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi, TMOK) is the National Olympic Committee for Turkey, founded in 1908 and headquartered in Istanbul, one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world. It selects and fields Turkey's Olympic team and oversees the country's Olympic sport federations, with particular Turkish Olympic strength in wrestling, weightlifting and taekwondo.
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Body TypeNational Olympic Committee (governing Olympic body) 1 Headquarters Body Type
Body Type (category)National Olympic Committee 1 Body Type (category)National Governing Body 1 Turkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK)
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What was the Turkish National Olympic Committee called when it was founded?
It began in 1908 as the Ottoman National Olympic Society.
It was founded in 1908, in the era of the Ottoman Empire, under the name Ottoman National Olympic Society. The IOC recognised it in 1911. That early start makes it one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world.
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is the governing Olympic body of Turkey
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TNOC was founded in the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1908
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It is based in Istanbul.
Governs: Olympic Sports, lead sentence, states the committee role in the Olympic movement
The Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC; Turkish: Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi, TMOK; IOC Code: TUR) is the governing Olympic body of Turkey was created in 1908.
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Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their athletes' participation in the Olympic Games.
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