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 Connections
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Source Wikipedia, International Olympic Committee
Source Wikipedia: National Olympic Committee
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1. Turkish National Olympic Committee - Wikipedia
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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.
View the SourceWikipedia: National Olympic Committee
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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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