{{Short description|Governing body of cricket in Turkey}} {{Infobox sport governing body | name = Cricket Turkey | logo = Cricket Turkey.png | logosize = 170px | sport = 20px Cricket | caption = | jurisdiction = National | founded = {{Start date|2008}} | headquarters = Ankara | location = Turkey | aff = International Cricket Council | region = ICC Europe | chairman = Hayri Özkan | chiefexec = Syed F. Mahmud | url = {{URL|http://kriketturkiye.com/}} }}
'''Cricket Turkey''' ({{langx|tr|Türkiye Kriket}}) is the ICC-recognised governing body of the sport of cricket in Turkey. Its headquarters are located in Ankara. It is Turkey's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member<ref name="Assoc">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/422449|title=Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform|work=International Cricket Council|date=22 June 2017|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> and has been a member of that body since 2008, which is also the year when it was founded. It is also a member of the ICC Europe (earlier the European Cricket Council).
As cricket is not a ministry-sanctioned sport in Turkey, the organisation is not legally structured as a sports federation;<ref name="Federations">{{cite web|url=https://shgm.gsb.gov.tr/Federasyonlar|title=SPOR HİZMETLERİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ|work=T.C. Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı|accessdate=28 February 2024}}</ref> rather, it is officially considered to be a sports club.<ref name="Sportsclub">{{cite web|url=https://kriketturkiye.com/kurumsal/hakkimizda/|title=HAKKIMIZDA - TÜRKİYE KRİKET|accessdate=28 February 2024}}</ref>
==See also== * Turkey national cricket team *Turkey women's national cricket team *Turkey national under-19 cricket team *Turkey women's national under-19 cricket team ==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/158.html Cricinfo-Turkey]
{{Affiliate Members of the International Cricket Council}} {{Sports governing bodies in Turkey}}
Turkey Cricket Category:2008 establishments in Turkey