Wrestling is still practiced regularly by approximately 14% of Turkey's male population and is considered the country's traditional national sport. Overall, 96% of Turks are interested in one or more sports, with the most popular being football (followed by 33% of the population), basketball (50% following the NBA championships), and tennis (46% following Grand Slam events). Less popular sports in Turkey are cricket and rugby, each attracting less than 1% of the population.
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1. Wrestling, Turkeys traditional national sport,
is still practised by approximately 14% of the
countrys male population (wrestling grouped with
martial arts in the survey).
14%FOLLOWING #15 12%
WRESTLING*
... of Turkish women regularly participate in football.
33%FOLLOWING #1 67%
FOOTBALL*
... of the Turkish population follow one
or more Motorsports events.
30%FOLLOWING #7 30%
MOTORSPORTS*
The English Premier League attracts
a following of 26% of the Turkish
population, with almost half of them
supporting Manchester United.
26%
Over 50% of the Turkish population follow
the NBA Basketball Championships.
50%FOLLOWING #2 62%
BASKETBALL*
powered by
46% of Turks follow Grand Slam
and / or ATP World Tour Masters
tennis events.
46%FOLLOWING #3 62%
TENNIS*
... of Turks are interested
in one or more sports
96%49%
The FINA World Swimming Championships
is the second most followed non-ball sporting
event in Turkey, beaten only by the Summer
Olympic Games.
2nd
FOLLOWING #10 18%
Snooker, cycling and skiing
all feature in the Top 10 most
followed sports in Turkey.Top 10
FOLLOWING #8 21%
SNOOKER*
FOLLOWING #9 20%
CYCLING*
SKIING*
Following of volleyball
amongst the Turkish male
and female populations
is identical, at 49% for
both genders however,
the Womens FIVB World
Volleyball Championship
has more Turkish followers
than the Mens FIVB World
Volleyball League.
FOLLOWING #4 49%
VOLLEYBALL*
Cricket and rugby draw
Turkish fan bases of less
than 1% of the population.
Neither ranks in the Top 20.<1%
FOLLOWING #<20 <1%
CRICKET*
FOLLOWING #<20 <1%
RUGBY*
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FOLLOWING #5 46%
SWIMMING*
SPORTS TURKEY:
POPULARITY OF
SPORTS IN TURKEY
*Ranking of Sports which feature in the Top 20 by Participation and Following
Data presented was collected via an online survey and results ONLY represent the opinions of online Turkish adults aged 15+ corresponding to 38.5 million adults.