# List of Turkish NBA players

The following is a list of Turkish players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside of Turkey but have represented the national team. Mirsad Türkcan is the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA.

## Key

| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| * | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |

## Players

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2022–23 season.
| Player | Pos. | Team(s) played | Career | Games played | Games played | NBA draft | NBA draft | Notes | Ref. |
| Player | Pos. | Team(s) played | Career | Regular season | Playoffs | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
| Furkan Aldemir | F/C | Philadelphia 76ers | 2014–2016 | 41 | 0 | 2012 (53rd) | Los Angeles Clippers | | |
| Ömer Aşık | C/F | Chicago Bulls Houston Rockets New Orleans Pelicans | 2010–2012, 2018 2012–2014 2014–2018 | 471 | 37 | 2008 (36th) | Portland Trail Blazers | | |
| Onuralp Bitim* | G/F | Chicago Bulls | 2023–present | 0 | 0 | Undrafted | — | | |
| Semih Erden | C | Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers | 2010–2011 2011–2012 | 69 | 0 | 2008 (60th) | Boston Celtics | | |
| Enes Kanter Freedom | C/F | Utah Jazz Oklahoma City Thunder New York Knicks Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics | 2011–2015 2015–2017 2017–2019 2019, 2020–2021 2019–2020, 2021–2022 | 748 | 59 | 2011 (3rd) | Utah Jazz | Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents, became a naturalized American citizen, represented Turkey internationally. | |
| Ersan İlyasova | F | Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Oklahoma City Thunder Philadelphia 76ers Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz | 2005-2007, 2009–2015, 2018–2020 2015–2016 2016 2016 2016-2017, 2018 2017-2018 2021 | 825 | 52 | 2005 (36th) | Milwaukee Bucks | | |
| Furkan Korkmaz* | G | Philadelphia 76ers | 2017–present | 293 | 33 | 2016 (26th) | Philadelphia 76ers | | |
| İbrahim Kutluay | G | Seattle SuperSonics | 2004–2005 | 5 | 0 | Undrafted | — | | |
| Shane Larkin | G | Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks Brooklyn Nets Boston Celtics | 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2017–2018 | 256 | 13 | 2013 (18th) | Atlanta Hawks | Born in the United States, became a naturalized Turkish citizen, represents Turkey internationally. | |
| Mehmet Okur | F/C | Detroit Pistons Utah Jazz New Jersey Nets | 2002–2004 2004–2011 2011–2012 | 634 | 71 | 2001 (38th) | Detroit Pistons | | |
| Cedi Osman* | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2017–present | 404 | 19 | 2015 (31st) | Cleveland Cavaliers | Born in Republic of Macedonia to ethnic Turkish father and Turkish/Bosnian mother, represents Turkey internationally. | |
| Alperen Şengün* | F/C | Houston Rockets | 2021–present | 147 | 0 | 2021 (16th) | Oklahoma City Thunder | | |
| Mirsad Türkcan | F | New York Knicks Milwaukee Bucks | 1999–2000 2000 | 17 | 2 | 1998 (18th) | Houston Rockets | Born in SFR Yugoslavia, has represented Turkey internationally. | |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | F | Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Orlando Magic Toronto Raptors Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Clippers | 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2009, 2010–2014 2009–2010 2010 2014–2015 | 997 | 109 | 2000 (16th) | Sacramento Kings | | |
| Ömer Yurtseven* | C | Miami Heat Utah Jazz | 2021–2023 2023–present | 65 | 17 | Undrafted | — | Born in Uzbekistan to Turkish parents. | |

## Drafted but never played

| Player | Pos. | NBA draft | NBA draft | Notes | Ref. |
| Player | Pos. | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
| Cenk Akyol | F | 2005 (59th) | Atlanta Hawks | | |
| Emir Preldžić | G/F | 2009 (57th) | Phoenix Suns | Born in SFR Yugoslavia, has represented Turkey internationally. | |
| İzzet Türkyılmaz | F | 2012 (50th) | Denver Nuggets | | |
| İlkan Karaman | F | 2012 (57th) | Brooklyn Nets | | |

## NBA champions

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2003–04 | Mehmet Okur | Detroit Pistons |

## Former NBA All-Star Game participants

| Season | Location | Player | Team |
| 2007 | Paradise, NV | Mehmet Okur | Utah Jazz |
| 2025 | San Francisco, CA | Alperen Şengün | Houston Rockets |