# Torku Şekerspor

Torku Şekerspor (UCI team code: TRK) was a Turkish professional cycling team, based in Konya, Central Anatolia.They folded after the 2018 season. The team was sponsored by the local sugar and chocolate industries. It is part of the Konya Anadolu Selçukspor organisation, a Turkish TFF Second League football team.
In 2011, the team became Turkey's first ever professional bicycle racing team. It has UCI Continental team status.
Team member Miraç Kal qualified for participation in the road race event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Team member Ahmet Örken qualified for participation in the time trial event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Doping

In April 2012 Ivailo Gabrovski tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO) on Stage 3 of the 2012 Tour of Turkey, winning the stage and the overall title. Gabrovski was banned for two years and had his victory stripped. In May 2012 Volodymyr Bileka tested positive for Norpseudoephedrine on Stage 1 of the 2012 Tour of Trakya receiving a four-year suspension for his second doping offence.
In March 2013, Mustafa Sayar tested positive for EPO after Stage 1 of the 2013 Tour d'Algérie.

## Final roster

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Fethi Acar (TUR) | Fethi Acar (TUR) | (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28) |
| Ahmet Akdilek (TUR) | Ahmet Akdilek (TUR) | (1988-03-10) March 10, 1988 (age 36) |
| Muhammet Atalay (TUR) | Muhammet Atalay (TUR) | (1989-05-15) May 15, 1989 (age 35) |
| Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) | Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) | (1986-05-29) May 29, 1986 (age 38) |
| Onur Balkan (TUR) | Onur Balkan (TUR) | (1996-03-10) March 10, 1996 (age 28) |
| Serkan Balkan (TUR) | Serkan Balkan (TUR) | (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Ivan Balykin (RUS) | Ivan Balykin (RUS) | (1990-11-26) November 26, 1990 (age 33) |
| Halil İbrahim Dilek (TUR) | Halil İbrahim Dilek (TUR) | (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 (age 25) |
| Ahmet Orencik (TUR) | Ahmet Orencik (TUR) | (1996-04-10) April 10, 1996 (age 28) |
| Batuhan Özgür (TUR) | Batuhan Özgür (TUR) | (1998-02-01) February 1, 1998 (age 26) |
| Cristian Raileanu (MDA) | Cristian Raileanu (MDA) | (1993-01-24) January 24, 1993 (age 31) |
| Ferit Şamlı (TUR) | Ferit Şamlı (TUR) | (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 30) |

## Major wins
### 2010

    Overall, Romania Tour of Szeklerland, Evgeniy Gerganov
    Stage 7 Tour of Bulgaria, Evgeniy Gerganov
    Overall The Paths of King Nikola, Vladimir Koev
       Stage 1, Vladimir Koev

### 2011

    Stage 5 Tour du Maroc, Eyüp Karagöbek
    Stage 4 Tour of Trakya, Muhammet Atalay
    Overall Tour of Isparta, Mustafa Sayar
       Stage 1, Mustafa Sayar
       Stage 3, Danail Petrov
    Stage 5 Tour of Romania, Vladimir Koev
    Stage 3 Tour of Cappadocia, Miraç Kal
    Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour, Vladimir Koev
       Stage 3, Vladimir Koev
    Stage 4 Tour of Marmara, Eyüp Karagöbek
    Stage 4 Tour of Alanya, Hüseyin Özcan

### 2012

    Stage 4 Azerbaijan Tour, Yuriy Metlushenko
    Overall Tour of Trakya, Yuriy Metlushenko
       Stages 1, 2 & 4, Yuriy Metlushenko
    Stage 3 Baltic Chain Tour, Yuriy Metlushenko
    Stage 4 Tour of Taihu Lake, Yuriy Metlushenko

### 2013

    Stage 2 Tour d'Algérie, Sergiy Grechyn
    Stage 1 Tour de Blida, Mustafa Sayar
    Stage 6 Tour du Maroc, Ahmet Örken
    Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Sergiy Grechyn
       Stage 2, Sergiy Grechyn
    Stages 4 & 6 Tour de Serbie, Ahmet Örken
    Stage 2 Tour of Qinghai Lake, David de la Fuente
    Overall Tour of Taihu Lake, Yuriy Metlushenko
       Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 9, Yuriy Metlushenko

### 2014

    Stage 9 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ahmet Örken

### 2015

    Overall Tour of Çanakkale, Ahmet Akdilek
       Prologue, Ahmet Akdilek
       Stage 3, İsmail Akşoy
    Overall Tour du Maroc, Tomasz Marczyński
       Stages 1, 4 & 7, Tomasz Marczyński
       Stage 2, Ahmet Örken
    Overall Tour of Black Sea, Tomasz Marczyński
       Stage 1, Tomasz Marczyński
       Stage 3, Ahmet Örken
    Stage 3 Tour of Iran, İsmail Akşoy
    Overall Tour of Ankara, Nazim Bakırcı
       Stage 1, Nazim Bakırcı
       Stage 4, Feritcan Şamlı
    Overall International Tour of Torku Mevlana, Ahmet Örken
       Prologue, Stages 2 & 3, Ahmet Örken
    Overall Tour of Aegean, Ahmet Örken
       Prologue & Stage 1, Ahmet Örken
       Stage 3, Rasim Reis

### 2016

    Overall Tour of Mersin, Nazim Bakırcı
    Stage 1 Tour of Ankara, Feritcan Şamlı
    Stage 2 Tour of Ankara, Mustafa Sayar
    Stage 3 Tour of Ankara, Fatih Keleş

### 2017

    Les Challenges de la Marche Verte GP Oued Eddahab, Ivan Balykin
    Les Challenges de la Marche Verte GP Al Massira, Ahmet Örken
    Stage 2 Tour of Ankara, Ivan Balykin
    Stage 2b (ITT) Tour of Bihor, Ivan Balykin
    Stage 2 Tour de Serbie, Luca Chirico
    Stage 3 Tour de Serbie, Ahmet Örken
    Stages 4 & 10 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ahmet Örken

### 2018

    Overall Tour of Mediterrennean, Onur Balkan
       Stages 2 & 3, Onur Balkan
    Overall Tour of Cartier, Cristian Raileanu
       Stage 2, Cristian Raileanu
    Stage 2 Tour of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, Batuhan Ozgur
    Overall Tour of Mesopotamia, Nazim Bakırcı
       Stage 1, Ivan Balykin
       Stage 2, Nazim Bakırcı
       Stage 4, Onur Balkan
    Overall Tour of Mevlana, Ivan Balykin
       Stage 2, Ivan Balykin
    Stage 9 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Onur Balkan
    Stage 3 Tour of Cappadocia, Onur Balkan
    Stage 5 Tour of Romania, Onur Balkan
    Stage 3 Tour of Black Sea, Batuhan Ozgur

## National champions
### 2009

    Turkey Road Race, Miraç Kal

### 2011

    Bulgaria Road Race, Danail Petrov

### 2012

    Turkey Road Race, Miraç Kal
    Turkey Under-23 Time Trial, Feritcan Şamlı

### 2013

    Turkey Road Race, Nazim Bakırcı
    Turkey Time Trial, Bekir Baki Akırşan
    Kazakhstan Time Trial, Andrey Mizurov

### 2014

    Turkey Road Race, Feritcan Şamlı
    Turkey Time Trial, Ahmet Örken
    Turkey Under-23 Time Trial, Alihan Demirbağ

### 2015

    Turkey Road Race, Ahmet Akdilek
    Turkey Time Trial, Ahmet Örken
    Poland Road Race, Tomasz Marczyński
    Turkey Under-23 Road Race, Batuhan Özgür
    Turkey Under-23 Time Trial, Halil İbrahim Dilek

### 2016

    Turkey Time Trial, Ahmet Örken

### 2018

    Turkey Road Race, Onur Balkan