Turkey men's national junior ice hockey team

The Turkey men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Turkey. The team is controlled by the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They first played at the World Junior Championship in 1998, mainly staying at the Division III level.
==History==
Turkey played its first game in 1997 against the Netherlands during the Pool D tournament of the 1998 IIHF World U20 Championship. Turkey lost the game 32–1. The following year Turkey again competed in the Pool D tournament of the IIHF World U20 Championships. Turkey lost all four of their games including the one against the Netherlands which they lost 37–0. The loss to the Netherlands was recorded as their worst ever defeat in international competition. 
In 2003 Turkey returned from a three-year absence to compete in the Division III tournament at the 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship. They won their first game ever in their first game back, defeating Luxembourg 14–1. In 2006 Turkey recorded their largest ever win in international competition after defeating Armenia 28–3 during the 2006 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament. Turkey continued to compete in Division III of the IIHF World U20 Championships until 2009 where they did not participate in that year's tournament. 
In 2010 Turkey returned to the World U20 Championships and hosted the Division III tournament in their capital Istanbul. In 2012 they finished fifth in the Division III tournament being held in Dunedin, New Zealand.
==International competitions==
===World Junior Ice Hockey Championships===
Year 	Host Country	Div. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998 	 	D - A 	3 	0 	3 	0	5 	56 	0	8th	34th
1999 	 	D - B 	4 	0 	4 	0	1 	93 	0	9th	35th
2003 	 	III 	4 	2 	0 	2	26 	16 	4	3rd	37th
2004 	 	III 	5 	1 	4 	0	10 	38 	2	4th	38th
2005 	 	III 	5 	1 	4 	0	10 	27 	2	5th	39th
2006 	 	III 	4 	2 	2 	0	35 	40 	4	3rd	37th
2007 	 	III 	5 	1 	4 	–	9 	31 	3	5th	39th
2008 	 	III 	6 	1 	5 	–	18 	62 	3	6th	40th
2010 	 	III - B	5 	1 	4 	–	20 	36 	3	6th	40th
2011 	 	III 	6 	3 	3 	–	36 	33 	9	4th	38th
2012 	 	III 	4 	0 	4 	–	1 	38 	0	5th	39th
2013 	 	III 	5 	1 	4 	–	19 	24 	3	5th	39th
2014 	 	III 	5 	2 	3 	–	10 	24 	7	4th	38th
2015 	 	III 	4 	1 	3 	–	7 	15 	3	5th	39th
2016 	 	III 	6 	2 	4 	–	20 	15 	6	6th	40th
2017 	 	III 	5 	5 	0 	–	25 	8 	9	1st	35th
2018 	 	IIB 	5 	1 	4 	–	13 	30 	3	6th	34th
2019 	 	III 	5 	3 	2 	–	17 	20 	6	3rd	37th
2020 	 	III 	5 	3 	2 	–	17 	11 	6	3rd	37th
Total	Total 	Total 	91	30	59	2	299	617	–	 	
==References==
==External links==
*Turkish Ice Hockey Federation 
Category:Junior national ice hockey teams
Junior men's
Category:Youth ice hockey in Turkey