Turkey Lacrosse Association
About Lacrosse in Turkey
Turkish Lacrosse Association (TLA) started its activities in 2009 upon the initiatives of Founding President Patrick Dougherty in order to popularize lacrosse sport in Turkey without profit and to bring together the current lacrosse players. In order for the sport of lacrosse to be recognized and popularized in Turkey, the lacrosse branch was explained and promoted through various media outlets and social media. In this process, steps were taken and applications were made for the recognition of our country in international organizations at the same time. In this context, our organization has been accepted as a member by the International Lacrosse Federation (Federation of International Lacrosse) and the European Lacrosse Federation (ELF).
Donate and Help ‘Grow the Game’
We are actively working to promote and spread lacrosse at the national level. In addition, we follow the legal processes that will help us get official support in order to compete at both the international and the Olympic level.
We need all of your donations and support as we hope to continue ‘Grow the Game’ and be competitive internationally!
Blog
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Turkish National Team Beats World Ranked Top 10 for First Time in Program History
The Turkish men’s lacrosse team returned to Algarve, Portugal to compete in the 2024 EuroLax Sixes Cup. The most recent field included more competition in this year’s Men’s bracket with the inclusion of Germany and Brazil and a total of 12 international teams competing in the Olympic approved sixes style of lacrosse. The team included…
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Turkish Men’s Lacrosse Wins Second Consecutive Sixes Bronze Medal
The Turkish men’s lacrosse team continued their success in the International Olympic Style Sixes Lacrosse format. At the 2023 Eurolax Sixes Cup held in Greece, the Turkish National Sixes team captured their second bronze medal of 2023, following their 3rd place finish in the previous Sixes Tournament held in Algarve, Portugal. The Thessaloniki, Greece tournament…
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Turkish Men’s Lacrosse Earns Bronze Medal at European Lacrosse Tournament
The Turkish men’s lacrosse team recently achieved tremendous success earning 3rd Place in an International Olympic Style Lacrosse Event. The team included several Turkish Americans, all of whom had played lacrosse in the US college and international level. The team included captain Bertan Unal (Providence College) Deniz Piatt, (Kean University), goaltender Jeremy Smith (William Penn…