Turhan Tezol (9 August 1932 â 27 April 2014) was a Turkish basketball player, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Turhan Tezol was born to Mehmet à Âükrü, an immigrant from Kavala, (then Ottoman Empire), and his wife Zeliha at Istanbul on August 9, 1932. He had four brothers, Alaettin, Tayyar, ErdoÃÂan and Ayhan, as well as two sisters ðnal and Mualla (Kuà Âçu).
Tezol began his playing career at the local team Modaspor. He enjoyed three times Turkish Basketball League championship title with his club. he left Modaspor, and moved to ðzmir joining the basketball side of Altñnordu. After retiring from active sports, he served as executive at the ðzmir-based clubs Altay, Göztepe and Altñnordu. Tezol worked also for the Turkish Basketball Federation.
At the age of 19, he was called up to the Turkey juniors national team. Later, he became member of the Turkey national team, taking part at the 1952 Summer Olympic in Helsinki, Finland, and three times at FIBA EuroBasket in 1955, 1957 and 1959. He capped 71 times in total for the national team, and served also as captain.
He is remembered for his capacity in dribbling technique.
Turhan Tezol suffered from pancreatic cancer, and was treated a long time. He died following surgery on 27 April 2014 in ðzmir. He was survived by his wife Nesrin (née GündoÃÂdu), two sons, Erhan and Ersin, and five grandchildren.