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Hidayet Türkoğlu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hedo Turkoglu, Hedo Türkoğlu, Mr. Fourth Quarter
Turkish basketball player (born 1979)
Key facts
- 2010
- Phoenix Suns
- Preceded by
- Harun Erdenay
- President
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Born
- ( 1979-03-19 ) March 19, 1979 (age 47) , Gaziosmanpaşa , Istanbul , Turkey
- Occupation
- Basketball player / executive
- Listed height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Listed weight
- 220 lb (100 kg)
- Nba draft
- 2000 : 1st round, 16th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Sacramento Kings
- Playing career
- 1996–2015
- Position
- Small forward / power forward
- Number
- 5, 14, 15, 26, 19, 8
- 1996 2000
- Efes Pilsen
- 2000 2003
- Sacramento Kings
- 2003 2004
- San Antonio Spurs
- 2004 2009
- Orlando Magic
- 2009 2010
- Toronto Raptors
- 2010 2014
- Orlando Magic
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Bayrampaşa
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Native language
- Turkish
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- FIBA EuroBasket 2013
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Position played
- small forward
- Country for sport
- Turkey
- Mass
- 100
- Image
- Hedo Turkoglu.jpg
- Height
- 208
- Residence
- Gaziosmanpaşa
Show 8 more facts
- pseudonym
- Hedo
- name in native language
- Hidayet Türkoğlu
- drafted by
- Sacramento Kings
- Commons category
- Hidayet Türkoğlu
- date of birth
- 1979-03-19
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- nickname
- Mr. Fourth Quarter
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Encyclopedic overview
Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu ( Turkish pronunciation: [hidaːˈjet ˈtyɾkoːɫu]; born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player. A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) forward, Türkoğlu played for six teams in his 15-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 2007–08 NBA season and played in the NBA Finals for the Magic in 2009. He also played for Turkey's national team in international competition. Türkoğlu has served as president of the Turkish Basketball Federation since October 2016.
Professional career
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