1952 Thomas Cup 1952 Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton (its female counterpart is the Uber Cup). Beginning in 1948-1949, it was held every three years until 1982 and thereafter has been held every two years. Twelve national teams contested for the Thomas Cup in the 1951-1952 badminton season, the tournament's second edition. According to the rules then in place Malaya was exempt from earlier "ties" (team matches), needing only to defend its title in a conclusive challenge round tie. The other contestants were divided into three regional qualifying zones, the Pacific, Europe,
Turkish Badminton Federation – 2004, the federation was governed by A. Faik İmamoğlu, serving for two terms. Since 2004 Murat Özmekik has been the federation's president. The federation organizes the Turkish National Badminton Championships, the Turkiye International and the Turkish Badminton League. After the first tournament with 24 teams from 11 regions, 8 teams won the right to compete at Turkish Badminton League. Today the federation organizes the following leagues in Turkey: Turkey participated for the first time at the Olympics in 2012 with Neslihan Yiğit, who was eliminated in the women's singles group stage. Turkish Badminton Federation The Turkish Badminton Federation (,