Sadi Gülçelik
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 7, 1929 İstanbul, Turkey |
| Died |
August 19, 1980 (aged 51) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Career history | |
| Galatasaray Basketball | |
| Karagücü | |
| Modaspor | |
Sadi Gülçelik (August 7, 1929–August 19, 1980) was a Turkish basketball player, civil engineer and entrepreneur.
SadiGülçelik was born in Istanbul, Turkey on August 7, 1929.[1] He played for Galatasaray Volleyball and Galatasaray Basketball, which was nicknamed "The invincible Armada" (Turkish: Yenilmez Armada),[2] Gülçelik was also part of the basketball teams Karagücü and Modaspor.[3] He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1][4] He scored 206 points in total for the Turkey national basketball team.[3]
He graduated from İstanbul Technical University as a civil engineer and established Enka Construction Co. with his brother-in-law Şarık Tara in 1957.[5]
Gülçelik died by an air disaster in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on August 19, 1980.[1]
A sports complex, Enka Sadi Gülçelik Spor Sitesi, in Sarıyer, Istanbul is named in his honor.[3][6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Sadi Gülçelik". Sports Reference/Okympic Sports. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ↑ "Yenilmez Armada 10. Kez Şampiyon" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- 1 2 3 Hiçyılmaz, Ergun (2010-09-12). "Oh be 'dünya' varmış'". Posta (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ↑ "1924'den 1960'a olimpiyatta 7 takım". Zaman (in Turkish). 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ↑ "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). ENKA. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ↑ "Enka Sadi Gülçelik Spor Sitesi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Spor Envanteri. Retrieved 2014-05-02.