Turkey  Türkiye | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA ranking | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Aydın Örs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | 12 Dev Adam (12 Giant Men) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Turkey national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions. Calculation Only FIBA tournaments are used in calculations for the tournaments other tournaments such as regional championships invitationals and friendlies are not included Tournaments Men's tournaments Olympics 1936 Olympics at Berlin Births August 21 FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which includes all 49 national European FIBA federations The Turkish Basketball Federation ( TBF) (in Turkish: Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu) is the governing body of Basketball in Turkey Aydın Örs is a Turkish basketball coach born on 1946 in Ankara. Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936 with demonstration events in 1904 and 1924 The FIBA World Championship is a world Basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA A total of 51 countries have made at least one appearance in the FIBA World Championship in Basketball. EuroBasket is the name commonly used to refer to the men's Basketball championship contested biennially by the national teams of the European Continent under The EuroBasket 2001 (common short name for the 32nd edition of FIBA 's European Basketball Championship) was held in Turkey between August 31 Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" (literally: "12 Giant Men"); though a new nickname, "12 Cesur Yürek" (12 Brave Hearts) was proposed after the young and inexperienced team's surprising performance in the 2006 World Championship, despite not having star players Hedo Türkoğlu, Mehmet Okur, Mirsad Türkcan, Kerem Tunçeri and Hüseyin Beşok. Hidayet Türkoğlu, commonly referred to as Hedo Turkoglu (born March 19 1979 in Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey. Mehmet Okur (born May 26 1979 in Yalova, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Basketball player who currently plays for Mirsad Türkcan ( in Serbian: Мирсад Туркчан Mirsad Turkčan) (born June 7th, 1976) is a Turkish professional Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979, İstanbul) is a Turkish professional basketball player Hüseyin Beşok (born 2 August 1975 in İzmir) is a Turkish professional Basketball player
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Eurobasket
Eurobasket 1949
Turkey's European championship debut came at Eurobasket 1949, held in Cairo, Egypt. The 1949 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1949, was the sixth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Turks split their six games in the seven-team round robin tournament, finishing with three wins and three losses for 4th place.
Eurobasket 1951
Turkey competed again at Eurobasket 1951 in Paris. The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Their only loss in the preliminary round was to the Soviet Union as Turkey earned the second-rank spot with a 3-1 record. The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions Their single loss to Bulgaria in the semifinal round, however, was enough to bump them from championship contention as they came out on the bottom of a three-way tie with a 2-1 record. The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions They won their classificiation 5-8 game, but lost the 5/6 game to Italy. The Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy.
Eurobasket 1955
Turkey returned after missing 1953's edition to Eurobasket 1955 in Budapest. The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, They went 1-2 in their preliminary round group, taking third in the pool and moving to classification play. There they lost only to France on their way to a 3-1 record in classification round 1. The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France. They lost their 9-12 semifinal by 1 point to Finland, but defeated England 77-54 in the next game to take 11th place of the 18 team tournament. The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions The England national basketball team represents England in international Basketball competitions
Eurobasket 1957
Turkey appeared again at Eurobasket 1957 in Sofia. The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality Losing to the Soviet Union and Poland in the preliminary round, Turkey took third in the group to be sent to the classification pool. The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The Poland national basketball team is the national Basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions They defeated each of the other seven teams in the classification round in order to take 9th place of the 16 teams.
Eurobasket 2001
The Turkey national basketball team, which rose to final at Eurobasket 2001 in Istanbul for the first time, was defeated by Yugoslavia with a score of 69-78 and won the silver medal. The EuroBasket 2001 (common short name for the 32nd edition of FIBA 's European Basketball Championship) was held in Turkey between August 31 Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Yugoslavia national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Spanish basketball team became third defeating Germany 99-90. The Spain national basketball team is the Basketball team representing Spain in international competitions The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions
Eurobasket 2005
Turkey qualified for Eurobasket 2005 held in Serbia and Montenegro, but lost to Lithuania (87-75) and Croatia (80-67) defeating only Bulgaria (94-89) in the preliminary round. The EuroBasket 2005 (common short name for the 34th edition of FIBA 's European Basketball Championship) was held in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches The Croatian national basketball team represents Croatia at international tournaments The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions It took third in the group to be sent to the classification pool. Germany eliminated Turkish team defeating 66-57. The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions It achieved the final standing 9-12.
Eurobasket 2007
In Eurobasket 2007 Turkey took part in Group C with Lithuania, Germany and Czech Republic. The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions Turkey lost against Lithuania (69-86)while having no victory against Lithuania in Eurobasket Competitions. In Second game Turkey suffered a 30 point blowout loss against Germany (49-79) that cleared all positive thoughts for Turkey in supoorters' minds. Even with victory against Czech Republic(80-72) who had 0-2 record like Turkey , couldn't compensate two losses. Turkey advanced to the next round,however lost all games to Slovenia (66-51), Italy (84-75,OT Even Though Hidayet Turkoglu's 34 points 4 assists performance) And non-target game to France (85-64). Hidayet Türkoğlu, commonly referred to as Hedo Turkoglu (born March 19 1979 in Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey. Thus, Turkey eliminated from Eurobasket 2007 with 1-5 record in total and 12th place in the end.
Mediterranean Games 2005
Turkish team reached the semifinals at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. Turkey (listed as TUR) participated in the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The bronze medal match, it played against the Spain national basketball team, but became fourth losing 84-70. The Spain national basketball team is the Basketball team representing Spain in international competitions
World Championship 2006
Turkey was awarded one of the four wild cards by FIBA for the qualification to the Basketball World Championship 2006 in Japan. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play The International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Turkish squad completed the prilimary rounds in Group C at second place after the Greek team, and was entitled to play in the round of 16, winning 4 matches against Lithuania (76-74), Australia (76-68), Brazil (73-71) and Qatar (76-69) of the total 5, beaten only by Greece (69-76) in the last match. The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's Basketball competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches The Australian National Basketball Team (nicknamed the Boomers) is the men's Basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions The Brazil National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA 's Basketball competitions FIBA World Championship record 2006 FIBA World Championship: 24th Roster 2006 FIBA World Championship squad The young team made also achievements such as the first official win over Lithuania and the first ever 4 consequtive wins in a championship. On August 26, 2006 Turkish national team qualified for Elite Eight defeating Slovenia by 90-84. The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international Basketball events
World Championship 2010
In 2010, Turkey will host the FIBA World Championships. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two.
Current squad
| Position | Player | Born | Height | Current Club |
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| Guard | Kerem Tunçeri | 1979 | 1. Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979, İstanbul) is a Turkish professional basketball player 90 |  Real Madrid |
| Guard | Ender Arslan | 1983 | 1. Ender Arslan (born January 13 1983 in İstanbul) is a Turkish professional Basketball player 88 | Efes Pilsen |
| Guard/Forward | Serkan Erdoğan | 1978 | 1. Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü ( English: Efes Pilsen Sport Club) is a Turkish professional Basketball club based in İstanbul and sponsored Serkan Erdoğan (born 30 August, 1978 in Amasya, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Basketball player that currently 90 | Efes Pilsen |
| Forward | Ersan İlyasova | 1987 | 2. Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü ( English: Efes Pilsen Sport Club) is a Turkish professional Basketball club based in İstanbul and sponsored Ersan İlyasova (born May 15 1987 in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Basketball player currently with 08 | AXA FC Barcelona (former NBA player) |
| Forward | Hidayet Türkoğlu | 1979 | 2. FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known for sponsorship reasons as Regal FC Barcelona, is a Spanish - Catalan professional Basketball team Hidayet Türkoğlu, commonly referred to as Hedo Turkoglu (born March 19 1979 in Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey. 08 |  Orlando Magic (NBA player) |
| Forward | Cenk Akyol | 1987 | 1. The Orlando Magic is a professional Basketball team based in Orlando Florida. Cenk Akyol (born April 16, 1987 in Kadıköy, İstanbul) is a Turkish professional Basketball player 98 | Galatasaray Café Crown (drafted by the NBA, but has yet to play in the league) |
| Forward/Center | Kerem Gönlüm | 1977 | 2. Galatasaray Café Crown is a Basketball club part of Galatasaray Sports Club, based in Istanbul, Turkey. Kerem Gönlüm (born 22 November 1977, Eskişehir) is a Turkish basketball player who plays in power forward and center position for Efes Pilsen 08 | Efes Pilsen |
| Forward/Center | Ermal Kurtoğlu | 1980 | 2. Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü ( English: Efes Pilsen Sport Club) is a Turkish professional Basketball club based in İstanbul and sponsored Ermal Kuqo ( Ermal Kurtoğlu in Turkey (born February 12, 1980, in Korçë, Albania) is an Albanian Turkish 07 | Efes Pilsen |
| Forward/Center | Kaya Peker | 1980 | 2. Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü ( English: Efes Pilsen Sport Club) is a Turkish professional Basketball club based in İstanbul and sponsored Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980 in Ankara) is a Turkish professional Basketball player 07 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
| Forward/Center | Mehmet Okur | 1979 | 2. Beşiktaş Cola Turka is the basketball team of Beşiktaş JK Mehmet Okur (born May 26 1979 in Yalova, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Basketball player who currently plays for 11 | Utah Jazz (NBA player) |
| Center | Semih Erden | 1986 | 2. The Utah Jazz is a professional Basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Semih Erden (born July 28 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Basketball player for Fenerbahçe 14 | Fenerbahçe Ülker (2008 mock draft) |
Rosters
1936 Olympic Games: finished 21th among 21 teams
Kamil Ocak, Seref Alemdar, Naili Moran, Hazdayi Penso, Nihat Ertug, Jak Habib, Feridun Koray, Dionis Sakalak, Sadri Usluoğlu, Hayri Arsebük
1937 EuroBasket: did not participate
1939 EuroBasket: did not participate
1946 EuroBasket: did not participate
1947 EuroBasket: did not participate
1948 Olympic Games: did not participate
1949 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 7 teams
Huseyin Ozturk, Samim Gorec, Ali Uras, Avram Barokas, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Tevfik Tankut, Sacit Selduz, Erdogan Partener, Ayduk Koray, Hasim Tankut, Candas Tekeli, Vitali Benazus
1950 World Championship: did not participate
1951 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 17 teams
Yalcin Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Avram Barokas, Sacit Selduz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gunduz, Cemil Sevin, Sadi Gulcelik, Ertem Gorec, Ayhan Demir
1952 Olympic Games: finished 22th among 23 teams
Yalcin Granit, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dincer, Sacit Selduz, Nejat Diyarbakırlı, Yılmaz Gunduz, Sadi Gulcelik, Yuksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Erdogan Partener, Guney Ulmen
1953 EuroBasket: did not participate
1954 World Championship: did not participate
1955 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 18 teams
Yalcin Granit, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Altan Dincer, Sadi Gulcelik, Tunc Erim, Yuksel Alkan, Turhan Tezol, Yalcın Okaya, Yavuz Turkoglu, Uner Erimer, Yuksel Boke, Erdogan Karabelen, Cahit Tanık, Sinasi Ertan
1956 Olympic Games: did not participate
1957 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Yalcin Granit, Mehmet Baturalp, Orhan Girgin, Tunc Erim, Yavuz Turkoglu, Yılmaz Gunduz, Altan Dincer, Turhan Tezol, Uner Erimer, Erdogan Karabelen, Erkan Gunduz
1959 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 17 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Unal Buyukaycan, Nedret Uyguc, Sengün Kaplanoglu, Turhan Tezol, Tunc Erim, Omer Urkon, Ozer Salnur, Erdogan Karabelen, Guner Yalcıner, Tuğrul Demir, Ali Kazaz (Coach: Samim Görec)
1959 World Championship: did not participate
1960 Olympic Games: did not participate
1961 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 19 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Sengun Kaplanoglu, Nedret Uyguc, Dursun Acikbas, Altan Dincer, Tuncer Kobaner, Hasim Ulku, Omer Urkon, Ali Kazaz, Yavuz Demir, Erdal Poyrazoglu, Ersan Salihoglu
1963 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
Mehmet Baturalp, Nedret Uyguc, Nedim Hosgor, Unal Buyukaycan, Sengun Kaplanoglu, Tuncer Kobaner, Hasim Ulku, Ozer Salnur, Halil Daglı, Ilker Esel, Huseyin Kozluca, Yavuz Demir (Coach: Yalcin Granit)
1963 World Championship: did not participate
1964 Olympic Games: did not participate
1965 EuroBasket: did not participate
1967 EuroBasket: did not participate
1967 World Championship: did not participate
1968 Olympic Games: did not participate
1969 EuroBasket: did not participate
1970 World Championship: did not participate
1971 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Huseyin Alp, Kemal Erdenay, Nadir Vekiloglu, Barıs Kuce, Battal Durusel, Zeki Tosun, Resat Guney, Cihat Ilkbasaran, Serdar Ersozlu, Abdullah Ince (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1972 Olympic Games: did not participate
1973 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Aydin Ors, Dogan Hakyemez, Kemal Erdenay, Battal Durusel, Resat Guney, Nuri Tan, Serdar Ersozlu, Necmi Ton, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoglu, Abdullah Ince, Halil Dagli (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1974 World Championship: did not participate
1975 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
Nur Germen, Kemal Erdenay, Doğan Hakyemez, Efe Aydan, Barıs Kuce, Battal Durusel, Nadir Vekiloglu, Omurden Kısagun, Zeki Tosun, Erdal Poyrazoglu, Abdullah Ince, Kemal Akinci (Coach: Mehmet Baturalp)
1976 Olympic Games: did not participate
1977 EuroBasket: did not participate
1978 World Championship: did not participate
1979 EuroBasket: did not participate
1980 Olympic Games: did not participate
1981 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
Efe Aydan, Erman Kunter, Dogan Hakyemez, Aytek Gurkan, Emir Turam, Necati Guler, Mehmet Dogusken, Serdar Kocyigit, Melih Ercin, Cevat Soydas, Celal Arisan, Sadi Olcay
1982 World Championship: did not participate
1983 EuroBasket: did not participate
1984 Olympic Games: did not participate
1985 EuroBasket: did not participate
1986 World Championship: did not participate
1987 EuroBasket: did not participate
1988 Olympic Games: did not participate
1989 EuroBasket: did not participate
1990 World Championship: did not participate
1991 EuroBasket: did not participate
1992 Olympic Games: did not participate
1993 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Lutfi Aribogan, Levent Topsakal, Omer Buyukaycan, Husnu Cakirgil, Tamer Oyguc, Volkan Aydin, Serdar Apaydın, Murat Konuk, Erdal Kosan, Omer Saybir (Coach: Nur Germen)
1994 World Championship: did not participate
1995 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 14 teams
Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Ibrahim Kutluay, Haluk Yildirim, Levent Topsakal, Omer Buyukaycan, Tamer Oyguc, Lutfi Aribogan, Mirsad Turkcan, Murat Konuk, Murat Evliyaoglu, Serdar Apaydin (Coach: Cetin Yilmaz)
1996 Olympic Games: did not participate
1997 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Ibrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Ufuk Sarica, Mirsad Turkcan, Tamer Oyguc, Huseyin Besok, Volkan Aydin, Murat Evliyaoglu, Murat Konuk, Tunc Girgin, Kemal Tunceri (Coach: Ercument Sunter)
1998 World Championship: did not participate
1999 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Ibrahim Kutluay, Mehmet Okur, Mirsad Turkcan, Ufuk Sarıca, Huseyin Besok, Tamer Oyguc, Haluk Yildirim, Murat Konuk, Kerem Tunceri, Cuneyt Erden, Asim Pars (Coach: Erman Kunter)
2000 Olympic Games: did not participate
2001 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Ibrahim Kutluay, Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Mirsad Turkcan, Huseyin Besok, Harun Erdenay, Orhun Ene, Haluk Yildirim, Kaya Peker, Kerem Tunceri, Omer Onan, Asim Pars (Coach: Aydin Ors)
2002 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Harun Erdenay, Mirsad Turkcan, Huseyin Besok, Haluk Yildirim, Kerem Tunceri, Kaya Peker, Omer Onan, Hakan Koseoglu, Asim Pars (Coach: Aydin Ors)
2003 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Mirsad Turkcan, Huseyin Besok, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gonlum, Kerem Tunceri, Ender Arslan, Omer Onan, Haluk Yildirim, Rasim Basak (Coach: Aydin Ors)
2004 Olympic Games: did not participate
2005 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdogan, Mirsad Turkcan, Kaya Peker, Ermal Kuqo-Kurtoglu, Kerem Gonlum, Kerem Tunceri, Ender Arslan, Cenk Akyol, Fatih Solak (Coach: Bogdan Tanjevic)
2006 World Championship: finished 6th among 24 teams
Ibrahim Kutluay, Serkan Erdogan, Ersan Ilyasova, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gonlum, Ermal Kuqo-Kurtoglu, Ender Arslan, Semih Erden, Engin Atsur, Cenk Akyol, Hakan Demirel, Fatih Solak (Coach: Bogdan Tanjevic)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Hidayet Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Ibrahim Kutluay, Kaya Peker, Kerem Gonlum, Ender Arslan, Ermal Kuqo-Kurtoglu, Engin Atsur, Cenk Akyol, Ersan Ilyasova, Semih Erden, Hakan Demirel (Coach: Bogdan Tanjevic)
See also
References
- Turkey Basketball Federation official website (in Turkish)
- Turkey welcomes you to 2010 FIBA World Championship
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