Player | Pos. | Team(s) played | Career[a] | Games played | NBA draft | Notes | Ref. |
Regular season | Playoffs | Year (pick) | Team |
Furkan Aldemir | F/C | Philadelphia 76ers | 2014–2016 | 41 | 0 | 2012 (53rd) | Los Angeles Clippers | | [2] |
Ömer Aşık | C/F | Chicago Bulls Houston Rockets New Orleans Pelicans | 2010–2012, 2018 2012–2014 2014–2018 | 471 | 37 | 2008 (36th) | Portland Trail Blazers | | [3] |
Onuralp Bitim* | G/F | Chicago Bulls | 2023–present | 0 | 0 | Undrafted | — | | [4] |
Semih Erden | C | Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers | 2010–2011 2011–2012 | 69 | 0 | 2008 (60th) | Boston Celtics | | [5] |
Enes Kanter Freedom | C/F | Utah Jazz Oklahoma City Thunder New York Knicks Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics | 2011–2015 2015–2017 2017–2019 2019, 2020–2021 2019–2020, 2021–2022 | 748 | 59 | 2011 (3rd) | Utah Jazz | Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents, became a naturalized American citizen,[6] represented Turkey internationally. | [7] |
Ersan İlyasova | F | Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Oklahoma City Thunder Philadelphia 76ers Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz | 2005-2007, 2009–2015, 2018–2020 2015–2016 2016 2016 2016-2017, 2018 2017-2018 2021 | 825 | 52 | 2005 (36th) | Milwaukee Bucks | | [8] |
Furkan Korkmaz* | G | Philadelphia 76ers | 2017–present | 293 | 33 | 2016 (26th) | Philadelphia 76ers | | [9] |
İbrahim Kutluay | G | Seattle SuperSonics | 2004–2005 | 5 | 0 | Undrafted | — | | [10] |
Shane Larkin | G | Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks Brooklyn Nets Boston Celtics | 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2017–2018 | 256 | 13 | 2013 (18th) | Atlanta Hawks | Born in the United States, became a naturalized Turkish citizen, represents Turkey internationally.[11] | [12] |
Mehmet Okur | F/C | Detroit Pistons Utah Jazz New Jersey Nets | 2002–2004 2004–2011 2011–2012 | 634 | 71 | 2001 (38th) | Detroit Pistons | | [13] |
Cedi Osman* | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2017–present | 404 | 19 | 2015 (31st) | Cleveland Cavaliers | Born in Republic of Macedonia to ethnic Turkish father and Turkish/Bosnian mother, represents Turkey internationally. | [14] |
Alperen Şengün* | F/C | Houston Rockets | 2021–present | 147 | 0 | 2021 (16th) | Oklahoma City Thunder | | [15] |
Mirsad Türkcan | F | New York Knicks Milwaukee Bucks | 1999–2000 2000 | 17 | 2 | 1998 (18th) | Houston Rockets | Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[b] has represented Turkey internationally. | [16] |
Hedo Türkoğlu | F | Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Orlando Magic Toronto Raptors Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Clippers | 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2009, 2010–2014 2009–2010 2010 2014–2015 | 997 | 109 | 2000 (16th) | Sacramento Kings | | [17] |
Ömer Yurtseven* | C | Miami Heat Utah Jazz | 2021–2023 2023–present | 65 | 17 | Undrafted | — | Born in Uzbekistan to Turkish parents. | [18] |