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'''Talat Tunçalp''' (1 October 1915 &ndash; 1 January 2017) was a Turkish cyclist. He was born in [[Istanbul]], Turkey in the mid-to-late 1910s, though his birth year was variously reported as 1915,<ref name="Bicycle">{{cite web |title=Bisikletin Yaşayan Tarihi Talat TUNÇALP |publisher=Turkbike.com |date=2009-09-16 |url=http://www.turkbike.com/2009/09/bisikletin-yasayan-tarihi-talat-tuncalp/ |accessdate=2012-02-24 }}</ref><ref name="Anatolia">{{cite web |title=Bir Türk Efsanesi : Talat Tunçalp |publisher=Anatolian Agency |date=2009-11-24 |url=http://cyclingtr.com/blogs/yol-bisikleti-haberleri/archive/2009/11/24/bir-t-252-rk-efsanesi-talat-tun-231-alp.aspx |accessdate=2012-02-24 }}</ref> 1917,<ref name="Legend">{{cite news |title=Yaşayan bir efsane |newspaper=[[Posta (newspaper)|Posta]] |language=Turkish |publisher=[[Doğan Holding]] |date=2011-09-04 |url=http://www.posta.com.tr/pazarpostasi/HaberDetay/Yasayan_bir_efsane.htm?ArticleID=86564 |accessdate=2012-02-24 }}</ref> and 1919.<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite web |last=Gjerde |first=Arild |author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title=Talat Tunçalp Biography and Olympic Results |work=Olympics |publisher=Sports Reference.com |year=2011 |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/talat-tuncalp-1.html |accessdate=February 24, 2012 }}</ref> He took up cycling and won his first sprint race in 1932.<ref name="Legend"/> From 1933 through 1949, he was the Turkish National Champion in the [[Road bicycle racing|road race]] 16 times and the sprint 15 times.<ref name="Bicycle"/><ref name="Anatolia"/><ref name="Legend"/> He attended the [[Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Summer Olympics]] in [[Berlin]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Spor/Spor/2009/09/16/berlinde_hitleri_gordum |newspaper=[[Sabah (newspaper)|Sabah]] Spor |title=Berlin'de Hitler'i gördüm |date=2009-09-16 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-06-15 }}</ref> finishing joint eighth in the [[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics|individual road race]] with his country failing to medal in the team version. He also participated in the [[Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Summer Olympics]],<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=14383355 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=‘Bisiklet’in kıymetini bilmiyoruz |author=Bayer, Yalçın |date=2010-04-11 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-06-15 }}</ref> but did not finish the individual race.<ref name="Sports Reference"/>
'''Talat Tunçalp''' (1 October 1915 &ndash; 1 January 2017) was a Turkish cyclist. He was born in [[Istanbul]], Turkey in the mid-to-late 1910s, though his birth year was variously reported as 1915,<ref name="Bicycle">{{cite web |title=Bisikletin Yaşayan Tarihi Talat TUNÇALP |publisher=Turkbike.com |date=2009-09-16 |url=http://www.turkbike.com/2009/09/bisikletin-yasayan-tarihi-talat-tuncalp/ |accessdate=2012-02-24 }}</ref><ref name="Anatolia">{{cite web|title=Bir Türk Efsanesi : Talat Tunçalp |publisher=Anatolian Agency |date=2009-11-24 |url=http://cyclingtr.com/blogs/yol-bisikleti-haberleri/archive/2009/11/24/bir-t-252-rk-efsanesi-talat-tun-231-alp.aspx |accessdate=2012-02-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026083143/http://cyclingtr.com/blogs/yol-bisikleti-haberleri/archive/2009/11/24/bir-t-252-rk-efsanesi-talat-tun-231-alp.aspx |archivedate=26 October 2012 |df= }}</ref> 1917,<ref name="Legend">{{cite news |title=Yaşayan bir efsane |newspaper=[[Posta (newspaper)|Posta]] |language=Turkish |publisher=[[Doğan Holding]] |date=2011-09-04 |url=http://www.posta.com.tr/pazarpostasi/HaberDetay/Yasayan_bir_efsane.htm?ArticleID=86564 |accessdate=2012-02-24 }}</ref> and 1919.<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite web |last=Gjerde |first=Arild |author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title=Talat Tunçalp Biography and Olympic Results |work=Olympics |publisher=Sports Reference.com |year=2011 |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/talat-tuncalp-1.html |accessdate=February 24, 2012 }}</ref> He took up cycling and won his first sprint race in 1932.<ref name="Legend"/> From 1933 through 1949, he was the Turkish National Champion in the [[Road bicycle racing|road race]] 16 times and the sprint 15 times.<ref name="Bicycle"/><ref name="Anatolia"/><ref name="Legend"/> He attended the [[Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Summer Olympics]] in [[Berlin]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Spor/Spor/2009/09/16/berlinde_hitleri_gordum |newspaper=[[Sabah (newspaper)|Sabah]] Spor |title=Berlin'de Hitler'i gördüm |date=2009-09-16 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-06-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022123656/http://www.sabah.com.tr/Spor/Spor/2009/09/16/berlinde_hitleri_gordum |archivedate=22 October 2013 |df= }}</ref> finishing joint eighth in the [[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics|individual road race]] with his country failing to medal in the team version. He also participated in the [[Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Summer Olympics]],<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=14383355 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=‘Bisiklet’in kıymetini bilmiyoruz |author=Bayer, Yalçın |date=2010-04-11 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-06-15 }}</ref> but did not finish the individual race.<ref name="Sports Reference"/>


After retiring from active competition in 1949 he became president of the [[Turkish Cycling Federation]]<ref name="h1"/> in 1950 and held that position through 1968, the same year that he helped found what would become the [[Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey]]. Upon the death of [[Halet Çambel]] on 14 January 2014, it was noted that Tunçalp was the oldest surviving Turkish Olympian.<ref name="Bicycle"/><ref name="Anatolia"/><ref name="Legend"/> He died on 1 January 2017 at the age of 101.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|title = Eski Bisiklet Federasyonu Başkanı Tunçalp, Vefat Etti|language = tr|publisher = Haberler.com|date = 2017-01-01|url = http://www.haberler.com/eski-bisiklet-federasyonu-baskani-tuncalp-vefat-9120912-haberi/|access-date = 2017-01-03}}</ref> Tunçalp was interred at [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]] following the religious funeral service held at [[Şişli Mosque]].<ref name="Funeral">{{cite news|url = http://www.milliyet.com.tr/efsane-sporcu-talat-tuncalp---2371753-skorerhaber/|newspaper = [[Milliyet]]|title = Efsane sporcu Talat Tunçalp toprağa verilsi|date=2017-01-02|language = tr|accessdate = 2017-01-03}}</ref>
After retiring from active competition in 1949 he became president of the [[Turkish Cycling Federation]]<ref name="h1"/> in 1950 and held that position through 1968, the same year that he helped found what would become the [[Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey]]. Upon the death of [[Halet Çambel]] on 14 January 2014, it was noted that Tunçalp was the oldest surviving Turkish Olympian.<ref name="Bicycle"/><ref name="Anatolia"/><ref name="Legend"/> He died on 1 January 2017 at the age of 101.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|title = Eski Bisiklet Federasyonu Başkanı Tunçalp, Vefat Etti|language = tr|publisher = Haberler.com|date = 2017-01-01|url = http://www.haberler.com/eski-bisiklet-federasyonu-baskani-tuncalp-vefat-9120912-haberi/|access-date = 2017-01-03}}</ref> Tunçalp was interred at [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]] following the religious funeral service held at [[Şişli Mosque]].<ref name="Funeral">{{cite news|url = http://www.milliyet.com.tr/efsane-sporcu-talat-tuncalp---2371753-skorerhaber/|newspaper = [[Milliyet]]|title = Efsane sporcu Talat Tunçalp toprağa verilsi|date=2017-01-02|language = tr|accessdate = 2017-01-03}}</ref>

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Talat Tunçalp
Personal information
Born(1915-10-01)1 October 1915
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died1 January 2017(2017-01-01) (aged 101)
Istanbul, Turkey
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Talat Tunçalp (1 October 1915 – 1 January 2017) was a Turkish cyclist. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in the mid-to-late 1910s, though his birth year was variously reported as 1915,[1][2] 1917,[3] and 1919.[4] He took up cycling and won his first sprint race in 1932.[3] From 1933 through 1949, he was the Turkish National Champion in the road race 16 times and the sprint 15 times.[1][2][3] He attended the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,[5] finishing joint eighth in the individual road race with his country failing to medal in the team version. He also participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics,[6] but did not finish the individual race.[4]

After retiring from active competition in 1949 he became president of the Turkish Cycling Federation[6] in 1950 and held that position through 1968, the same year that he helped found what would become the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. Upon the death of Halet Çambel on 14 January 2014, it was noted that Tunçalp was the oldest surviving Turkish Olympian.[1][2][3] He died on 1 January 2017 at the age of 101.[7] Tunçalp was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at Şişli Mosque.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bisikletin Yaşayan Tarihi Talat TUNÇALP". Turkbike.com. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Bir Türk Efsanesi : Talat Tunçalp". Anatolian Agency. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Yaşayan bir efsane". Posta (in Turkish). Doğan Holding. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Talat Tunçalp Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Berlin'de Hitler'i gördüm". Sabah Spor (in Turkish). 16 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Bayer, Yalçın (11 April 2010). "'Bisiklet'in kıymetini bilmiyoruz". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Eski Bisiklet Federasyonu Başkanı Tunçalp, Vefat Etti" (in Turkish). Haberler.com. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Efsane sporcu Talat Tunçalp toprağa verilsi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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