Turan Akalın | |
Nationality: | Turkish |
Sport: | Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair curling |
Club: | İzmit Tenis K. (wheelchair tennis) Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. (wheelchair curling) |
Turan Akalın (born 1984) is Turkish wheelchair tennis player and wheelchair curler.
In 1998 at the age of 14, he lost his both legs below knee at a train accident in Izmit as he was crossing railroad. Akalın is now working at the Kocaeli University's hospital.[1]
He began with tennis playing in 2004 at the İzmit Tennis Club. Akalın won the singles and the doubles titles at the Turkish Wheelchair Tennis Championship in 2011 and 2012.[2] [3]
In 2012, he began performing wheelchair curling at the Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.,[4] and was admitted to the newly formed national team.[5] Akalın participated as skip at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event in Lohja, Finland, at which Turkey made its international debut in this Winter Paralympic sport category.[1] Winning only one game and ranking so 10th, his team missed to qualify for participation at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.