Şems Kemal Tunçeri

Şems Kemal Tunçeri — Biography

Şems Kemal Tunçeri was born in Istanbul on August 30, 1974. He is 1.80 meters tall and played as a point guard. His father, Haluk Tunçeri, was also a national-team basketball player, and his brother Kerem Tunçeri is another well-known name in the sport. He ended his professional playing career in 2011.

After leaving the court he moved into sports event organization. In 2000 he founded an organization company called "Tunçeri" with his brother, bringing in Haluk Acar, a friend from the Galatasaray youth ranks, as a partner; he has run it ever since. He is also president of the Basketball Players Association.

He kept up his administrative work after his playing days, and in 2017 became the manager of the Istanbul Technical University basketball team.