Yılmaz’ means ‘dauntless’. ‘Argüden’ means ‘honorable’, ‘guide for integrity’ and is pronounced as ‘argue then’, as in the phrase “if you don’t agree, argue then.”
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He has played on basketball teams that won the Turkish National Championships, once among high schools and twice among universities. As the President of the Boğaziçi University Sports Club, he organized the first International SportsFest in 1980, still an ongoing and popular event at the University. He was also the manager of University’s sports activities: supervised a number of university teams and represented Bosphorus University at the Turkish Sports Congress.

He was one of the founding members of the Basketball Player’s Association and the 1896 Bosphorus Sports Club.

Dr. Argüden has served as a board member of Anadolu Efes Sports Club -the most successful Turkish basketball club both in domestic and international competitions- until 2016, when he was elected to the board of Turkish Basketball Federation. He has served as Vice-Chair and Executive Committee Member of the federation.

During the ‘Boğaziçi Sports Ambassador’ award ceremony, Dr. Yılmaz Argüden shared his proposal to organize the Olympic Games under the theme “Olympics Unite” with the collaboration of “Türkiye, Palestine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Italy.”

During high school and university, he excelled at the 400m and 1500m races in track and field. He currently holds a skipper license for small yachts and also enjoys tennis, golf, downhill skiing, sailing, and playing bridge. He is a member of İstanbul Golf Club, which is the third oldest golf club in continental Europe.

Turkish Basketball Federation

Dr. Argüden has been elected to the Board of Turkish Basketball Federation, and served as Vice-Chair and Executive Committee Member. He has led the preparation of National Basketball Initiative that identified the development areas and provided policy recommendations. As a result of this work, steps such as the establishment of the TBF Academy, the formation [...]

Sports Management

Dr. Argüden’s experience as sports director dates back to his university years. As the President of the Boğaziçi University Sports Club, he led the organization of the first International SportsFest in 1980, still a popular event at the University. He was also the director of University’s sports activities and officially represented Bosphorus University at the [...]

Basketball

Dr. Argüden has played as playmaker and won the Turkish National Championships three years in a row, once among high schools and twice among universities. 1976 Turkish Youth Basketball Champion: Tarsus American College #4 Yılmaz Argüden #5 Rıfat Tokbey #6 Armağan Ömür #7 Abdullah Şeyhoğlu #8 Levent Soylu #9 Haldun Gedizşener #10 Yavuz Öngel #11 Hakan [...]

Amateur Sportsman

Alongside basketball, Dr. Argüden was also a member of soccer, voleyball, and athletism teams, starting from his high school years. He carried this amateur spirit by participating in many other sports. Dr. Argüden is a member of the 3rd oldest golf club in Europe, Istanbul Golf Club (1895) and a member of the National Golf [...]

Sports Ambassador: Olympics Unite

Sports Ambassador Proposes Multi-Country Olympics Effort

“He plans his time well. He schedules appointments in advance and sets aside periods of time when he is working on specific topics. He works long and hard hours, but I have never seen him in a time crunch that could have been avoided by proper planning.”
J. Chaiken
RAND Corporation, 1984

Every obstacle, yields to stern resolveLeonardo da Vinci