By Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
Coach Ufuk Sarica will lead the Turkish national team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China which kicks off on August 31 and closes on September 15.
Their preparations will start on July 1 and Sarica will count on 26 players. The preliminary squad features three NBA players in Cedi Osman, Furkan Korkmaz and Ersan Ilyasova. Scottie Wilbekin is also on the list and is along with the mentioned trio, the only players playing outside Turkey.
Here is the Turkish national team 26-man preliminary roster:
| Player | Club |
| Doğuş Balbay | Anadolu Efes |
| Sertaç Şanlı | Anadolu Efes |
| A.Buğrahan Tuncer | Anadolu Efes |
| J. Metecan Birsen | Anadolu Efes |
| Yiğitcan Saybir | Anadolu Efes |
| Tolga Geçim | Banvit |
| Rıdvan Öncel | Banvit |
| Şehmus Hazer | Banvit |
| Ragıp Berke Atar | Banvit |
| Kartal Özmızrak | Darüşşafaka Tekfen |
| Mert Akay | Darüşşafaka Tekfen |
| Ali Muhammed | Fenerbahçe Beko |
| Melih Mahmutoğlu | Fenerbahçe Beko |
| Hüseyin Göksenin Köksal | Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta |
| Ege Arar | Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta |
| Ayberk Olmaz | Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta |
| Semih Erden | İstanbul BBSK |
| Berk İbrahim Uğurlu | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| Muhsin Yaşar | Tofaş |
| Yiğit Arslan | Tofaş |
| Berkan Durmaz | Tofaş |
| Metin Türen | Türk Telekom |
| Cedi Osman | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Ersan İlyasova | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Furkan Korkmaz | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Scott Jordan Wilbekin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |