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title: "TRNC table tennis federation becomes observer member of Balkan union"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-trnc-table-tennis-federation-becomes-observer/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T19:05:46.629Z
category: world
sources: 1
agreement: single-source
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# TRNC table tennis federation becomes observer member of Balkan union

In a vote held at the Balkan Table Tennis Union congress, 10 out of 14 member countries voted in favor and 4 against. According to the report, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration objected to the decision; Turkish Table Tennis Federation President Kerim Koç stated that they were pleased with the outcome.

## Who is in this story

- [Northern Cyprus Table Tennis Federation](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kuzey-kibris-masa-tenisi-federasyonu/) — Institutions
- [Balkan Table Tennis Union](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/balkan-masa-tenisi-birligi/) — Institutions
- [Turkish Table Tennis Federation](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/turkiye-masa-tenisi-federasyonu/) — Institutions
- [Kerim Koç](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kerim-koc/) — People
- [Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kktc/) — Places
- [Greece](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/yunanistan/) — Places

## News sources

- [Kuzey Kıbrıs sporunda tarihi eşik: KKTC, Balkan Masa Tenisi Birliği’nde](https://www.odatv.com/spor/kuzey-kibris-sporunda-tarihi-esik-kktc-balkan-masa-tenisi-birliginde-120163361) — Oda TV (opposition) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-kktc-masa-tenisi-federasyonu-balkan-birligine/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-trnc-table-tennis-federation-becomes-observer/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-federatsiya-nastolnogo-tennisa-trsk-stala-nablyudatelem/

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