The Istanbul Open Floorball Tournament, 2008 IOFT – Turkish Floorball Championships, is organised for the second time on the 26th of April 2008 and Floorball in Turkey has taken important steps forward in developing the sport in the country.

The tournament has had a positive effect on the development of the sport and new teams are now organised into official Floorball clubs in Turkey. The aim is to organise a national floorball league and to set up a national association in the near future.

Efforts have also been put into developing the IOFT 2008 to a unique floorball event in Turkey. Experienced referees from abroad will referee the tournament, which will improve both the level of playing and refereeing.

Floorball also starts to become recognised by companies and the 2008 IOFT´s main sponsor is Nokia Siemens Networks. The sponsorship has enabled the tournament organiser to purchase the first IFF approved rink to Turkey.

IFF has also been supporting the development in Turkey by providing equipment to local clubs, the most recent being the Erzincan Floorball Club where Florbol Turkiey is also organizing the first Floorball seminar on the 18th-20th of April.