Turkish draughts

Turkish draughts (Turkish: Dama)(Armenian: շաշկի)(Arabic: دامە)(Kurmanji: Dame) is a variant of draughts (checkers) played in Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and several other locations around the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East.

Kings can move any number of empty squares orthogonally forwards, backwards or sideways.

A player wins if the opponent has no legal move, either because all his pieces are captured or he is completely blocked.

The first official Turkish Draughts World Championships were held 22–24 October 2014 in İzmir, Turkey.

[6] Croda is a variant invented by a Croatian mathematics professor, and international draughts champion.

It also fills the back ranks with men, and requires that pieces be removed at the end of the turn rather than during each capture.

[7] Dameo is a variant invented by Dutch games designer Christian Freeling.

Turkish draughts board and starting setup. White moves first.
At the opening of the "Bornova International Turkish Checkers Tournament", Bornova Mayor Dr. Checkers moves of Mustafa İduğ and Aegean Checkers Association President Murat Keser
At the opening of the "Bornova International Turkish Checkers Tournament", Mayor Dr. Mustafa İduğ and Aegean Checkers Association President Murat Keser