Dionis Sakalak

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Dionis Sakalak was a Turkish Greek basketball player of the pre-World War II era.

Sakalak was born on October 22, 1913. He played for Kurtulus, formerly called Tatavla, a club founded and manned by Istanbul's Greek population.

Sakalak played for the national Basketball team of Turkey and was part of the squad that competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He also participated, on June 25, 1936 in Turkey's match against Greece - the inaugural match of the Greek side.