Frederic Weis added 11 points for France (5-3), which played the entire tournament without injured NBA All-Star point guard Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, severely hampering its chances for a medal.

"We're so happy to finish fifth," French coach Claude Bergeaud said. "Twenty-four teams started the World Championship and we finished very close to the final four teams."

Parker broke his finger the day before the start of the tournament two weeks ago. His missing floor generalship was evident, especially in a 73-56 quarterfinal setback to Greece.

"It wasn't very easy because when we lost Tony Parker, we were obliged to build a new team," Bergeaud said. "We weren't ready to change our game in one day after we lost Tony."

France was ready Saturday, closing the first quarter with a 20-4 surge to open a 13-point lead. Laurent Foirest's jumper with 4:21 to go in the first half extended the margin to 31-11.

Turkey (5-3) trailed, 35-20, at halftime and closed to 49-43 at the end of the third quarter. Kaya Peker nailed a jumper with 4:15 to go to reduce the deficit to 55-51.

France's Joseph Gomis was fouled by Ender Arslan on a drive. When Peker tried to block the shot to make sure it would not go in, he was hit with an unsportsmanlike foul.

Gomis made 3-of-4 free throws and France retained possession, getting a dunk from Seattle SuperSonics rookie Mickael Gelabale for a 60-51 bulge.

Foirest contributed 10 points for France, which made things difficult for itself by shooting 40 percent (21-of-52) from the field and 19-of-37 from the line.

North Carolina State's Engin Atsur scored 15 points and Cenk Akyol added 10 for Turkey, which shot just 24 percent (15-of-62). The Turks rested leading scorers Serkan Erdogan and Ibrahim Kutluay.