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Turkey at the
Olympics

IOC code

TUR

NOC

Turkish National Olympic Committee

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Medals
Ranked 33rd

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
41	29	41	111

Summer appearances

1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020

Winter appearances

1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018

Other related appearances

1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey, after the Ottoman Empire, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp because of the sanction against the Central Powers including the Ottoman Empire, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of worldwide Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott. Turkey has also participated in most Winter Olympic Games since their first appearance in 1936. Turkish athletes have won a total of 111 medals, divided into 41 golds, 29 silvers and 41 bronzes. Turkey won the most medals in wrestling. The National Olympic Committee for Turkey, Turkish National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognized in 1911.

Medals
List of Medalists
Athletes with most medals
Change Medalists
Disqualified Medalists
See also

Medals

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	did not participate
1900 Paris	did not participate
1904 St. Louis	did not participate
1908 London	1	0	0	0	0	-
1912 Stockholm	2	0	0	0	0	-
1920 Antwerp	did not participate
1924 Paris	21	0	0	0	0	-
1928 Amsterdam	32	0	0	0	0	-
1932 Los Angeles	did not participate
1936 Berlin	48	1	0	1	2	19
1948 London	58	6	4	2	12	7
1952 Helsinki	51	2	0	1	3	16
1956 Melbourne	19	3	2	2	7	12
1960 Rome	49	7	2	0	9	6
1964 Tokyo	23	2	3	1	6	16
1968 Mexico City	29	2	0	0	2	21
1972 Munich	43	0	1	0	1	33
1976 Montreal	27	0	0	0	0	-
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	46	0	0	3	3	40
1988 Seoul	41	1	1	0	2	27
1992 Barcelona	47	2	2	2	6	23
1996 Atlanta	53	4	1	1	6	19
2000 Sydney	57	3	0	2	5	26
2004 Athens	65	3	3	4	10	22
2008 Beijing	67	1	1	3	5	42
2012 London	114	1	1	1	3	46
2016 Rio de Janeiro	103	1	3	4	8	41
2020 Tokyo	108	2	2	9	13	35
2024 Paris	101	0	3	5	8	64
Total (24/30)	1,205	41	29	41	111	31

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	did not participate
1928 St. Moritz	did not participate
1932 Lake Placid	did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	6	0	0	0	0	-
1948 St. Moritz	4	0	0	0	0	-
1952 Oslo	did not participate
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	4	0	0	0	0	-
1960 Squaw Valley	2	0	0	0	0	-
1964 Innsbruck	5	0	0	0	0	-
1968 Grenoble	11	0	0	0	0	-
1972 Sapporo	did not participate
1976 Innsbruck	9	0	0	0	0	-
1980 Lake Placid	did not participate
1984 Sarajevo	7	0	0	0	0	-
1988 Calgary	8	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Albertville	8	0	0	0	0	-
1994 Lillehammer	1	0	0	0	0	-
1998 Nagano	1	0	0	0	0	-
2002 Salt Lake City	3	0	0	0	0	-
2006 Turin	6	0	0	0	0	-
2010 Vancouver	5	0	0	0	0	-
2014 Sochi	6	0	0	0	0	-
2018 Pyeongchang	8	0	0	0	0	-
2022 Beijing	7	0	0	0	0	-
Total (18/24)	101	0	0	0	0	-

Medals by Summer Sport

Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Wrestling	29	18	21	68
Weightlifting	8	1	2	11
Boxing	1	5	4	10
Taekwondo	1	3	6	10
Archery	1	0	1	2
Judo	1	0	1	2
Karate	0	1	3	4
Shooting	0	1	0	1
Athletics	0	0	2	2
Artistic gymnastics	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)	41	29	41	111

List of Medalists

Medal	Games	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	rowspan="2" \| 1936 Berlin	Erkan, YaşarYaşar Erkan	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
3 Bronze	Kireççi, AhmetAhmet Kireççi	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Middleweight
1 Gold	rowspan="12" \| 1948 London	Akar, NasuhNasuh Akar	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
1 Gold	Bilge, GazanferGazanfer Bilge	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 57 – 63 kg (featherweight)
1 Gold	Atik, CelalCelal Atik	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 63 – 67 kg (lightweight)
1 Gold	Doğu, YaşarYaşar Doğu	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 67 – 73 kg (welterweight)
1 Gold	Kireççi, AhmetAhmet Kireççi	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman + 87 kg (super heavyweight)
1 Gold	Oktav, MehmetMehmet Oktav	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 – 61 kg (featherweight)
2 Silver	Balamir, HalitHalit Balamir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle - 52 kg (flyweight)
2 Silver	Candemir, AdilAdil Candemir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
2 Silver	Olcay, KenanKenan Olcay	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman - 52 kg (flyweight)
2 Silver	Tayfur, MuhlisMuhlis Tayfur	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
3 Bronze	Kaya, HalilHalil Kaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
3 Bronze	Sarıalp, RuhiRuhi Sarıalp	Athletics	Men's Triple Jump
1 Gold	rowspan="3" \| 1952 Helsinki	Gemici, HasanHasan Gemici	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Flyweight
1 Gold	Şit, BayramBayram Şit	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Featherweight
3 Bronze	Atan, AdilAdil Atan	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Light-Heavyweight
1 Gold	rowspan="7" \| 1956 Melbourne	Bayrak, MithatMithat Bayrak	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
1 Gold	Dağıstanlı, MustafaMustafa Dağıstanlı	Wrestling	Freestyle Bantamweight
1 Gold	Kaplan, HamitHamit Kaplan	Wrestling	Freestyle Heavyweight
2 Silver	Doğan, RızaRıza Doğan	Wrestling	Greco-Roman Lightweight
2 Silver	Zengin, İbrahimİbrahim Zengin	Wrestling	Freestyle Welterweight
3 Bronze	Eğribaş, Dursun AliDursun Ali Eğribaş	Wrestling	Greco-Roman Flyweight
3 Bronze	Akbaş, HüseyinHüseyin Akbaş	Wrestling	Freestyle Flyweight
1 Gold	rowspan="9" \| 1960 Rome	Sille, MüzahirMüzahir Sille	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
1 Gold	Bayrak, MithatMithat Bayrak	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
1 Gold	Kış, TevfikTevfik Kış	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
1 Gold	Bilek, AhmetAhmet Bilek	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Flyweight
1 Gold	Dağıstanlı, MustafaMustafa Dağıstanlı	Wrestling	Freestyle Featherweight
1 Gold	Güngör, HasanHasan Güngör	Wrestling	Freestyle Middleweight
1 Gold	Atlı, İsmetİsmet Atlı	Wrestling	Freestyle Light Heavyweight
2 Silver	Ogan, İsmailİsmail Ogan	Wrestling	Freestyle Welterweight
2 Silver	Kaplan, HamitHamit Kaplan	Wrestling	Freestyle Heavyweight
1 Gold	rowspan="6" \| 1964 Tokyo	Ayvaz, KazımKazım Ayvaz	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
1 Gold	Ogan, İsmailİsmail Ogan	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Welterweight
2 Silver	Akbaş, HüseyinHüseyin Akbaş	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
2 Silver	Güngör, HasanHasan Güngör	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Middleweight
2 Silver	Ayık, AhmetAhmet Ayık	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
3 Bronze	Kaplan, HamitHamit Kaplan	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
1 Gold	rowspan="2" \| 1968 Mexico City	Atalay, MahmutMahmut Atalay	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Welterweight
1 Gold	Ayık, AhmetAhmet Ayık	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
2 Silver	rowspan="1" \| 1972 Munich	Vehbi Akdağ	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 62 kg
3 Bronze	1984 Los Angeles	Can, EyüpEyüp Can	Boxing	Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
3 Bronze		Aykaç, TurgutTurgut Aykaç	Boxing	Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
3 Bronze		Taşkın, AyhanAyhan Taşkın	Wrestling	Men's freestyle +100 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="2" \| 1988 Seoul	Süleymanoğlu, NaimNaim Süleymanoğlu	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg
2 Silver	Gençalp, NecmiNecmi Gençalp	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 82 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="6" \| 1992 Barcelona	Süleymanoğlu, NaimNaim Süleymanoğlu	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg
1 Gold	Pirim, AkifAkif Pirim	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg
2 Silver	Başar, HakkıHakkı Başar	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg
2 Silver	Şimşek, KenanKenan Şimşek	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 90 kg
3 Bronze	Şenyurt, HülyaHülya Şenyurt	Judo	Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)
3 Bronze	Kayalı, AliAli Kayalı	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 100 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="6" \| 1996 Atlanta	Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu	Weightlifting	Men's 54 kg
1 Gold	Süleymanoğlu, NaimNaim Süleymanoğlu	Weightlifting	Men's 64 kg
1 Gold	Yerlikaya, HamzaHamza Yerlikaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg
1 Gold	Demir, MahmutMahmut Demir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 130 kg
2 Silver	Beyleroğlu, MalikMalik Beyleroğlu	Boxing	Men's Middleweight
3 Bronze	Pirim, AkifAkif Pirim	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="5" \| 2000 Sydney	Özkan, HüseyinHüseyin Özkan	Judo	Men's 66 kg
1 Gold	Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
1 Gold	Yerlikaya, HamzaHamza Yerlikaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg
3 Bronze	Bıkçın, HamideHamide Bıkçın	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Bereket, AdemAdem Bereket	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 76 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="10" \| 2004 Athens	Taylan, NurcanNurcan Taylan	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
1 Gold	Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
1 Gold	Sağır, TanerTaner Sağır	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
2 Silver	Eroğlu, ŞerefŞeref Eroğlu	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
2 Silver	Tanrıkulu, BahriBahri Tanrıkulu	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg
2 Silver	Yalçınkaya, AtagünAtagün Yalçınkaya	Boxing	Light flyweight
3 Bronze	Artuç, SedatSedat Artuç	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
3 Bronze	Arabacıoğlu, ReyhanReyhan Arabacıoğlu	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
3 Bronze	Özal, MehmetMehmet Özal	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
3 Bronze	Polatçı, AydınAydın Polatçı	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 120 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="5" \| 2008 Beijing	Şahin, RamazanRamazan Şahin	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 66 kg
2 Silver	Tanrıkulu, AzizeAzize Tanrıkulu	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Kılıç, YakupYakup Kılıç	Boxing	Men's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Tazegül, ServetServet Tazegül	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg
3 Bronze	Avluca, NazmiNazmi Avluca	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="3" \| 2012 London	Tazegül, ServetServet Tazegül	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg
2 Silver	Tatar, NurNur Tatar	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg
3 Bronze	Kayaalp, RızaRıza Kayaalp	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="8" \| 2016 Rio de Janeiro	Akgül, TahaTaha Akgül	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg
2 Silver	Ismayilov, DaniyarDaniyar Ismayilov	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg
2 Silver	Kayaalp, RızaRıza Kayaalp	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
2 Silver	Yaşar, SelimSelim Yaşar	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 86 kg
3 Bronze	Copello, YasmaniYasmani Copello	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles
3 Bronze	İldem, CenkCenk İldem	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg
3 Bronze	Demirtaş, SonerSoner Demirtaş	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 74 kg
3 Bronze	Tatar, NurNur Tatar	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg
1 Gold	rowspan="13" \| 2020 Tokyo	Gazoz, MeteMete Gazoz	Archery	Men's individual
1 Gold		Sürmeneli, BusenazBusenaz Sürmeneli	Boxing	Women's welterweight
2 Silver	Çakıroğlu, Buse NazBuse Naz Çakıroğlu	Boxing	Women's flyweight
2 Silver	Şamdan, ErayEray Şamdan	Karate	Men's 67 kg
3 Bronze	Reçber, HakanHakan Reçber	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg
3 Bronze	İlgün, Hatice KübraHatice Kübra İlgün	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Kayaalp, RızaRıza Kayaalp	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
3 Bronze	Adar, YaseminYasemin Adar	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 76 kg
3 Bronze	Arıcan, FerhatFerhat Arıcan	Gymnastics	Men's parallel bars
3 Bronze	Taha Akgül	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg
3 Bronze	Ali Sofuoğlu	Karate	Men's kata
3 Bronze	Merve Çoban	Karate	Women's 61 kg
3 Bronze	Uğur Aktaş	Karate	Men's 75 kg
2 Silver	rowspan="8" \| 2024 Paris	Şevval İlayda Tarhan Yusuf Dikeç	Shooting	Mixed 10 m air pistol team
2 Silver	Hatice Akbaş	Boxing	Women's 54 kg
2 Silver	Buse Naz Çakıroğlu	Boxing	Women's 50 kg
3 Bronze	Mete Gazoz Ulaş Tümer Abdullah Yıldırmış	Archery	Men's team
3 Bronze	Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 68 kg
3 Bronze	Esra Yıldız	Boxing	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Taha Akgül	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg
3 Bronze	Nafia Kuş	Taekwondo	Women's +67 kg

Athletes with most medals

#	Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
1	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Weightlifting	1988–2000	3	0	0	3
1	Halil Mutlu	Weightlifting	1996–2004	3	0	0	3
3	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	Wrestling	1956–1960	2	0	0	2
3	Mithat Bayrak	Wrestling	1956–1964	2	0	0	2
3	Hamza Yerlikaya	Wrestling	1996–2004	2	0	0	2
6	Hamit Kaplan	Wrestling	1956–1964	1	1	1	3
7	Hasan Güngör	Wrestling	1960–1964	1	1	0	2
7	İsmail Ogan	Wrestling	1960–1964	1	1	0	2
7	Ahmet Ayık	Wrestling	1964–1968	1	1	0	2
10	Taha Akgül	Wrestling	2012–2024	1	0	2	3
11	Ahmet Kireççi	Wrestling	1936–1948	1	0	1	2
11	Mehmet Akif Pirim	Wrestling	1992–1996	1	0	1	2
11	Servet Tazegül	Taekwondo	2008–2016	1	0	1	2
11	Mete Gazoz	Archery	2016–2024	1	0	1	2
15	Buse Naz Çakıroğlu	Boxing	2020–2024	0	2	0	2
16	Rıza Kayaalp	Wrestling	2008–2020	0	1	2	3
17	Hüseyin Akbaş	Wrestling	1956–1964	0	1	1	2
17	Nur Tatar	Taekwondo	2012–2020	0	1	1	2

Change Medalists

Adem Bereket from 4th place to bronze (Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 76 kg)
Reyhan Arabacıoğlu from 4th place to bronze (Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg)

Disqualified Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
2 Silver	Sibel Özkan	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg	9 August 2008
2 Silver	Elvan Abeylegesse	Athletics	Women's 10000 metres	15 August 2008
2 Silver	Elvan Abeylegesse	Athletics	Women's 5000 metres	22 August 2008
1 Gold	Aslı Çakır Alptekin	Athletics	Women's 1500 metres	10 August 2012
2 Silver	Gamze Bulut	Athletics	Women's 1500 metres	10 August 2012