Turkey, officially named Türkiye by the IOC, 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.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1 0 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 0 0 – did not participate 21 0 0 0 0 – 32 0 0 0 0 – did not participate 48 1 0 1 2 19 58 6 4 2 12 7 51 2 0 1 3 16 19 3 2 2 7 12 49 7 2 0 9 6 23 2 3 1 6 16 29 2 0 0 2 21 43 0 1 0 1 33 27 0 0 0 0 – boycotted 46 0 0 3 3 40 41 1 1 0 2 27 47 2 2 2 6 23 53 4 1 1 6 19 57 3 0 2 5 26 65 3 3 4 10 22 67 1 1 3 5 42 114 1 1 1 3 46 103 1 3 4 8 41 108 2 2 9 13 35 101 0 3 5 8 64 future event Total (24/30) 1,205 41 29 41 111 31
Medals by Winter Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 6 0 0 0 0 – 4 0 0 0 0 – did not participate 4 0 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 0 0 – 5 0 0 0 0 – 11 0 0 0 0 – did not participate 9 0 0 0 0 – did not participate 7 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 – 6 0 0 0 0 – 5 0 0 0 0 – 6 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – 7 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – future event Total (18/24) 101 0 0 0 0 –
Medals by summer sport
List of Medalists Medal Games NameSportEvent Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Middleweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight) Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 – 63 kg (featherweight) Wrestling Men's Freestyle 63 – 67 kg (lightweight) Wrestling Men's Freestyle 67 – 73 kg (welterweight) Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman + 87 kg (super heavyweight) Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 57 – 61 kg (featherweight) Wrestling Men's Freestyle - 52 kg (flyweight) Wrestling Men's Freestyle 73 – 79 kg (middleweight) Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman - 52 kg (flyweight) Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 73 – 79 kg (middleweight) Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight) Athletics Men's Triple Jump Wrestling Men's Freestyle Flyweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Featherweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Light-Heavyweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight Wrestling Freestyle Bantamweight Wrestling Freestyle Heavyweight Wrestling Greco-Roman Lightweight Wrestling Freestyle Welterweight Wrestling Greco-Roman Flyweight Wrestling Freestyle Flyweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Flyweight Wrestling Freestyle Featherweight Wrestling Freestyle Middleweight Wrestling Freestyle Light Heavyweight Wrestling Freestyle Welterweight Wrestling Freestyle Heavyweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Welterweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Bantamweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Middleweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Heavyweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Welterweight Wrestling Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight Vehbi Akdağ Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg Boxing Men's Flyweight (51 kg) Boxing Men's Featherweight (57 kg) Wrestling Men's freestyle +100 kg Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 90 kg Judo Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg) Wrestling Men's freestyle 100 kg Weightlifting Men's 54 kg Weightlifting Men's 64 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg Wrestling Men's Freestyle 130 kg Boxing Men's Middleweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg Judo Men's 66 kg Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 76 kg Weightlifting Women's 48 kg Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Weightlifting Men's 77 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Taekwondo Men's 80 kg Boxing Light flyweight Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Weightlifting Men's 77 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 120 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 66 kg Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Boxing Men's 57 kg Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Taekwondo Women's 67 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg Weightlifting Men's 69 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 86 kg Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg Taekwondo Women's 67 kg Archery Men's individual Boxing Women's welterweight Boxing Women's flyweight Karate Men's 67 kg Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg Wrestling Women's freestyle 76 kg Gymnastics Men's parallel barsTaha Akgül WrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kgAli Sofuoğlu KarateMen's kataMerve Çoban KarateWomen's 61 kgUğur Aktaş KarateMen's 75 kg Şevval İlayda TarhanYusuf Dikeç Shooting Mixed 10 m air pistol team Hatice Akbaş Boxing Women's 54 kg Buse Naz Çakıroğlu Boxing Women's 50 kg Mete GazozUlaş TümerAbdullah Yıldırmış Archery Men's team Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu Wrestling Women's freestyle 68 kg Esra Yıldız Boxing Women's 57 kg Taha Akgül Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg Nafia Kuş Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
Athletes with most medals # Athlete Sport Games Total1 Naim Süleymanoğlu 1988–2000 3 0 0 31 Halil Mutlu 1996–2004 3 0 0 33 Mustafa Dağıstanlı 1956–1960 2 0 0 23 Mithat Bayrak 1956–1964 2 0 0 23 Hamza Yerlikaya 1996–2004 2 0 0 26 Hamit Kaplan 1956–1964 1 1 1 37 Hasan Güngör 1960–1964 1 1 0 27 İsmail Ogan 1960–1964 1 1 0 27 Ahmet Ayık 1964–1968 1 1 0 210 Taha Akgül 2012–2024 1 0 2 311 Ahmet Kireççi 1936–1948 1 0 1 211 Mehmet Akif Pirim 1992–1996 1 0 1 211 Servet Tazegül 2008–2016 1 0 1 211 Mete Gazoz 2016–2024 1 0 1 215 Buse Naz Çakıroğlu 2020–2024 0 2 0 216 Rıza Kayaalp 2008–2020 0 1 2 317 Hüseyin Akbaş 1956–1964 0 1 1 217 Nur Tatar 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 Sibel Özkan Weightlifting Women's 48 kg Elvan Abeylegesse Athletics Women's 10000 metres Elvan Abeylegesse Athletics Women's 5000 metres Aslı Çakır Alptekin Athletics Women's 1500 metres Gamze Bulut Athletics Women's 1500 metres
See also List of flag bearers for Turkey at the Olympics :Category:Olympic competitors for Turkey Turkey at the Paralympics
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