Turkey at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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, following the Ottoman Empire, first joined the Olympic Games in 1908. Since then, Turkish athletes have competed in most Summer Olympic Games. They missed the 1920 Games because of rules against the Ottoman Empire. They also missed the 1932 Games during a time of worldwide economic hardship. In 1980, Turkey did not go to the Moscow Games to support a boycott led by the United States.

Turkey has also taken part in most Winter Olympic Games since 1936. So far, Turkish athletes have won a total of 111 medals. These include 41 gold, 29 silver, and 41 bronze medals. Most of Turkey's medals have come from wrestling. The official sports group for Turkey, the Turkish National Olympic Committee, was started in 1908 and recognized in 1911.

Olympic Medals for Turkey

Turkey has won many medals over the years. Let's look at how they did in different Olympic Games and sports.

Medals from Summer Olympic Games

This table shows how many medals Turkey won at each Summer Olympics.

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 from Winter Olympic Games This table shows Turkey's performance at the Winter Olympics. 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

This table shows which sports have brought Turkey the most medals.

     Leading in that sport

Famous Turkish Medalists

Many talented athletes have won medals for Turkey. Here are some of them.

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 the Most Medals

Some Turkish athletes have won multiple medals, making them true Olympic heroes!

#	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

Medal Changes

Sometimes, medal results can change after the Games. This happens if an athlete's original result is reviewed.

• Adem Bereket moved from 4th place to a bronze medal in Men's freestyle 76 kg at the 2000 Sydney Games.
• Reyhan Arabacıoğlu moved from 4th place to a bronze medal in Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Athens Games.

See also

• List of flag bearers for Turkey at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Turkey
• Turkey at the Paralympics