Turkey competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1908, Turkish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles during the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott.
Turkey surpassed its previous most successful Olympic medal count, which had come during its appearance at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Its 13 medals at the 2020 Games included two gold, two silvers and nine bronze medals.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Mete Gazoz Archery Men's individual Busenaz Sürmeneli Boxing Women's welterweight Eray Şamdan Karate Men's 67 kg Buse Naz Çakıroğlu Boxing Women's flyweight Hakan Reçber Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Hatice Kübra İlgün Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Rıza Kayaalp Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg Yasemin Adar Wrestling Women's freestyle 76 kg Ferhat Arıcan Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Taha Akgül Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg Ali Sofuoğlu Karate Men's kata Merve Çoban Karate Women's 61 kg Uğur Aktaş Karate Men's +75 kg
Medals by sportSport TotalArchery1001Boxing1102Gymnastics0011Karate0134Taekwondo0022Wrestling0033Total22913
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Athletics 17 8 25Badminton 0 1 1Boxing 3 3 6Cycling 2 0 2Fencing 0 1 1Gymnastics 4 1 5Judo 4 2 6 Karate 3 4 7Modern pentathlon 0 1 1Rowing 1 0 1Sailing 4 4 8Shooting 4 0 4Swimming 6 5 11Taekwondo 1 4 5Volleyball 0 12 12Weightlifting 1 1 2Wrestling 7 2 9 Total 58 50 108
Archery
Two Turkish archers booked Olympic places in the men's individual recurve and the women's individual recurve by finishing in the top 4 of the Europe Continental Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey, thereby also qualifying for the Mixed Team Event.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMete GazozMen's individual66910W 6–0W 7–3W 7–1W 7–3W 7–3W 6–4 Yasemin AnagözWomen's individual65219W 6–2W 6–2L 2–6Did not advanceMete GazozYasemin AnagözMixed team13217 Qcolspan=2 W 6–2W 6–2L 3–5L 2–64
Athletics
Turkish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJak Ali Harvey100 mcolspan=2 10.256Did not advanceEmre Zafer Barnescolspan=2 10.477Did not advanceRamil Guliyev200 m20.542 Qcolspan=2 20.316Did not advanceYasmani Copello400 m hurdles49.002 Qcolspan=2 47.883 q47.81 NR6Ramil GuliyevJak Ali HarveyKayhan ÖzerErtan Özkan4 × 100 m relaycolspan=4 Did not advanceYavuz AğralıMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=2 2:21:00 52Polat Kemboi Arıkan Abdulselam İmük20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:32:27 48Salih Korkmaz Şahin Şenoduncu1:27:3934
Women AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankYasemin Can5000 m14:50.926 q14:46.49810000 mcolspan=2 31:10.0511Meryem ErdoğanMarathon colspan=2 Meryem Bekmez20 km walkcolspan=2 rowspan=3 1:35:0822Evin Demir1:39:5541Ayşe Tekdal1:38:4039
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNecati ErMen's triple jump17.132 Q17.256Ersu ŞaşmaMen's pole vault5.6512 q5.7010Eşref ApakMen's hammer throw76.768 q76.719Özkan Baltacı63.6331Did not advanceEmel DereliWomen's shot put17.8116Did not advanceEda TuğsuzWomen's javelin throw62.315 q64.004Tuğçe ŞahutoğluWomen's hammer throw66.0627Did not advance
Badminton
Turkey entered one female player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNeslihan YiğitWomen's singlesW (21–5, 21–5)L (14–21, 9–21)2Did not advance
Boxing
Turkey entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. Batuhan Çiftçi scored a round-of-16 victory to secure a spot in the men's flyweight division at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London, United Kingdom. At the same tournament, Buse Naz Çakıroğlu scored a quarterfinal victory to secure a spot in the women's flyweight division.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBatuhan ÇiftçiMen's flyweightL 0–5Did not advanceNecat EkinciMen's welterweightL 2–3Did not advanceBayram MalkanMen's light heavyweightW L 0–5Did not advanceBuse Naz ÇakıroğluWomen's flyweightW 3–2W 5–0W 5–0L 0–5Esra YıldızWomen's lightweightW 5–0L 2-3Did not advanceBusenaz SürmeneliWomen's welterweightW 5–0W 5–0W 5–0W 3–0
Cycling
Road Turkey entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankOnur BalkanMen's road raceDid not finishAhmet ÖrkenDid not finish
Fencing
Turkey entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian İrem Karamete claimed a spot in the women's foil as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankİrem KarameteWomen's foilL 5–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Turkey entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Ferhat Arıcan and rookie Nazlı Savranbaşı finished among the top twelve eligible for qualification in the men's and among the top twenty in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, respectively, to book their spots on the Turkish roster at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Meanwhile, Ahmet Önder and İbrahim Çolak secured spots available for individual-based gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified through the all-around, in the parallel bars and rings exercises, respectively, at the same tournament.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankFerhat ArıcanParallel bars14.233colspan=2 15.566colspan=2 4 Qcolspan=4 15.633colspan=2 Adem AsilAll-around14.03312.40014.80014.76614.09114.10084.52415 Q14.30013.16613.70015.13312.60013.60082.49915Ringscolspan=2 14.800colspan=3 14.8006 Qcolspan=2 14.600colspan=4 7Vaultcolspan=3 14.766colspan=3 4 Qcolspan=3 14.449colspan=3 6İbrahim ÇolakRingscolspan=2 14.933colspan=4 4 Qcolspan=2 14.866colspan=4 5Ahmet ÖnderAll-around14.60013.33314.36614.33315.20013.83385.6658 Q—12.90013.86614.333—41.099Vaultcolspan=3 14.466colspan=2 14.4668 Qcolspan=3 14.066colspan=3 7
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankNazlı SavranbaşıAll-around12.90011.93311.03311.93347.79971 Did not advance
Judo
Turkey entered five judoka (four men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMihraç AkkuşMen's −60 kgW 01–00L 00–01Did not advanceBilal ÇiloğluMen's −73 kgW 01–00L 00–01Did not advanceVedat AlbayrakMen's −81 kgL 00–01Did not advanceMihael ŽgankMen's −90 kgW 01–00W 01–00W 01–00L 00–01L 00–015Gülkader ŞentürkWomen's –48 kgL 00–01Did not advanceKayra SayitWomen's +78 kgW 01–00W 01–00L 00–01Did not advanceW 01–00L 00–015
Karate
Turkey entered seven karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2019 European Games medalists Uğur Aktaş (men's +75 kg), Ali Sofuoğlu (men's kata), Serap Özçelik (women's 55 kg), Merve Çoban (women's 61 kg), and Meltem Hocaoğlu (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite and kata categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.
Kumite AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEray ŞamdanMen's –67 kgW 7–1L 2–6W 4–1W 2–12 QW 2–0L 0–5Uğur AktaşMen's +75 kg W 3–1L 3–5W 11–3 W 2 qL 2–2Did not advanceSerap ÖzçelikWomen's −55 kgL 4–5L 1–5L 4–54Did not advance Merve ÇobanWomen's −61 kgW 4–0W 6–2L 0–2L 2–2+2 QL 0–2Did not advanceMeltem HocaoğluWomen's +61 kgD 5–5L 4–5L 4–9L 0–45Did not advance
Kata AthleteEventElimination roundRanking roundFinal / ScoreRankScoreRankOppositionResultRankAli SofuoğluMen's kata27.282 Q27.322 Q W 27.26–26.14Dilara BozanWomen's kata24.763 Q25.783 q L 26.52–26.944
Modern pentathlon
Turkey athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. İlke Özyüksel confirmed places each in the women's event, after booked the sixth of eight available spots at world ranking.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsİlke ÖzyükselWomen's1841271852:15.89202797529311:47.64359313505
Rowing
Turkey qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing sixth in the A-final and securing the second of three berths available at the 2021 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOnat KazaklıMen's single sculls7:20.113 QFcolspan=2 7:32.864 SC/D7:32.196 FD7:13.6521 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Turkish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.
Two-time Olympian Alican Kaynar (Finn), 470 crew brothers Deniz and Ateş Çınar, and Rio 2016 windsurfer Dilara Uralp were selected to the Turkish roster under the qualifying merit, while rookie Ecem Güzel beat her rival Nazlı Çağla Dönertaş to top the country's Laser Radial spot with a tenth place overall at the 2019 World Championships in Sakaiminato.
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Onur Cavit BirizRS:X1519201914232023212117EL21020Alican KaynarFinn1161391471010colspan=2 5818Ateş ÇınarDeniz Çınar47011145321013114colspan=2 109310
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Dilara UralpRS:X1622232324222421212524EL24524Ecem GüzelLaser Radial42412172811292720colspan=2 EL17220Okyanus ArıkanBeste Kaynakçı470201812141318314colspan=2 EL127.117 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Turkish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankÖmer AkgünMen's 10 m air rifle629.85 Q207.34Men's 50 metre rifle three positions114736Did not advanceYusuf DikeçMen's 10 m air pistol57224Did not advanceİsmail Keleş57225Did not advanceÖzgür VarlıkMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol55524Did not advance
Swimming