Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Competitors
Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing 112Cross-country skiing 213Figure skating 011 Total 336
Alpine skiing
A 37th-place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants.
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankHamit ŞareMen's giant slalom1:52.13did not startMen's slalom1:07.571:01.56n/a2:09.1340Duygu UlusoyWomen's giant slalom1:11.431:19.38n/a2:30.8137Women's slalomdid not finish
Cross-country skiing
The Turkish cross-country team got its top finish in the men's team sprint event, where Muhammet Kızılarslan and Sebahattin Oglago finished 22nd.
Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankKelime AydınWomen's 10 km classical 31:47.1 52Women's 15 km pursuit Did not finishWomen's 30 km freestyle 1:34:07.2 49Muhammet KızılarslanMen's 15 km classical 45:06.8 74Sabahattin OğlagoMen's 15 km classical 42:18.9 55Men's 30 km pursuit 1:28:03.8 65Men's 50 kilometre freestyle Did not finish
Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankKelime AydınWomen's sprint 2:33.33 63 Did not advance 63Muhammet KızılarslanMen's sprint 2:28.94 64 Did not advance 64Sebahattin OglagoMen's sprint 2:31.10 67 Did not advance 67Muhammet Kızılarslan Sebahattin OglagoMen's team sprint Did not advance 19:46.5 12 Did not advance 23
Figure skating
Tuğba Karademir, who finished 22nd in the ladies' event, gained some notoriety due to being featured by American network NBC, which opened one of its most watched broadcasts with a feature on her.
AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankTuğba KarademirLadies'n/a 44.2022 Q79.4421123.6421
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Officials Mehmet Ali Şahin, Minister for Sports Togay Bayatlı, President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey Neşe Gündoğan, Secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey Hüseyin Doğan, Olympic attaché Mehmet Atalay, Team chief Sezai Bağbaşı, Administrator Yunus Akgül, Administrator Özer Ayık, Administrator Ahmet Kalaycıoğlu, Physician Oleksandr Averin, Trainer cross-country skiing Atakan Araftargil, Trainer Alpine skiing Robert Tebby, Trainer figure skating
References National Olympic Committee of Turkey official website