Turkey, then the Ottoman Empire, first participated at the Olympic Gamesin1908 and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 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 103 medals, divided into 41 golds, 26 silvers and 36 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.
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 32nd |
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| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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 Wrestling | 29 | 18 | 19 | 66 |
 Weightlifting | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
 Taekwondo | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
 Boxing | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Archery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Karate | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Artistic gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 41 | 26 | 36 | 103 |
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| 1 | Naim Süleymanoğlu | Weightlifting
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1988–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Halil Mutlu | Weightlifting
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1996–2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Wrestling
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1956–1960 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hamza Yerlikaya | Wrestling
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1996–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hamit Kaplan | Wrestling
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1956–1964 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ahmet Ayık | Wrestling
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1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Servet Tazegül | Taekwondo
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2008–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Mehmet Akif Pirim | Wrestling
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1992–1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Ahmet Kireççi | Wrestling
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1936–1948 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Taha Akgül | Wrestling
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2012–2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Rıza Kayaalp | Wrestling
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2008–2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Nur Tatar | Taekwondo
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2012–2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Silver |
Sibel Özkan | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | 9 August 2008 |
| Silver |
Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | Women's 10000 metres | 15 August 2008 |
| Silver |
Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | Women's 5000 metres | 22 August 2008 |
 Gold |
Aslı Çakır Alptekin | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | 10 August 2012 |
| Silver |
Gamze Bulut | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | 10 August 2012 |
