List of Turkish records in athletics

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The following are the national records in athletics in Turkey maintained by Turkey's national athletics federation: Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu (TAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by TAF   Not ratified or later rescinded by TAF

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 9.92 A (+0.9 m/s) Jak Ali Harvey 12 June 2016 2nd International Sprint And Relay Challenge Erzurum, Turkey [1]
9.9 h NWI Ramil Guliyev 6 June 2017 Clubs Super League Ankara, Turkey [2]
150 m 15.38 (+0.5 m/s) Ramil Guliyev 8 September 2020 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [3]
200 m 19.76 (+0.7 m/s) Ramil Guliyev 9 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [4]
300 m 32.46 Sinan Ören 18 July 2020 Ankara, Turkey
400 m 45.51 Yavuz Can 7 July 2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands [5]
600 m 1:16.70 Salih Teksöz 19 June 2024 Meeting International de la Province de Liège Liège, Belgium [6]
1:15.35 Ömer Faruk Bozdağ 3 May 2026 ESET WMD-Night Busto Arsizio, Italy [7]
800 m 1:44.00 Ilham Tanui Özbilen 29 June 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey [8]
1000 m 2:15.08 Ilham Tanui Özbilen 17 June 2014 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [9]
1500 m 3:31.30 Ilham Tanui Özbilen 19 July 2013 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [10]
Mile 3:51.71 Ilham Tanui Özbilen 11 June 2014 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway
2000 m 5:01.29 Halil Akkaş 3 June 2007 Istanbul, Turkey
3000 m 7:38.65 Ali Kaya 17 July 2015 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [11]
5000 m 13:00.31 Ali Kaya 4 June 2015 Golden Gala Rome, Italy [12]
5 km (road) 14:10+ Kaan Kigen Özbilen 8 April 2018 Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey [13]
10,000 m 27:24.09 Ali Kaya 2 May 2015 Turkish Championships Mersin, Turkey [14]
10 km (road) 29:04 Bekir Karayel 26 October 2013 İzmit, Turkey
28:29 Paul Kemboi 9 March 2014 Taroudant, Morocco [15]
28:09+ Kaan Kigen Özbilen 8 April 2018 Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey [16]
15 km (road) 42:16+ Kaan Kigen Özbilen 8 April 2018 Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey [17]
8 February 2019 RAK Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates [18]
20 km (road) 56:42+ Kaan Kigen Özbilen 8 February 2019 RAK Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates [19]
Half marathon 59:48 Kaan Kigen Özbilen 8 February 2019 RAK Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates [20]
25 km (road) 1:13:34+ Kaan Kigen Özbilen 1 December 2019 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [21]
30 km (road) 1:28:19+ Kaan Kigen Özbilen 1 December 2019 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [22]
Marathon 2:04:16 Kaan Kigen Özbilen 1 December 2019 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [23]
110 m hurdles 13.42 (+1.8 m/s) Mikdat Sevler 5 June 2021 Turkish Championships Bursa, Turkey [24]
300 m hurdles 34.50 Berke Akçam 26 April 2025 Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen, China [25]
400 m hurdles 47.81 Yasmani Copello 9 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [26]
47.81 Yasmani Copello 3 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [27]
2000 m steeplechase 6:05.55 Abdullah Yildiz 27 April 2019 Spor Toto Kulüpler arası U18 Ligi 1.Kademe Yarışmaları Antalya, Turkey [28]
3000 m steeplechase 8:17.85 Tarik Langat Akdag 3 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [29]
8:13.14 Tarik Langat Akdag 8 July 2011 Saint-Denis, France
High jump 2.31 m Enes Talha Şenses 22 June 2022 Orhan Altan Anı Yarışması Ankara, Turkey
Pole vault 5.92 m Ersu Şaşma 27 July 2025 ISTAF Berlin Berlin, Germany [30]
Long jump 8.08 m (+0.8 m/s) Mesut Yavaş 24 June 2000 Istanbul, Turkey
Triple jump 17.37 m (+1.1 m/s) Necati Er 14 July 2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden [31]
Shot put 20.42 m Hüseyin Atıcı 5 June 2012 Turkish Super League Ankara, Turkey [32]
Discus throw 67.50 m Ercüment Olgundeniz 27 May 2012 European Champion Clubs Cup Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal [33]
Hammer throw 81.45 m Eşref Apak 4 June 2005 Istanbul, Turkey
Javelin throw 85.60 m Fatih Avan 20 May 2012 Turkish Super League İzmir, Turkey [34]
Decathlon 7757 pts h Alper Kasapoğlu 18–19 April 1996 Azusa, United States
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.70 7.57 m w 14.10 m 1.95 m 50.31 14.37w 40.32 m 4.80 m 47.30 m 4:46.04
7818 pts[a] Alper Kasapoğlu 23–24 May 1996 Marietta, United States
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
5000 m walk (track) 19:30.79 Salih Korkmaz 29 August 2020 Bursa, Turkey
10,000 m walk (track) 39:26.92 Salih Korkmaz 5 September 2020 Istanbul, Turkey
10 km walk (road) 39:20+ Salih Korkmaz 16 February 2020 Antalya, Turkey
39:11+ Salih Korkmaz 6 March 2021 Turkish Open Walking Championships Antalya, Turkey [35]
15 km walk (road) 1:01:43+ Ersin Tacir 9 April 2016 Poděbrady Walking Race Poděbrady, Czech Republic [36]
20,000 m walk (track) 1:23:45 Recep Çelik 7 May 2011 Faro, Portugal
20 km walk (road) 1:18:42 Salih Korkmaz 6 March 2021 Turkish Open Walking Championships Antalya, Turkey [37]
50 km walk (road) 4:44:46 Ozan Pamuk 8 May 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italia [38]
4 × 100 m relay 37.98  Turkey
Emre Zafer Barnes
Jak Ali Harvey
Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu
Ramil Guliyev		 12 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [39]
4 × 200 m relay 1:23.55  Turkey
Yavuz Can
Ramil Guliyev
Fatih Aktas
Ali Ekber Kayas		 3 May 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [40]
4 × 400 m relay 3:02.22 A  Turkey
Halit Kılıç
Yasmani Copello
Batuhan Altıntaş
Yavuz Can		 12 June 2016 2nd International Sprint And Relay Challenge Erzurum, Turkey [41]
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.25 (+1.6 m/s) Nora Güner 11 September 2001 Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia
200 m 22.71 (−0.3 m/s) Nora Güner 12 May 2002 İzmir, Turkey
300 m 36.87 Nora Güner 5 May 2002 Istanbul, Turkey
400 m 52.15 Birsen Engin 30 July 2011 Ankara, Turkey
51.53 Pınar Saka 30 July 2011 Turkish Super League Final Ankara, Turkey [42]
800 m 2:00.23 Merve Aydın 12 June 2012 Olympic Champions Prizes Minsk, Belarus [43]
1000 m 2:39.92 Yeliz Kurt 6 June 2009 Istanbul, Turkey
1500 m 3:55.33 Süreyya Ayhan 5 September 2003 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium
Mile 4:31.28 Esma Aydemir 2 June 2012 Yılmaz Sazak Memorial Istanbul, Turkey
Mile (road) 4:41.46 Emine Hatun Mechaal 27 April 2024 Adizero: Road to Records Herzogenaurach, Germany [44]
2000 m 5:33.83 Elvan Abeylegesse 7 June 2003 Istanbul, Turkey
3000 m 8:31.94 Elvan Abeylegesse 30 August 2002 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium
5000 m 14:24.68 Elvan Abeylegesse 11 June 2004 Bergen, Norway
5 km (road) 15:20+ Wo Yasemin Can 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [45]
10,000 m 30:21.67 Elvan Abeylegesse 15 April 2006 Antalya, Turkey
29:56.34 X Elvan Abeylegesse 15 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [46]
10 km (road) 30:47+ Wo Yasemin Can 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [47]
15 km (road) 46:24+ Wo Yasemin Can 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [48]
20 km (road) 1:02:40+ Wo Yasemin Can 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [49]
Half marathon 1:06:20 Wo Yasemin Can 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [50]
25 km (road) 1:23:27+ Sultan Haydar 15 April 2012 Paris Marathon Paris, France
30 km (road) 1:40:07+ Sultan Haydar 15 April 2012 Paris Marathon Paris, France
Marathon 2:24:44 Sultan Haydar 23 January 2015 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates [51]
2:21:27 Sultan Haydar 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [52]
100 m hurdles 12.63 Nevin Yanıt 31 October 2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain
12.58 (+0.6 m/s) X Nevin Yanıt 7 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [53]
12.58 (−0.2 m/s) X London, United Kingdom
400 m hurdles 55.09 Nagihan Karadere 31 July 2011 Turkish Super League Final Ankara, Turkey [54]
2000 m steeplechase 6:16.79 Sümeyye Erol 10 September 2023 Hanžeković Memorial Zagreb, Croatia [55]
3000 m steeplechase 9:13.53 Gülcan Mıngır 9 June 2012 International Athletics Meeting Pavel Pavlov Sofia, Bulgaria [56]
High jump 1.94 m Burcu Ayhan 16 July 2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic [57]
Pole vault 4.40 m Buse Arıkazan 19 June 2019 Istanbul, Turkey
Long jump 6.87 m (+1.7 m/s) Karin Melis Mey 1 August 2009 Leverkusen, Germany
6.93 m (+1.6 m/s) Karin Melis Mey 7 July 2007 Bad Langensalza, Germany
6.93 m (+0.6 m/s) Karin Melis Mey 7 June 2008 Bad Langensalza, Germany
Triple jump 14.16 m (−0.2 m/s) Tuğba Danışmaz 24 June 2023 European Team Championships Chorzów, Poland [58]
Shot put 18.57 m Emel Dereli 6 May 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Doha, Qatar [59]
Discus throw 64.25 m Oksana Mert 30 May 1999 Krasnodar, Russia
Hammer throw 74.17 m Tuğçe Şahutoğlu 19 May 2012 Turkish Super League İzmir, Turkey [60]
Javelin throw 67.21 m Eda Tuğsuz 18 May 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan [61]
Heptathlon 6076 pts Anzhela Kinet 3–4 June 2000 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.56 1.76 m 13.25 m 24.07 6.14 m 39.11 m 2:18.35
6078 pts[b] Anzhela Kinet 5–6 June 2004 Arles, France
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
5000 m walk (track) 21:35.87 Meryem Bekmez 25 May 2019 Ankara, Turkey
5 km walk (road) 22:13+ Meryem Bekmez 11 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany
10,000 m walk (track) 44:17.69 Meryem Bekmez 14 July 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland [62]
10 km walk (road) 43:23 Meryem Bekmez 6 March 2021 Turkish Open Walking Championships Antalya, Turkey [63]
20,000 m walk (track) 1:44:16 Semiha Mutlu 31 July 2011 Ankara, Turkey
20 km walk (road) 1:28:48 Meryem Bekmez 27 March 2021 Balkan Race Walking Championships Antalya, Turkey [64]
4 × 100 m relay 44.38  Turkey
Büşra Akay
Sila Koloğlu
Simay Özçiftçi
Beyzanur Seylan		 26 July 2025 Summer World University Games Wattenscheid, Germany [65]
4 × 400 m relay 3:33.11 Sema Apak
Birsen Engin
Merve Aydın
Meliz Redif		 19 June 2011 European Team Championships 1st League İzmir, Turkey
3:29.40  Turkey
Birsen Engin
Merve Aydın
Meliz Redif
Pınar Saka		 19 June 2011 European Team Championships 1st League İzmir, Turkey [66]
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Mixed

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:17.65 A  Turkey
Akçam Berke
Yıldırım Büşra
Polat Elif
Çanakcı İlyas		 13 June 2021 International Sprint & Relay Cup Erzurum, Turkey [67]
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Indoor

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
50 m 5.70 Erol Mutlusoy 4 February 2001 İzmir, Turkey
60 m 6.55 Emre Zafer Barnes 18 February 2018 Istanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey [68]
10 February 2019 Metz Moselle Athlelor Metz, France [69]
6.4 h Erol Mutlusoy 14 January 2001 Istanbul, Turkey
200 m 20.94 Oğuz Uyar 15 February 2025 Jarvis Scott Lubbock, United States [70]
20.81 A Oğuz Uyar 30 January 2025 New Mexico Team Open Albuquerque, United States [71]
300 m 32.80 Berke Akçam 7 January 2024 Bursa, Turkey
400 m 46.20 Yavuz Can 25 February 2016 Istanbul, Turkey [72]
600 m 1:15.68 Kerem Ayhan 6 December 2025 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Boston, United States [73]
800 m 1:47.90 Mehmet Çelik 10 February 2023 TTU Jarvis Scott Open Lubbock, United States [74]
1500 m 3:34.76 Ilham Tanui Özbilen 12 February 2012 BW-Bank Meeting Karlsruhe, Germany [75]
Mile 4:00.17 Mevlüt Aras 27 December 2025 Selahattin Yildiz Cup Istanbul, Turkey [76]
2000 m 5:05.85 Halil Akkaş 3 March 2006 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France [77]
3000 m 7:38.42 [c] Ali Kaya 7 March 2015 European Championships Prague, Czech Republic [78]
5000 m 13:12.55 Polat Kemboi Arıkan 10 February 2012 PSD Bank Meeting Düsseldorf, Germany [79]
50 m hurdles 6.61 Mikdat Sevler 30 January 2021 Istanbul, Turkey [80]
60 m hurdles 7.70 Mikdat Sevler 20 March 2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia [81]
High jump 2.26 m Alperen Acet 16 February 2019 Balkan Championships Istanbul, Turkey [82]
Pole vault 5.90 m Ersu Şaşma 13 February 2025 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France [83]
15 February 2025 Perche en Or pole vault meeting Roubaix, France [84]
Long jump 8.09 m[85] Mesut Yavaş 3 March 2000 Ames, United States
Triple jump 16.62 m Can Ozupek 3 February 2019 Turkish Championships Istanbul, Turkey [86]
Shot put 19.59 m Hüseyin Atıcı 28 February 2013 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [87]
Heptathlon 5578 pts İlkay Aydemir 30–31 January 2021 Istanbul, Turkey [88]
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
7.06 7.24 m 11.10 m 1.98 m 8.42 5.20 m 3:00.59
5612 pts Alper Kasapoğlu 1–2 February 1997 Monmouth, United Kingdom
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
7.19 7.00 m 13.07 m 1.88 m 8.13 4.46 m 2:50.72
3000 m walk 11:30.29+ Şahin Şenoduncu 11 January 2020 Turkish Championships Istanbul, Turkey [89]
5000 m walk 19:13.59 Salih Korkmaz 11 January 2020 Turkish Championships Istanbul, Turkey [90]
4 × 200 m relay 1:29.93 Cafer Güneş
Oğuzhan Kaya
Uğur Günaydın
Mustafa Sadıkoğlu		 22 December 2018 Istanbul, Turkey
4 × 400 m relay 3:09.41  Turkey
Oğuzhan Kaya
Berke Akçam
Kubilay Ençü
Ismail Nezir		 5 March 2023 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [91]
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
50 m 6.21 Aksel Gürcan 4 February 2001 İzmir, Turkey
60 m 7.21 Nora Güner 27 January 2001 BW-Bank Meeting Karlsruhe, Germany
200 m 23.05 Nora Güner 28 January 2003 Vienna, Austria
9 February 2003 Indoor Flanders Meeting Ghent, Belgium
300 m 38.20 Elif Polat 14 March 2023 Turkish Championships Istanbul, Turkey [92]
400 m 53.04 Pinar Saka 7 February 2009 Lincoln, United States
Meliz Redif 29 January 2011 Karlsruhe, Germany
52.99 Pinar Saka 11 February 2011 Lafayette/Rider Winter Games New York City, United States [93][94]
600 m 1:33.88 Eda Tulum 17 December 2023 Bursa, Turkey
800 m 2:01.19 Merve Aydın 9 March 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [95]
1500 m 4:05.66+ Şilan Ayyildiz 15 February 2025 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston, United States [96]
Mile 4:23.46 Şilan Ayyildiz 15 February 2025 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston, United States [97]
2000 m 5:48.67 Ebru Kavaklıoğlu 13 February 2000 Liévin, France
3000 m 8:43.46 Yasemin Can 5 March 2017 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia [98]
8:42.29 Şilan Ayyildiz 24 January 2026 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States [99]
5000 m 14:46.44 Alemitu Bekele Degfa 10 February 2010 GE Galan Stockholm, Sweden [100]
50 m hurdles 7.12 Özge Soylu 29 February 2020 Istanbul, Turkey [101]
60 m hurdles 8.00 Nevin Yanıt 18 February 2007 Ghent, Belgium
7.89 X Nevin Yanıt 1 March 2013 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [102]
High jump 1.91 m Buse Savaşkan 26 January 2024 Wuppertal, Germany [103]
Pole vault 4.43 m Buse Arikazan 4 February 2023 Bursa, Turkey [104]
Long jump 6.66 m Karin Melis Mey 18 February 2012 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [105][106]
6.68 m Mirela Renda 12 February 2000 Ploieşti, Romania
Triple jump 14.31 m Tuğba Danişmaz 4 March 2023 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [107]
Shot put 18.36 m Emel Dereli 25 February 2016 Istanbul, Turkey [108]
Pentathlon 4577 pts Anzhela Kinet 25 January 2001 Gomel, Belarus
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.26 1.78 m 13.31 m 6.44 m 2:20.39
3000 m walk 12:31.08 Meryem Bekmez 11 January 2020 Turkish Championships Istanbul, Turkey [109]
5000 m walk 21:00.97 Ayşe Tekdal 17 January 2021 Turkish Walking Championships Istanbul, Turkey [110]
4 × 200 m relay 1:40.85 Rabia Çiçek
Emel Şanlı
Berfe Sancak
Nimet Karakuş		 26 December 2015 Istanbul, Turkey
4 × 400 m relay 3:37.37  Turkey
Pınar Saka
Özge Gürler
Meliz Redif
Yeliz Kurt		 8 March 2009 European Championships Turin, Italy [111]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    wind-assisted under the rules of the day
  2. [b]
    wind-assisted under the rules of the day (though not necessarily under current rules)
  3. [c]
    outdoor mark ratified as absolute record

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