List of flag bearers for Turkey at the Olympics

Turkey at the
Olympics
Turkey at the; Olympics
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
Medals	Gold 41 Silver 29 Bronze 41 Total 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; 2024;
Winter appearances
	1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

IOC codeTUR

NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee

Websitewww.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in English and Turkish)

Medals

Gold: 41
Silver: 29
Bronze: 41
Total: 111

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Turkey at the Olympics.^[1]^[2]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sex	Sport	Ref.
1	1908	Summer
2	1912	Summer	None ^[a]	—		^[2]
3	1924	Summer	Ünvan Tayfuroğlu	M	Athletics	^[2]
4	1928	Summer
5	1936	Winter	Mehmut Şevket Karman	M	Alpine skiing	^[2]
6	1936	Summer	Saim Polatkan	M	Equestrian	^[2]
7	1948	Winter
8	1948	Summer	Muharrem Candaş	M	Wrestling	^[2]
9	1952	Summer	Ruhi Sarıalp^{[citation needed]}	M	Athletics
10	1956	Winter	Osman Yüce^{[citation needed]}	M	Alpine skiing
11	1956	Summer	Hamit Kaplan	M	Wrestling	^[2]
12	1960	Winter	Zeki Şamiloğlu^{[citation needed]}	M	Alpine skiing
13	1960	Summer	Nuri Turan	M	Athletics (did not compete)	^[2]
14	1964	Winter	Osman Yüce^{[citation needed]}	M	Alpine skiing
15	1964	Summer	Çetin Şahiner	M	Athletics	^[2]
16	1968	Winter	Özer Ateşçi^{[citation needed]}	M	Alpine skiing
17	1968	Summer	Gürbüz Lü	M	Wrestling	^[2]
18	1972	Summer	Gıyasettin Yılmaz	M	Wrestling	^[2]
19	1976	Winter	Şeref Çınar^{[citation needed]}	M	Cross-country skiing
20	1976	Summer	Süheyl Yeşilnur^{[citation needed]}	M	Judo
21	1984	Winter	Erkan Mermut^{[citation needed]}	M	Alpine skiing
22	1984	Summer	Mehmet Yurdadön	M	Athletics	^[2]
23	1988	Winter	Abdullah Yılmaz	M	Cross-country skiing
24	1988	Summer	Ali Şahin	M	Taekwondo
25	1992	Winter	Mithat Yıldırım^{[citation needed]}	M	Cross-country skiing
26	1992	Summer	Kerem Ersü	M	Archery	^[2]
27	1994	Winter	Mithat Yıldırım	M	Cross-country skiing
28	1996	Summer	Derya Büyükuncu	M	Swimming
29	1998	Winter	Arif Alaftargil	M	Alpine skiing
30	2000	Summer	Hamza Yerlikaya	M	Wrestling
31	2002	Winter	Atakan Alaftargil	M	Alpine skiing
32	2004	Summer	Ali Enver Adakan	M	Sailing
33	2006	Winter	Tuğba Karademir	F	Figure skating
34	2008	Summer	Mehmet Özal	M	Wrestling
35	2010	Winter	Kelime Çetinkaya	F	Cross-country skiing
36	2012	Summer	Neslihan Demir Darnel	F	Volleyball
37	2014	Winter	Alper Uçar	M	Figure skating
38	2016	Summer	Rıza Kayaalp	M	Wrestling
39	2018	Winter	Fatih Arda İpcioğlu	M	Ski jumping
40	2020	Summer	Merve Tuncel	F	Swimming	^[3]
40	2020	Summer	Berke Saka	M	Swimming	^[3]
41	2022	Winter	Ayşenur Duman	F	Cross-country skiing	^[4]
41	2022	Winter	Furkan Akar	M	Short track speed skating	^[4]
42	2024	Summer	Busenaz Sürmeneli	F	Boxing	^[5]
42	2024	Summer	Mete Gazoz	M	Archery	^[5]
43	2026	Winter	İrem Dursun	F	Cross-country skiing	^[6]
43	2026	Winter	Furkan Akar	M	Short track speed skating	^[6]

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List of flag bearers for Turkey at the Olympics

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