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

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

Kelime Çetinkaya bearing Turkish flag at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics

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]

Notes

↑ no flag bearer^[2]

References

↑ Turkey. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Flagbearers for Türkiye". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
↑ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
↑ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
↑ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
↑ "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics. 7 February 2026.

[3] rer^[2]

[1] Turkey. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.

[Oly-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Flagbearers for Türkiye". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[4] "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[5] "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[6] "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[7] "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics. 7 February 2026.

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List of flag bearers for Turkey at the Olympics

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