Turkey competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since its debut in 1908. Turkey, however, did not attend 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 boycott. The Turkish Olympic Committee (Turkish: Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi, TMOK) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 114 athletes, 48 men and 66 women, competed in 16 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Turkey was represented by more female than male athletes. Women's basketball and women's volleyball were the only team-based sports in which Turkey had its representation in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, badminton, and artistic gymnastics.

The Turkish team featured past Olympic medalists, including hammer thrower Eşref Apak, taekwondo jins Bahri Tanrıkulu and Servet Tazegül, who previously won the bronze in Beijing, and freestyle wrestler and defending champion Ramazan Şahin. Backstroke swimmer Derya Büyükuncu became the first Turkish athlete to compete in six Olympic games. Meanwhile, weightlifter and former Olympic record holder Aylin Daşdelen made her Olympic comeback after an eight-year absence. Volleyball player Neslihan Demir Darnel, who led her national team by winning the European qualification tournament, became Turkey's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Turkey left London with a total of three Olympic medals (each one gold, silver and bronze), the lowest in Summer Olympic history since 1988. Two of these medals were awarded to the team in taekwondo and one in wrestling. Among the nation's medalists were the taekwondo jin Servet Tazegül, who won Turkey's first Olympic gold medal in this discipline. For the first time since 1984, Turkey did not win an Olympic medal in weightlifting.

Turkey has qualified one archer for the women's individual event

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Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Begül Löklüoğlu	Women's individual	648	26	Le C-y (TPE) (39) L 0–6	Did not advance

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Turkish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):^[4][5]

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Track & road events

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Turkey has qualified a women's team.

• Women's team event - 1 team of 12 players

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Turkey roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[6]

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Turkey women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Tuğba Palazoğlu 31 – (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Mersin BB F 5 Begüm Dalgalar 24 – (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Kayseri Kaski G 6 Birsel Vardarlı 28 – (1984-07-12)12 July 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe G 7 Nilay Kartaltepe 33 – (1979-01-13)13 January 1979 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Botaş SK F 8 Tuğçe Canıtez 21 – (1990-11-10)10 November 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westmont College G 9 Esmeral Tunçluer 32 – (1980-06-07)7 June 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe G 10 Işıl Alben 26 – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Medical Park C 11 Nevriye Yılmaz 32 – (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe C 12 Kuanitra Hollingsworth 23 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg F 13 Yasemin Horasan 28 – (1983-08-01)1 August 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Beşiktaş F 14 Şaziye İvegin 30 – (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Galatasaray Medical Park F 15 Bahar Çağlar 23 – (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Galatasaray Medical Park	Head coach Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2012

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Group play

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	462	279	+183	10	Quarterfinals
2	Turkey	5	4	1	343	316	+27	9
3	China	5	3	2	346	363	−17	8
4	Czech Republic	5	2	3	346	332	+14	7
5	Croatia	5	1	4	324	379	−55	6
6	Angola	5	0	5	243	395	−152	5

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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

28 July 2012 14:30

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Turkey	72–50	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 14–17, 23–14, 14–11
Pts: Palazoğlu 13 Rebs: Çağlar 7 Asts: Vardarlı 5		Pts: Mauricio 11 Rebs: Tomas, Manuel 5 Asts: Camufal 2

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Elena Chernova (RUS), Vitalis Gode (KEN), Fernando Sampietro (ARG)

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30 July 2012 11:15

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Czech Republic	57–61	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 13–20, 18–12, 18–16
Pts: Veselá 19 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Bartoňová, Elhotová 4		Pts: three players 11 Rebs: Yılmaz 13 Asts: Vardarlı 4

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG), Shoko Sugruro (JPN), Samir Abaakil (MAR)

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1 August 2012 22:15

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United States	89–58	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–10, 22–21, 26–11
Pts: McCoughtry 18 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Bird 4		Pts: Vardarlı, Hollingsworth 11 Rebs: Hollingsworth 8 Asts: Vardarlı, Alben 3

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Peng Ling (CHN)

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3 August 2012 16:45

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Turkey	82–55	China
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 13–14, 20–16, 23–12
Pts: Yılmaz 16 Rebs: Hollingsworth 11 Asts: Alben 5		Pts: Ma Zengyu 7 Rebs: Ma Zengyu, Chen Nan 8 Asts: Miao Lijie 6

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Felicia Grinter (USA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)

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5 August 2012 20:00

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Croatia	65–70	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 7–15, 13–25, 21–12
Pts: Lelas 14 Rebs: Lelas, Mandir 6 Asts: Lelas 5		Pts: Hollingsworth 14 Rebs: Yılmaz 9 Asts: Tunçluer, Vardarlı 5

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Marcos Benito (BRA), Elena Chernova (RUS)

Quarter-final

7 August 2012 20:00

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Turkey	63–66	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 12–11, 23–17, 12–15
Pts: Hollingsworth 22 Rebs: Alben 6 Asts: Vardarlı 6		Pts: Hammon 19 Rebs: Petrakova 7 Asts: Hammon 5

Basketball Arena, London Referees: José Carrion (PUR), William Kennedy (USA), Peng Ling (CHN)

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Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ferhat Pehlivan	Light flyweight	Suárez (TRI) W 16–6	El-Awadi (EGY) W 20–6	Ayrapetyan (RUS) L 11–19	Did not advance
Selçuk Eker	Flyweight	Butdee (THA) L 10–24	Did not advance
Fatih Keleş	Lightweight	Chadi (ALG) W 15–8	Petrauskas (LTU) L 12–16	Did not advance
Yakup Şener	Light welterweight	Ambomo (CMR) W 19–10	Rahmonov (UZB) L 8–16	Did not advance
Adem Kılıççı	Middleweight	Pazzyýew (TKM) W 14–7	Drenovak (SRB) W 20–11	Murata (JPN) L 13–17	Did not advance
Bahram Muzaffer	Light heavyweight	Bye	Rouzbahani (IRI) L 12–18	Did not advance

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Women

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

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Women

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Women

• Women's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's indoor tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Turkish roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Head coach: Marco Aurelio Motta

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№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2012 club
2	Gülden Kayalar (L)	5 December 1980	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	281 cm (111 in)	275 cm (108 in)	Eczacıbaşı
3	Gizem Güreşen (L)	14 January 1987	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	250 cm (98 in)	270 cm (110 in)	VakıfBank
6	Polen Uslupehlivan	27 August 1990	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	308 cm (121 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Nilüfer Belediyespor
8	Bahar Toksoy	6 February 1988	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	VakıfBank
9	Özge Kırdar	26 June 1985	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	VakıfBank
10	Gözde Kırdar	26 June 1985	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	292 cm (115 in)	VakıfBank
11	Naz Aydemir	14 August 1990	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Fenerbahçe
12	Esra Gümüş (C)	2 October 1982	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	297 cm (117 in)	Eczacıbaşı
13	Neriman Özsoy	13 July 1988	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	291 cm (115 in)	Dinamo Krasnodar
14	Eda Erdem	22 June 1987	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	308 cm (121 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Fenerbahçe
17	Neslihan Demir Darnel	9 December 1983	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Eczacıbaşı
20	Büşra Cansu	16 July 1990	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	296 cm (117 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Eczacıbaşı

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	15	15	2	7.500	426	345	1.235	Quarter-finals
2	China	5	3	2	9	11	10	1.100	475	461	1.030
3	South Korea	5	2	3	8	11	10	1.100	449	452	0.993
4	Brazil	5	3	2	7	10	10	1.000	447	420	1.064
5	Turkey	5	2	3	6	9	11	0.818	434	443	0.980
6	Serbia	5	0	5	0	2	15	0.133	297	407	0.730

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28 July 2012 22:00	Brazil	3–2	Turkey	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Mitchell Davidson (CAN)
	(25–18, 23–25, 25–19, 25–27, 15–12) result statistics

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30 July 2012 09:30	China	3–1	Turkey	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Mohamed Shaaban (EGY)
	(25–20, 25–20, 29–31, 25–22) result statistics

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1 August 2012 14:45	Serbia	0–3	Turkey	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Susana Rodriguez (ESP), Simone Santi (ITA)
	(20–25, 12–25, 21–25) result statistics

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3 August 2012 14:45	Turkey	3–2	South Korea	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Simone Santi (ITA), Brian McDougall (GBR)
	(25–16, 21–25, 25–18, 19–25, 15–12) result statistics

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5 August 2012 20:00	United States	3–0	Turkey	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Susana Rodriguez (ESP), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
	(27–25, 25–16, 25–19) result statistics

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Women

Men's freestyle

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Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ahmet Peker	−55 kg	Bye	Tremblay (CAN) W 3–1 PP	Niyazbekov (KAZ) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance				9
Ramazan Şahin	−66 kg	Bye	Kumar (IND) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance		Bye	Navruzov (UZB) W 3–1 PP	Tanatarov (KAZ) L 1–3 PP	5
İbrahim Bölükbaşı	−84 kg	Bye	Sharifov (AZE) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance		Bye	Herbert (USA) W 3–1 PP	Lashgari (IRI) L 1–3 PP	5
Serhat Balcı	−96 kg	Musaev (KGZ) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance						16
Taha Akgül	−120 kg	Khotsianivskyi (UKR) W 3–0 PO	Makhov (RUS) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance					9

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Men's Greco-Roman

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Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ayhan Karakuş	−55 kg	Bye	Balart (CUB) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance					16
Rahman Bilici	−60 kg	Bye	Matsumoto (JPN) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance					17
Atakan Yüksel	−66 kg	Bye	Abdevali (IRI) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance					18
Selçuk Çebi	−74 kg	Bye	Rosengren (SWE) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					13
Nazmi Avluca	−84 kg	Janikowski (POL) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance						15
Cenk İldem	−96 kg	Bye	Rezaei (IRI) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance		Bye	Aleksanyan (ARM) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance	11
Rıza Kayaalp	−120 kg	Bye	Orlov (UKR) W 3–0 PO	Byers (USA) W 3–0 PO	López (CUB) L 0–3 PO	Bye		Pherselidze (GEO) W 3–0 PO

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Women's freestyle

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Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elif Jale Yeşilırmak	−63 kg	Dugrenier (CAN) L 0–5 VT	Did not advance						16

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