Turkey at the World Athletics Championships

Turkey at the World Championships in Athletics
WA code	TUR
National federation	Turkish Athletic Federation
Website	www.taf.org.tr
Medals Ranked 55th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 4
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023

Turkey has competed in every World Championships in Athletics since the event's first edition in 1983.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Silver	Süreyya Ayhan	2003 Saint-Denis	Women's 1500 metres
Silver	Karin Melis Mey	2009 Berlin	Women's long jump
Gold	Ramil Guliyev	2017 London	Men's 200 metres
Silver	Yasmani Copello	2017 London	Men's 400 metres hurdles

Source:

Summary

Championships	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1983 Helsinki		0	0	0	0	–
1987 Rome		0	0	0	0	–
1991 Tokyo		0	0	0	0	–
1993 Stuttgart		0	0	0	0	–
1995 Gothenburg		0	0	0	0	–
1997 Athens		0	0	0	0	–
1999 Seville		0	0	0	0	–
2001 Edmonton		0	0	0	0	–
2003 Paris		0	1	0	1	31
2005 Helsinki		0	0	0	0	–
2007 Osaka		0	0	0	0	–
2009 Berlin	12	0	1	0	1	25
2011 Daegu	20	0	0	0	0	–
2013 Moscow	10	0	0	0	0	–
2015 Beijing	12	0	0	0	0	–
2017 London	12	1	1	0	2	11
Total		1	3	0	4	55

Doping disqualifications

Athlete	Sex	Event	Year(s)	Result	Notes
Elvan Abeylegesse	Women	5000 m 10,000 m	2007 2009	5th (5000 m, 2007) (10,000 m, 2007) DQ (10,000 m, 2009)	Disqualified at two editions
Alemitu Bekele Degfa	Women	1500 m 5000 m	2009 2011	11th (1500 m heats, 2009) 13th (5000 m, 2009) 9th (5000 m heats, 2011)	Disqualified at two editions
Aslı Çakır Alptekin	Women	1500 m	2011	10th (semis)
Bahar Doğan	Women	Marathon	2011	36th
Semiha Mutlu	Women	20 kilometres walk	2011	DNF
Pınar Saka	Women	400 m 4 × 400 m relay	2011	6th (h)	Turkish relay team disqualified
Binnaz Uslu	Women	3000 m steeplechase	2011	7th
Ümmü Kiraz	Women	Marathon	2013	DNF

See also

• Turkey at the European Athletics Championships