# Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Nasuh Akar | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Gazanfer Bilge | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Celal Atik | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Yasar Dogu | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Ahmet Kireççi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | 6 August |
| Gold | Mehmet Oktav | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 6 August |
| Silver | Halit Balamir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight | 31 July |
| Silver | Adil Candemir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | 31 July |
| Silver | Kenan Olcay | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight | 6 August |
| Silver | Muhlis Tayfur | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 6 August |
| Bronze | Ruhi Sarıalp | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 3 August |
| Bronze | Halil Kaya | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 6 August |

## Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

### Individual road race

* Ali Çetiner
* Mustafa Osmanlı
* Orhan Suda
* Talat Tunçalp

### Team road race

* Ali Çetiner
* Mustafa Osmanlı
* Orhan Suda
* Talat Tunçalp

## Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.

### Men's foil

* Nihat Balkan
* Nejat Tulgar

### Men's sabre

* Sabri Tezcan
* Rıza Arseven
* Merih Sezen

### Men's team sabre

* Merih Sezen, Nihat Balkan, Rıza Arseven, Sabri Tezcan, Vural Balcan

## Wrestling
### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
| Halit Balamir | Flyweight | Viitala (FIN) L 1–2 | Baudric (FRA) W 3–0 | Johansson (SWE) W Fall | Raeisi (IRI) W 3–0 | Bye | — | — | |
| Nasuh Akar | Bantamweight | May (CAN) W Fall | Wenger (SUI) W 3–0 | Persson (SWE) W 3–0 | Trimpont (BEL) W Fall | Kouyos (FRA) W Fall | Leeman (USA) W Fall | — | |
| Gazanfer Bilge | Featherweight | Saadian (IRI) W Fall | Tóth (HUN) W Fall | Jouaville (FRA) W Fall | Moore (USA) W Fall | Hietala (FIN) W Fall | Bye | Sjölin (SWE) W 3–0 | |
| Celal Atik | Lightweight | Koll (USA) W Fall | Singh (IND) W Fall | Ries (RSA) W Fall | Leppänen (FIN) W 3–0 | Nizzola (ITA) W Fall | Frändfors (SWE) W Fall | — | |
| Yaşar Doğu | Welterweight | Bhargava (IND) W Fall | Zandi (IRI) W Fall | Moustafa (EGY) W Fall | Sóvári (HUN) W Fall | Bye | Merrill (USA) W 3–0 | Garrard (AUS) W Fall | |
| Adil Candemir | Middleweight | Arthur (AUS) W Fall | Vachon (CAN) W 2–1 | Bowey (GBR) W Fall | Brand (USA) L Fall | Bye | — | — | |
| Muharrem Candaş | Light heavyweight | Istaz (BEL) W 3–0 | Mellavuo (FIN) W 3–0 | Bye | Stöckli (SUI) L 1–2 | Wittenberg (USA) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | 4 |
| Sadik Esen | Heavyweight | Antonsson (SWE) L 0–3 | Lardon (SUI) W 3–0 | Bye | Armstrong (AUS) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 4 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Rank |
| Kenan Olcay | Flyweight | Clausen (NOR) W 3–0 | Thomsen (DEN) W 3–0 | Abdel-El (EGY) W Fall | Szilágyi (HUN) L 1–2 | Bye | Lombardi (ITA) L 1–2 | |
| Halil Kaya | Bantamweight | Arenzana (FRA) W Fall | Biris (GRE) W Fall | Bencze (HUN) L 0–3 | Bye | Hassan (EGY) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |
| Mehmet Oktav | Featherweight | Bye | Talosela (FIN) W 3–0 | Anderberg (SWE) W Fall | Kandil (EGY) W 3–0 | Weidner (AUT) W 2–1 | Bye | |
| Ahmet Şenol | Lightweight | Falaux (FRA) W 2–1 | Myland (GBR) W Fall | Damage (LBN) L 0–3 | Freij (SWE) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 |
| Ali Özdemir | Welterweight | Männikkö (FIN) L 0–3 | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | 16 |
| Muhlis Tayfur | Middleweight | Groot (NED) W 3–0 | Bolzi (ARG) W Fall | Vogel (AUT) W Fall | Kinnunen (FIN) L 0–3 | Bye | Grönberg (SWE) L 0–3 | |
| Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak | Light heavyweight | Ramírez (ARG) W 3–0 | Nilsson (SWE) L 0–3 | Richmond (GBR) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Ahmet Kireççi | Heavyweight | Inderbitzin (SUI) W Fall | Nilsson (SWE) W Fall | Kangasniemi (FIN) W 3–0 | Bye | Fantoni (ITA) W 3–0 | — | |