# Turkey at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

Turkey participated in the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy from 25 June to 5 July 2009.

## Competitors

Reference
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Bocce | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Boxing | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cycling | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fencing | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Golf | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Gymnastics, Artistic | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Gymnastics, Rhythmic | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Handball | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Judo | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Karate | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Rowing | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sailing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Shooting | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Swimming | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Volleyball, Beach | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Water polo | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Water ski | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Weightlifting | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Wrestling | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Total | 211 | 121 | 332 |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Wrestling | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Athletics | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bocce | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Tennis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics, Artistic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Handball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 19 | 26 | 63 |

### Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | Women's 10000m |
| Gold | Fatih Avan | Athletics | Men's Javelin Throw |
| Gold | Nevin Yanıt | Athletics | Women's 100m Hurdles |
| Gold | Kerem Gürgen | Boxing | Feather 57 kg |
| Gold | Önder Şipal | Boxing | Welter 69 kg |
| Gold | Gülderen Çelik | Karate | Women's Under 50 kg |
| Gold | Melek Hu | Table Tennis | Women's Singles |
| Gold | Erol Bilgin | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg - Clean and Jerk |
| Gold | Erol Bilgin | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg - Snatch |
| Gold | İzzet İnce | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg - Snatch |
| Gold | Nurcan Taylan (DQ) | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg - Snatch |
| Gold | Nurcan Taylan (DQ) | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg - Clean and Jerk |
| Gold | Aylin Daşdelen | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg - Clean&Jerk |
| Gold | Şeref Tüfenk | Wrestling | Men's Grecoroman 74 kg |
| Gold | Serkan Özden | Wrestling | Men's Grecoroman 96 kg |
| Gold | Rıza Kayaalp | Wrestling | Men's Grecoroman 120 kg |
| Gold | Sezar Akgül | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 55 kg |
| Gold | Muhammet İlkkan | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 66 kg |
| Gold | Ali İmamoğlu | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 84 kg |
| Gold | Fatih Çakıroğlu | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 120 kg |
| Silver | Göksu Üçtaş | Artistic gymnastics | Women's Vault |
| Silver | Ercüment Olgundeniz | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw |
| Silver | Karin Mey Melis | Athletics | Women's Long Jump |
| Silver | Burcu Ayhan | Athletics | Women's High Jump |
| Silver | İlke Kumartaşlıoğlu | Bowls | Women's Precision throw |
| Silver | Turkey | Bowls | Raffa-Women's Doubles |
| Silver | Adem Kılıççı | Boxing | Middle 75 kg |
| Silver | Turkey | Handball | Women |
| Silver | Ayşe Kil Erten | Shooting | Women's 10m Air Pistol |
| Silver | Marsel İlhan | Tennis | Men's Singles |
| Silver | Turkey | Tennis | Women's Doubles |
| Silver | Turkey | Volleyball | Women] |
| Silver | Bünyamin Sudaş | Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg Snatch |
| Silver | Bünyamin Sudaş | Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg Clean&Jerk |
| Silver | Sedat Artuç | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg Snatch |
| Silver | Sibel Şimşek | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg Snatch |
| Silver | Sibel Şimşek | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg Clean&Jerk |
| Silver | Dilek Atakol | Wrestling | Women's Freestyle 51 kg |
| Silver | Mustafa Kartal | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 60 kg |
| Bronze | Halil Akkaş | Athletics | Men's 3000m Steeplechase |
| Bronze | Kemal Koyuncu | Athletics | Men's 5000m |
| Bronze | Selim Bayrak | Athletics | Men's 10000m |
| Bronze | Turkey | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m Relay |
| Bronze | Turkey | Basketball | Men |
| Bronze | Caner Makara | Bowls | Raffa-Men's Singles |
| Bronze | Rukiye Yüksel | Bowls | Raffa-Women's Singles |
| Bronze | Turkey | Bowls | Raffa-Men's Doubles |
| Bronze | Ferhat Pehlivan | Boxing | Light Fly 48 kg |
| Bronze | Yakup Kılıç | Boxing | Light 60 kg |
| Bronze | Önder Özgül | Boxing | Light Heavy 81 kg |
| Bronze | Turkey | Golf | Men's Team |
| Bronze | Derya Cıbır | Judo | Women -48 kg Extra-Light |
| Bronze | Sezer Huysuz | Judo | Men -73 kg Light |
| Bronze | Gülşah Kocatürk | Judo | Women +78 kg |
| Bronze | Vildan Doğan | Karate | Women's Under 61 kg |
| Bronze | Serkan Yağcı | Karate | Men's Under 75 kg |
| Bronze | Yıldız Aras | Karate | Women's Over 68 kg |
| Bronze | Gökhan Kılıç | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg Snatch |
| Bronze | Aylin Daşdelen | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg Snatch |
| Bronze | Semih Yağcı | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg Snatch |
| Bronze | Emine Bilgin | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg Clean&Jerk |
| Bronze | Erhan Karakuş | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg |
| Bronze | Soner Sucu | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| Bronze | Abdullah Coşkun | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| Bronze | Akif Canbaş | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg |

## Results by event
### Canoeing Flat

Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Orçun Karaoğlanoğlu | K–1 1000m | 3:54.070 | 5th | 3:57.510 | 4th | 4:23.930 | 11th |
| Öztürk Kuru | K–1 1000m | 4:00.710 | 7th | 3:58.810 | 6th | 4:26.740 | 12th |
| Orçun Karaoğlanoğlu | K–1 500m | 1:53.920 | 6th | 1:46.443 | 6th | 2:00.637 | 12th |
| Öztürk Kuru | K–1 500m | 1:55.250 | 7th | 1:51.037 | 9th | 2:01.555 | 14th |
| Orçun Karaoğlanoğlu Emre Karahan | K–2 1000m | 3:36.600 | 4th | 3:37.020 | 1st | 3:45.170 | 9th |
| Emre Karahan Çağrıbey Yıldırım | K–2 500m | 1:41.272 | 4th | 1:42.022 | 4th | DNQ | DNQ |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gizem Şen | K–1 1000m | 4:32.480 | 4th | 4:25.910 | 4th | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gizem Şen | K–1 500m | 2:10.762 | 6th | 2:12.677 | 6th | DNQ | DNQ |

### Golf

Men
| Athlete | Event | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Par | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Par | Rank |
| Hamza Hakan Sayın | Individual | 72 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 289 | +1 | 5 |
| Mustafa Hocaoğlu | Individual | 71 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 289 | +1 | 6 |
| Gencer Özcan | Individual | 74 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 290 | +2 | 7 |
| Hamza Hakan Sayın Mustafa Hocaoğlu Gencer Özcan | Team | 143 | 143 | 145 | 142 | 573 | -3 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Par | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Par | Rank |
| Nejla Gerçek | Individual | 76 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 296 | +8 | 6 |
| Elçin Ulu | Individual | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 301 | +13 | 8 |
| Begüm Yılmaz | Individual | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 336 | +48 | 16 |
| Nejla Gerçek Elçin Ulu Begüm Yılmaz | Team | 152 | 156 | 147 | 142 | 597 | +21 | 4 |

### Gymnastics
#### Artistic

Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Rank |
| Ferhat Arıcan | All-around | 65.100 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 31 |
| Ferhat Arıcan | Floor exercise | 13.800 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |
| Ferhat Arıcan | Pommel horse | 10.850 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 38 |
| Ferhat Arıcan | Rings | 12.550 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 32 |
| Ferhat Arıcan | Vault | 15.500 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Ferhat Arıcan | Parallel bars | 12.400 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 32 |
| Ümit Şamiloğlu | Horizontal bar | 15.400 | 1 Q | 14.000 | 6 | 6 |
| Muhammet Akkavak | All-around | 76.550 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 23 |
| Muhammet Akkavak | Floor exercise | 13.500 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 25 |
| Muhammet Akkavak | Pommel horse | 10.550 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 40 |
| Muhammet Akkavak | Rings | 12.350 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |
| Muhammet Akkavak | Vault | 14.450 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |
| Muhammet Akkavak | Parallel bars | 12.900 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 26 |
| Muhammet Akkavak | Horizontal bar | 12.800 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 30 |
| Yunus Emre Uyar | All-around | 77.550 | 18 Q | 73.750 | 17 | 17 |
| Yunus Emre Uyar | Floor exercise | 13.500 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 26 |
| Yunus Emre Uyar | Pommel horse | 12.450 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 23 |
| Yunus Emre Uyar | Rings | 11.900 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 36 |
| Yunus Emre Uyar | Vault | 15.500 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |
| Yunus Emre Uyar | Parallel bars | 11.700 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 38 |
| Yunus Emre Uyar | Horizontal bar | 12.500 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |
| Özgür Şanlı | All-around | 77.900 | 17 Q | 78.450 | 14 | 14 |
| Özgür Şanlı | Floor exercise | 13.550 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 24 |
| Özgür Şanlı | Pommel horse | 11.700 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 30 |
| Özgür Şanlı | Rings | 11.750 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 37 |
| Özgür Şanlı | Vault | 14.700 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 26 |
| Özgür Şanlı | Parallel bars | 12.800 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 29 |
| Özgür Şanlı | Horizontal bar | 13.400 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 22 |
| Athlete | Event | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Ferhat Arıcan Muhammet Akkavak Özgür Şanlı Yunus Emre Uyar Ümit Şamiloğlu | Team | 54.350 | 45.550 | 48.550 | 60.150 | 49.800 | 54.100 | 312.500 | 8 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Rank |
| Göksu Üçtaş | All-around | 49.200 | 11 Q | 51.750 | 7 | 7 |
| Göksu Üçtaş | Vault | 14.100 | 2 Q | 13.650 | 2 | |
| Göksu Üçtaş | Uneven bars | 12.000 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |
| Göksu Üçtaş | Balance beam | 10.800 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |
| Göksu Üçtaş | Floor exercise | 12.300 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

### Karate

Women's kumite
| Athlete | Event | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Gülderen Çelik | 50 kg | Bye | Stojovic W HAN | Kosmidou W 2–1 | Cardin W 2–1 | |
| Serap Özçelik | 55 kg | Strika W 3–0 | Samy L 1–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Water skiing

Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Aylin Parla | Wakeboard | 6.45 | 4 Q | 5.23 | 5 |
| Nergiz Onaran | Wakeboard | 3.56 | 5 Q | 11.23 | 4 |