Turkey made its debut in the Summer Paralympics at the 1992 Barcelona Games. After not participating four years later, they have participated in every other Summer Paralympics to date, as of 2016. Turkey has sent a delegation to most Winter Olympics between their debut at the 1936 edition and the 2014 Games, skipping only 1952, 1972, and 1980. However, this was their first appearance at a Winter Paralympics. Mehmet Çekiç was chosen as the Turkish flagbearer for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony. He was also the flagbearer for the closing ceremony.