| Turkey at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Ottoman Empire | |
| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olimpiyat |
| in Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Ünvan Tayfuroğlu [1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
The Ottoman Empire (referred to as Turkey) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
Two athletes represented Turkey, both of whom were ethnic Armenians. It was the nation's first appearance in the sport of athletics.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mıgırdiç Mıgıryan | Shot put | N/A | 10.63 | 19 | did not advance | ||
| Discus throw | N/A | 32.98 | 34 | did not advance | |||
| 2 hand shot put | N/A | 19.78 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Elim-3 67 | 23 | ||||
| Decathlon | N/A | 1527.750 | 29 | ||||
| Vahram Papazyan | 800 m | did not finish | did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | N/A | did not finish | did not advance | ||||
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