Turkey at the 1975 Mediterranean Games

Turkey at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish Olympic Committee
in Algiers, Algeria
Competitors	204 in 18 sports
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 12 Silver 11 Bronze 8 Total 31
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2018 2022

Turkey competed at the 1975 Mediterranean Games in Algiers, Algeria, from 23 August to 6 September 1975. 204 Turkish athletes participated, with Turkey finishing fifth in the medal table, earning a total of 31 medals, including 12 golds. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Medals

Medal	Athlete	Sport	Event
Gold	Mehmet Canbaz	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 48 kg
Gold	Mehmet Emin Şimşek	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg
Gold	Mehmet Sarı	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 68 kg
Gold	Servet Aydemir	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 74 kg
Gold	Mehmet Uzun	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 82 kg
Gold	Mehmet Güçlü	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 100 kg
Gold	Kenan Ege	Wrestling	Men's freestyle +100 kg
Gold	Salih Bora	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg
Gold	Erdoğan Koçak	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg
Gold	Arslan Arslan	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg
Gold	Ömer Topuz	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg
Gold	Mehmet Suvar	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg (total)
Silver	Mehmet Dursun	Shooting	Men's rifle prone
Silver	Ayhan Taşkın	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 90 kg
Silver	Murat Toklu	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
Silver	Ömer Suzan	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg
Silver	Mehmet Güçlü	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg
Silver	Harun Akkaya	Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg (snatch)
Silver	Kemal Başkır	Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg (clean & jerk)
Silver	Kemal Başkır	Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg (total)
Silver	Mehmet Suvar	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg (snatch)
Silver	Mehmet Suvar	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg (clean & jerk)
Silver	Ali Demir	Judo	Men's 70 kg
Bronze	Nurullah Candan	Athletics	Men's decathlon
Bronze	Harun Şencan	Cycling	Men's 1 km pursuit
Bronze	Erol Mutlu	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg
Bronze	Bilal Özdoğan	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg (clean & jerk)
Bronze	Serhat Çıtmacı	Weightlifting	Men's 100 kg
Bronze	Adnan Özmen	Judo	Men's 63 kg
Bronze	Süheyl Yeşilnur	Judo	Men's 80 kg
Bronze	Turkey women's national volleyball team	Volleyball	Women's tournament

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Shooting	0	1	0	1
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Cycling	0	0	1	1
Wrestling	11	4	1	16
Weightlifting	1	5	2	8
Judo	0	1	2	3
Volleyball	0	0	1	1
Total	12	11	8	31

References

1. "1975 Mediterranean Games report (PDF)" (PDF). International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
2. "1975 Mediterranean Games Judo Results". JudoInside. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
3. "List of Olympians who won medals at the Mediterranean Games". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2025.

External links

• Mediterranean Games – Turkish Olympic Committee (in Turkish)