Turkey (listed as TUR) participated in the 3rd World Women's Boxing Championship held between September 25 and October 2, 2005 in Podolsk, Russia.
With thirteen women boxers participating, Turkey garnered five medals, four silver and one bronze. It ranked 9th in the unofficial medal table.
| 2006 World Women's Boxing Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 52 kg | Sümeyra Kaya | 1 | ||
| 60 kg | Gülsüm Tatar | 1 | ||
| 70 kg | Nurcan Çarkçı | 1 | ||
| 80 kg | Selma Yağcı | 1 | ||
| 86 kg | Şemsi Yaralı | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | ||
| 46 kg | |||
| 1st round | Derya Aktop  | Walk over |  Chantel Cordova |
| Quarterfinals | Gretchen Abaniel  | 33 - 28 | Derya Aktop |
| 48 kg | |||
| 1st round | Gülseda Başıbütün | 23 - 16 |  Svetlana Korkishko |
| Quarterfinals | Camilia Negrea  | 19 - 16 | Gülseda Başıbütün |
| 50 kg | |||
| 1st round | Hasibe Özer | 17 - 12 |  Virginie Nave |
| Quarterfinals | Simona Galassi  | 13 - 10 | Hasibe Özer |
| 52 kg | |||
| 1st round | Sümeyra Kaya | 32 - 16 |  Meena Kumari |
| Quarterfinals | Sümeyra Kaya | 30 - 15 |  Hye Song Kim |
| Semifinals | Sümeyra Kaya | 24 - 16 | Victoria Rudenko |
| Finals | Sofia Ochigava  | 23 - 8 | Sümeyra Kaya |
| 54 kg | |||
| 1st round | Kyang Ok Pak | 24 - 14 | Seda Duygu Aygün |
| 57 kg | |||
| 1st round | Nagehan Gül | RSCO-2 | Alexandra Sidorenko |
| Quarterfinals | Sandra Bizier  | 20 - 17 | Nagehan Gül |
| 60 kg | |||
| 1st round | Gülsüm Tatar | 24 - 11 |  Hanan Hussen |
| Quarterfinals | Gülsüm Tatar | RSC-I | Ashley Barnett |
| Semifinals | Gülsüm Tatar | 42 - 26 | Martinez Mitchel |
| Finals | Tatyana Chalaya | 49 - 24 | Gülsüm Tatar |
| 63 kg | |||
| 1st round | Cecilia Brækhus  | RSCO-1 | Elif Islak |
| 66 kg | |||
| 1st round | Mary Spencer | RSCO-1 | Yeliz Yeşil |
| 70 kg | |||
| Quarterfinals | Nurcan Çarkçı | RSCO-2 | Tatyana Ivanenko |
| Semifinals | Ariane Brouch-Fortin | 45 - 41 | Nurcan Çarkçı |
| 75 kg | |||
| Quarterfinals | Anita Ducza  | 31 - 14 | Emine Özkan |
| 80 kg | |||
| Quarterfinals | Selma Yağcı | RSCO-2 |  Rozmarin Simich |
| Semifinals | Selma Yağcı | 48 - 29 | Tyler Lord Wilder |
| Finals | Galina Ivanova | 33 - 20 | Selma Yağcı |
| 86 kg | |||
| Quarterfinals | Şemsi Yaralı | 18 - 10 | Tameka Stephens |
| Semifinals | Şemsi Yaralı | RSCO-1 | Juotsana |
| Finals | Maria Kovacs | RSCO-2 | Şemsi Yaralı |
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