| Turkey at the 2019 Military World Games | |
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| IOC code | TUR |
| in Wuhan, China 18 October 2019 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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Turkey competed at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 27 October 2019. In total, athletes representing Turkey won two gold medals and three bronze medals. All medals were won in wrestling and the country finished in 22nd place in the medal table.
| Medals by sport | ||||
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| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Taha Akgül | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg |
| Gold | Rıza Kayaalp | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| Bronze | Selahattin Kılıçsallayan | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 65 kg |
| Bronze | Soner Demirtaş | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg |
| Bronze | Fatih Yaşarlı | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg |
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