| Turkey at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics | |
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish Deaf Sport Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Caxias do Sul 1 – 15 May 2022 | |
| Competitors | 137 in 15 sports |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Summer Deaflympics appearances (overview) | |
Turkey 2021 Summer Deaflympics competed in the event fielding 121 athletes. [1] [2] [3]
| Medals by sport | ||||||
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| Sport |  |  |  | Total | ||
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Handball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Judo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Karate | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Volleyball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Wrestling | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Karate | Men's Kata Team | 3 May | |
| Gold | Merve Yazıcı | Taekwondo | Women's -49 kg | 7 May |
| Gold | Mehmet Ali Yiğit | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 67 kg | 11 May |
| Gold | Turkey women's national deaf volleyball team | Volleyball | Women's tournament | 13 May |
| Gold | Turkey men's national deaf volleyball team | Volleyball | Men's tournament | 13 May |
| Gold | Ömer Saner | Wrestling | Freestyle 92 kg | 13 May |
| Gold | Onur Arı | Wrestling | Freestyle 70 kg | 14 May |
| Gold | Oğuz Dönder | Wrestling | Freestyle 74 kg | 14 May |
| Silver | Sabri Kıroğlu | Karate | Men's Kata | 3 May |
| Silver | Melek Morgil | Karate | Women's kumite -50 kg | 3 May |
| Silver | Sinem Özkan | Karate | Women's kumite -61 kg | 3 May |
| Silver | Karate | Women's kumite team | 4 May | |
| Silver | Karate | Men's kumite team | 4 May | |
| Silver | Esma Gökulu | Judo | Women's -63 kg | 4 May |
| Silver | Samet Bulut | Judo | Men's -100 kg | 4 May |
| Silver | Muhammed Bilici | Taekwondo | Men's -58 kg | 7 May |
| Silver | Ahmet Hakan Tuna | Taekwondo | Men's -68 kg | 7 May |
| Silver | Selma Canlı | Taekwondo | Women's -57 kg | 7 May |
| Silver | Didem Kirazcı | Taekwondo | Women's -67 kg | 8 May |
| Silver | Selver Şeker | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | 8 May |
| Silver | Kürşat Kiraz | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 60 kg | 11 May |
| Silver | Muhammet Akdeniz | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 77 kg | 11 May |
| Silver | Bayram Aksu | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 82 kg | 11 May |
| Silver | Ahmet Talha Kacur | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 87 kg | 11 May |
| Silver | Mehmet Uysal | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 130 kg | 11 May |
| Silver | Turkey women's national deaf handball team | Handball | Women's tournament | 14 May |
| Silver | Athletics | Men's 4x400 Relay | 4 May | |
| Bronze | Erkan Esenboğa | Judo | Men's -60 kg | 3 May |
| Bronze | Burak Mert Can | Karate | Men's kumite -67 kg | 3 May |
| Bronze | Osman Emre Kula | Karate | Men's kumite -84 kg | 3 May |
| Bronze | Melek Özkaya | Karate | Women's kumite -68 kg | 3 May |
| Bronze | Zeynep Erdoğan | Karate | Women's kumite +68 kg | 3 May |
| Bronze | Karate | Women's Kata Team | 4 May | |
| Bronze | Yadigar Talayhan | Judo | Women's -78 kg | 4 May |
| Bronze | Türkan Teke | Taekwondo | Women's Poomsae individual | 6 May |
| Bronze | Yusuf Şiyar Kıran | Taekwondo | Men's Poomsae individual | 6 May |
| Bronze | Taekwondo | Poomsae pair | 6 May | |
| Bronze | Yasin Çimen | Taekwondo | Men's -80 kg | 8 May |
| Bronze | Batuhan Şimşek | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | 8 May |
| Bronze | Muhammet Çakır | Athletics | Men's Hammer Throw | 9 May |
| Bronze | Kürşat Kiraz | Wrestling | Freestyle 57 kg | 14 May |
| Bronze | Sinan Sadak | Wrestling | Freestyle 65 kg | 14 May |
| Bronze | Lütfullah Mustafa Kılıç | Wrestling | Freestyle 97 kg | 14 May |
| Bronze | Turkey men's national deaf football team | Football | Men's tournament | 14 May |
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