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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish Olympic Committee |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
Turkey participated in all editions of the Mediterranean Games since its establishment in 1951. As of 2018, Turkish athletes have won a total of 860 medals, divided into 339 golds, 242 silvers and 279 bronzes. Turkey ranks at third place following Italy and France.
| Games | Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1951 Alexandria |  Egypt | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 1955 Barcelona |  Spain | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 1959 Beirut |  Lebanon | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 1963 Naples |  Italy | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 1967 Tunis |  Tunisia | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 1971 Izmir |  Turkey | 4 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 45 |
| 1975 Algiers |  Algeria | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 1979 Split |  Yugoslavia | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 1983 Casablanca |  Morocco | 5 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 1987 Latakia |  Syria | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 39 |
| 1991 Athens |  Greece | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 46 |
| 1993 Languedoc/Roussillon |  France | 3 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 64 |
| 1997 Bari | Italy | 3 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 65 |
| 2001 Tunis | Tunisia | 3 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 61 |
| 2005 Almeria |  Spain | 4 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 73 |
| 2009 Pescara | Italy | 5 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 63 |
| 2013 Mersin | Turkey | 2 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 125 |
| 2018 Tarragona | Spain | 3 | 31 | 25 | 39 | 95 |
| 2022 Oran | Algeria | 2 | 45 | 26 | 37 | 108 |
| Total | 3 | 384 | 269 | 314 | 967 | |
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https://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=taylan-nurcan-1983-10-29&id=91
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