| Noc: | TUR |
| Nocname: | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Turin |
| Competitors: | 6 (3 men, 3 women) |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Flagbearer: | Tuğba Karademir (opening) Sebahattin Oglago (closing)[1] [2] |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Officials: | 12 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
| width=200 | Sport ! | width=60 | Men ! | width=60 | Women ! | width=60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
A 37th-place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Hamit Şare | Men's giant slalom | 1:52.13 | did not start | |||
| Men's slalom | 1:07.57 | 1:01.56 | n/a | 2:09.13 | 40 | |
| Duygu Ulusoy | Women's giant slalom | 1:11.43 | 1:19.38 | n/a | 2:30.81 | 37 |
| Women's slalom | did not finish | |||||
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
The Turkish cross-country team got its top finish in the men's team sprint event, where Muhammet Kızılarslan and Sebahattin Oglago finished 22nd.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Kelime Aydın | Women's 10 km classical | 31:47.1 | 52 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | Did not finish | ||
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:34:07.2 | 49 | |
| Muhammet Kızılarslan | Men's 15 km classical | 45:06.8 | 74 |
| Sabahattin Oglago | Men's 15 km classical | 42:18.9 | 55 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:28:03.8 | 65 | |
| Men's 50 kilometre freestyle | Did not finish | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Kelime Aydın | Women's sprint | 2:33.33 | 63 | Did not advance | 63 | ||||
| Muhammet Kızılarslan | Men's sprint | 2:28.94 | 64 | Did not advance | 64 | ||||
| Sebahattin Oglago | Men's sprint | 2:31.10 | 67 | Did not advance | 67 | ||||
| Muhammet Kızılarslan Sebahattin Oglago | Men's team sprint | Did not advance | 19:46.5 | 12 | Did not advance | 23 | |||
See main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Tuğba Karademir, who finished 22nd in the ladies' event, gained some notoriety due to being featured by American network NBC, which opened one of its most watched broadcasts with a feature on her.[5] [6]
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program