| Npc: | TUR |
| Npcname: | Turkish Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 81 |
| Sports: | 15 |
| Flagbearer: | Mesme Taşbağ |
| Rank: | 33 |
| Gold: | 3 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 5 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Turkey has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball, and wheelchair basketball.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's tournament | |||||
| Men's team – Class 4–5 |
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| Medals by sport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=f7f6a8 | bgcolor=dce5e5 | bgcolor=ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Goalball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Medals by gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Total | ||||
| Male | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Female | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| width=180 | Sport | width=57 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Athletics | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Football 5-a-side | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Goalball | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Judo | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Powerlifting | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Shooting | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Table Tennis | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Wheelchair Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Wheelchair Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 33 | 81 |
See main article: Disability sport classification. Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1] [2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
As of January 2016, the country had qualified 37 vision impaired athletes for Rio. The Games will be the first where Turkey sends teams in all vision impaired team sports.[4]
See main article: 5-a-side football at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Turkey qualified for the Paralympics after finishing first at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football European Championships. They made it out of group play in second, with England having won the group after not dropping a game. Turkey dropped their game against England 1 - 2, with the English side goals coming from Turnham and English while the Turkish goal came from Hasan Şatay. In elimination play, Şatay and Abdullah Sümer scored two goals in penalty time after their game against Spain ended in 0 - 0 draw. Turkey then met Russia in the gold medal match, where Kahraman Gurbetoğlu scored to give Turkey a 1 - 0 win.[5] [6]
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See main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Turkey qualified three archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. The spots are all in the compound open, with 2 spots for men and 1 spot for a woman. Bülent Korkmaz earned Turkey's first spot in the men's compound open, with Erdoğan Aygan earning the second men's spot. Handan Biroğlu earned the women's spot after defeating Ireland's Kerrie-Louise Leonard to qualify for the quarterfinals.[7]
See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Classification | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Semih Deniz | 1500m | T11 | 4:11.74 | 1 Q | 4:05.42 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Hasan Hüseyin Kaçar | 1500m | T11 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| 5000m | T11 | 15:49.52 | 4 | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Mehmet Tunç | 200m | T11 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| 400m | T11 | 53.19 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Classification | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Zeynep Acet | 100m | T53 | 19.26 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 400m | T53 | 1:08.72 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Hamide Kurt | 100m | T53 | 17.09 | 3 Q | 17.01 | 4 |
| 400m | T53 | 56.72 | 3 Q | 57.61 | 6 | ||
| 800m | T52/53 | 1:50.33 | 5 Q | 1:52.78 | 8 | ||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Zübeyde Süpürgeci | 100m | T54 | 17.93 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 400m | T54 | 1:04.29 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| 800m | T54 | 2:07.63 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Zeynep Acet Nurşah Usta Hamide Kurt Zübeyde Süpürgeci | T53/54 | DSQ | |||||
| Öznur Alumur | 1500m | T11 | 5:14.19 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Classification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||||
| Büşra Nur Tırıklı | Discus throw | F11 | 25.65 | 8 | |
| Mihriban Kaya | Shot put | F20 | 10.16 | 11 | |
See main article: Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Turkey's men enter the tournament ranked fourth in the world.[8]
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The Turkey women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing third at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. They defeated Japan in the bronze medal game to qualify.[9] [10] [11] Turkey's assistant coach Eren Yıldırım said after his team qualified, "We had a nightmare in the semi-final against Russia (a 2-1 defeat). But our main aim was a place at Rio 2016 and we managed to recuperate and focus on this. We’re really pleased.” Turkey's women enter the tournament ranked fifth in the world.[12]
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See main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarter-final | Semi-final | First repechage round | Repechage semi-final | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| İbrahim Bölükbaşı | Men's 100 kg | W 0100–0000 | L 0001–0100 | L 0001–0002 | Did not advance | 7 | ||
| Dursun Hayran | Men's +100 kg | L 0000–0100 | L 0000–0101 | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Ecem Taşın | Women's 48 kg | L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | W 1000–0000 | W 0010–0002 | ||
| Mesme Taşbağ | Women's +70 kg | L 0000–0111 | W 0100–0000 | W 0003–0001 | ||||
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibel Cam | -55 kg | 85 | 9 |
| Nazmiye Muratlı | -41 kg | 104 | |
| Dilfiroz Kuzdağı | -67 kg | 0 | 6 |
See main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Turkey earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R2 – 10m Air Rifle standing women SH1 event as a result of Çağla Baş winning a silver medal. Cevat Karagöl gave Turkey another spot in the P1 – 10m Air Pistol Men SH1 event after winning a bronze medal.[13] [14] [15]
The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was also available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Muharrem Korhan Yamaç in the P4 – 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 event.[14] [16]
The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Savaş Üstün earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.[14] [17]
The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, USA in November. Ayşegül Pehlivanlar earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the P2 Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event. Murat Oğuz earned a second qualifying spot for Turkey at this competition in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event. Because no women qualified in the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 event, the spot for women was reallocated to P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1, which Turkey's Aysel Özgan claimed for her country. Hakan Çevik claimed another spot for Turkey with his performance in the R5 Mixed 10m Air Pistol Prone SH2 event.[14] [18]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Cevat Karagöl | Men's P1-10m air pistol | 548-12x | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed P4-50m air pistol | 538-3x | 2 | 80.2 | 7 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Hakan Çevik | Mixed R4-10m air rifle standing | 624.1 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed R5-10m air rifle prone | 631.9 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Muharrem Korhan Yamaç | Men's P1-10m air pistol | 560-12x | 7 | 71.7 | 8 |
| Mixed P3-25m air pistol | 563-14x | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Mixed P4-50m air pistol | 521-5x | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Murat Oğuz | Men's P1-10m air pistol | 554-11x | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed P3-25m air pistol | DND | 31 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Savaş Üstün | Men's R1-10m air rifle standing | 604.1 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Men's R3-10m air rifle prone | 627.9 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's R6-50m air rifle 3 positions | 606.1 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Aysel Özgan | Women's P2-10m air pistol | 366-5x | 7 | 110.1 | 6 |
| Mixed P4-50m air pistol | 505-7x | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Ayşegül Pehlivanlar | Women's P2-10m air pistol | 368-4x | 6 | 172.3 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Çağla Atakal | Women's R2-10m air rifle standing | 400.2 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed R3-10m air rifle prone | 619.1 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Suzan Çevik | Women's R2-10m air rifle standing | 402.7 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed R3-10m air rifle prone | 617.7 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Beytullah Eroğlu | 50 m butterfly S5 | 38.61 | 4 Q | 38.75 | 5 |
| 50 m backstroke S5 | 40.57 | 2 Q | 41.31 | 6 | ||
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left | Sümeyye Boyacı | 50 m backstroke S5 | 50.34 | 8 | ||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Özlem Kaya | 50 m freestyle S6 | 39.20 | 6 | Did Not Advance | |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 40.65 | 3 Q | 40.60 | 6 | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:52.15 | 5 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Sevilay Öztürk | 100 m butterfly S5 | 49.94 | 4 Q | 50.89 | 8 | |
See main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Abdullah Öztürk | align=left rowspan=3 | Individual C4 | W 3-0 | W 3-1 | 1 Q | W 3-2 | W 3-2 | W 3-1 | ||
| Nesim Turan | W 3-0 | W 3-1 | 1 Q | W 3-1 | W 3-2 | L 1-3 | L 0-3 | 4 | ||
| Süleyman Vural | L 0-3 | L 0-3 | 3 | Did Not Advance | ||||||
| Ali Öztürk | Individual C5 | L 0-3 | L 2-3 | 3 | Did Not Advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Hatice Duman | Individual C3 | L 0-3 | W 3-2 | 2 Q | L 1-3 | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Nergis Altıntaş | Individual C4 | W 0-3 | W 3-2 | 2 Q | L 0-3 | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Kübra Korkut | Individual C7 | W 3-0 | L 1-3 | W 3-0 | 2 Q | W 3-1 | L 0-3 | |||
| Neslihan Kavas | Individual C9 | W 3-0 | L 1-3 | L 2-3 | 3 | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Ümran Ertiş | Individual C10 | L 1-3 | L 0-3 | L 0-3 | 3 | Did Not Advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Hatice Duman Nergis Altıntaş | Team C4-5 | W 2-0 | L 1-3 | Did Not Advance | |||
| Neslihan Kavas Ümran Ertiş Kübra Korkut | Team C6-10 | L 0-2 | Did Not Advance | ||||
See main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
The Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[19]
During the draw, Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan.[20]
See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Busra Un qualified for Rio in the women's singles event as a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[21]