Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Nasuh Akar | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Gazanfer Bilge | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Celal Atik | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Yasar Dogu | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Ahmet Kireççi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | 6 August |
| Gold | Mehmet Oktav | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 6 August |
| Silver | Halit Balamir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight | 31 July |
| Silver | Adil Candemir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | 31 July |
| Silver | Kenan Olcay | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight | 6 August |
| Silver | Muhlis Tayfur | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 6 August |
| Bronze | Ruhi Sarıalp | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 3 August |
| Bronze | Halil Kaya | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 6 August |
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
- Individual road race
- Ali Çetiner
- Mustafa Osmanlı
- Orhan Suda
- Talat Tunçalp
- Team road race
- Ali Çetiner
- Mustafa Osmanlı
- Orhan Suda
- Talat Tunçalp
Equestrian
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.
- Men's foil
- Nihat Balkan
- Nejat Tulgar
- Men's sabre
- Sabri Tezcan
- Rıza Arseven
- Merih Sezen
- Men's team sabre
- Merih Sezen, Nihat Balkan, Rıza Arseven, Sabri Tezcan, Vural Balcan
Football
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halit Balamir | Flyweight | Viitala (FIN) L 1–2 | Baudric (FRA) W 3–0 | Johansson (SWE) W Fall | Raeisi (IRI) W 3–0 | Bye | N/a | ||
| Nasuh Akar | Bantamweight | May (CAN) W Fall | Wenger (SUI) W 3–0 | Persson (SWE) W 3–0 | Trimpont (BEL) W Fall | Kouyos (FRA) W Fall | Leeman (USA) W Fall | N/a | |
| Gazanfer Bilge | Featherweight | Saadian (IRI) W Fall | Tóth (HUN) W Fall | Jouaville (FRA) W Fall | Moore (USA) W Fall | Hietala (FIN) W Fall | Bye | Sjölin (SWE) W 3–0 | |
| Celal Atik | Lightweight | Koll (USA) W Fall | Singh (IND) W Fall | Ries (RSA) W Fall | Leppänen (FIN) W 3–0 | Nizzola (ITA) W Fall | Frändfors (SWE) W Fall | N/a | |
| Yaşar Doğu | Welterweight | Bhargava (IND) W Fall | Zandi (IRI) W Fall | Moustafa (EGY) W Fall | Sóvári (HUN) W Fall | Bye | Merrill (USA) W 3–0 | Garrard (AUS) W Fall | |
| Adil Candemir | Middleweight | Arthur (AUS) W Fall | Vachon (CAN) W 2–1 | Bowey (GBR) W Fall | Brand (USA) L Fall | Bye | N/a | ||
| Muharrem Candaş | Light heavyweight | Istaz (BEL) W 3–0 | Mellavuo (FIN) W 3–0 | Bye | Stöckli (SUI) L 1–2 | Wittenberg (USA) L Fall | Did not advance | 4 | |
| Sadik Esen | Heavyweight | Antonsson (SWE) L 0–3 | Lardon (SUI) W 3–0 | Bye | Armstrong (AUS) L Fall | Did not advance | 4 | ||
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenan Olcay | Flyweight | Clausen (NOR) W 3–0 | Thomsen (DEN) W 3–0 | Abdel-El (EGY) W Fall | Szilágyi (HUN) L 1–2 | Bye | Lombardi (ITA) L 1–2 | |
| Halil Kaya | Bantamweight | Arenzana (FRA) W Fall | Biris (GRE) W Fall | Bencze (HUN) L 0–3 | Bye | Hassan (EGY) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |
| Mehmet Oktav | Featherweight | Bye | Talosela (FIN) W 3–0 | Anderberg (SWE) W Fall | Kandil (EGY) W 3–0 | Weidner (AUT) W 2–1 | Bye | |
| Ahmet Şenol | Lightweight | Falaux (FRA) W 2–1 | Myland (GBR) W Fall | Damage (LBN) L 0–3 | Freij (SWE) L Fall | Did not advance | 6 | |
| Ali Özdemir | Welterweight | Männikkö (FIN) L 0–3 | Retired | 16 | ||||
| Muhlis Tayfur | Middleweight | Groot (NED) W 3–0 | Bolzi (ARG) W Fall | Vogel (AUT) W Fall | Kinnunen (FIN) L 0–3 | Bye | Grönberg (SWE) L 0–3 | |
| Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak | Light heavyweight | Ramírez (ARG) W 3–0 | Nilsson (SWE) L 0–3 | Richmond (GBR) L Fall | Did not advance | 8 | ||
| Ahmet Kireççi | Heavyweight | Inderbitzin (SUI) W Fall | Nilsson (SWE) W Fall | Kangasniemi (FIN) W 3–0 | Bye | Fantoni (ITA) W 3–0 | N/a | |
Art competitions
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