title: Turkey at the World Athletics Championships
text: # Turkey at the World Athletics Championships
  
  Turkey has competed in every IAAF World Championships in Athletics since the event's first edition in 1983.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Year | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Süreyya Ayhan | 2003 Saint-Denis | Women's 1500 metres |
  | Silver | Karin Melis Mey | 2009 Berlin | Women's long jump |
  | Gold | Ramil Guliyev | 2017 London | Men's 200 metres |
  | Silver | Yasmani Copello | 2017 London | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
  
  Source:
  
  ## Summary
  
  | Championships | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1983 Helsinki | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1987 Rome | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1991 Tokyo | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1993 Stuttgart | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1995 Gothenburg | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1997 Athens | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1999 Seville | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2001 Edmonton | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2003 Paris | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
  | 2005 Helsinki | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2007 Osaka | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2009 Berlin | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
  | 2011 Daegu | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2013 Moscow | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2015 Beijing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2017 London | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
  | Total | Total | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
  
  ## Doping disqualifications
  
  | Athlete | Sex | Event | Year(s) | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Elvan Abeylegesse | Women | 5000 m10,000 m | 20072009 | 5th (5000 m, 2007) (10,000 m, 2007)DQ (10,000 m, 2009) | Disqualified at two editions |
  | Alemitu Bekele Degfa | Women | 1500 m5000 m | 20092011 | 11th (1500 m heats, 2009)13th (5000 m, 2009)9th (5000 m heats, 2011) | Disqualified at two editions |
  | Aslı Çakır Alptekin | Women | 1500 m | 2011 | 10th (semis) | |
  | Bahar Doğan | Women | Marathon | 2011 | 36th | |
  | Semiha Mutlu | Women | 20 kilometres walk | 2011 | DNF | |
  | Pınar Saka | Women | 400 m4 × 400 m relay | 2011 | 6th (h) | Turkish relay team disqualified |
  | Binnaz Uslu | Women | 3000 m steeplechase | 2011 | 7th | |
  | Ümmü Kiraz | Women | Marathon | 2013 | DNF | |
  