List of Turkish records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Turkey maintained by Turkey's national athletics federation: Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu (TAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:  Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by TAF  Not ratified or later rescinded by TAF

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
w = windy conditions
NWI = no wind information
X = annulled by doping violation

Men

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
100 m9.92 A (+0.9 m/s)Jak Ali Harvey12 June 20162nd International Sprint And Relay ChallengeErzurum, Turkey[1]
9.9 h NWIRamil Guliyev6 June 2017Clubs Super LeagueAnkara, Turkey[2]
150 m15.38 (+0.5 m/s)Ramil Guliyev8 September 2020Golden Spike OstravaOstrava, Czech Republic[3]
200 m19.76 (+0.7 m/s)Ramil Guliyev9 August 2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany[4]
300 m32.46Sinan Ören18 July 2020Ankara, Turkey
400 m45.51Yavuz Can7 July 2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands[5]
600 m1:17.23Selahattin Çobanoğlu12 July 2004Istanbul, Turkey
1:17.13Ömer Bozdag5 May 2024Internationales LäufermeetingPliezhausen, Germany[6]
800 m1:44.00Ilham Tanui Özbilen29 June 2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey[7]
1000 m2:15.08Ilham Tanui Özbilen17 June 2014Golden Spike OstravaOstrava, Czech Republic[8]
1500 m3:31.30Ilham Tanui Özbilen19 July 2013HerculisFontvieille, Monaco[9]
Mile3:51.71Ilham Tanui Özbilen11 June 2014Bislett GamesOslo, Norway
2000 m5:01.29Halil Akkaş3 June 2007Istanbul, Turkey
3000 m7:38.65Ali Kaya17 July 2015HerculisFontvieille, Monaco[10]
5000 m13:00.31Ali Kaya4 June 2015Golden GalaRome, Italy[11]
5 km (road)14:10+Kaan Kigen Özbilen8 April 2018Istanbul Half MarathonIstanbul, Turkey[12]
10000 m27:24.09Ali Kaya2 May 2015Turkish ChampionshipsMersin, Turkey[13]
10 km (road)29:04Bekir Karayel26 October 2013İzmit, Turkey
28:29Paul Kemboi9 March 2014Taroudant, Morocco[14]
28:09+Kaan Kigen Özbilen8 April 2018Istanbul Half MarathonIstanbul, Turkey[15]
15 km (road)42:16+Kaan Kigen Özbilen8 April 2018Istanbul Half MarathonIstanbul, Turkey[16]
8 February 2019RAK Half MarathonRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates[17]
20 km (road)56:42+Kaan Kigen Özbilen8 February 2019RAK Half MarathonRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates[18]
Half marathon59:48Kaan Kigen Özbilen8 February 2019RAK Half MarathonRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates[19]
25 km (road)1:13:34+Kaan Kigen Özbilen1 December 2019Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain[20]
30 km (road)1:28:19+Kaan Kigen Özbilen1 December 2019Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain[21]
Marathon2:04:16Kaan Kigen Özbilen1 December 2019Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain[22]
110 m hurdles13.42 (+1.8 m/s)Mikdat Sevler5 June 2021Turkish ChampionshipsBursa, Turkey[23]
400 m hurdles47.81Yasmani Copello9 August 2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany[24]
47.81Yasmani Copello3 August 2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan[25]
2000 m steeplechase6:05:55Abdullah Yildiz27 April 2019Spor Toto Kulüpler arası U18 Ligi 1.Kademe YarışmalarıAntalya, Turkey[26]
3000 m steeplechase8:17.85Tarik Langat Akdag3 August 2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom[27]
8:13.14Tarik Langat Akdag8 July 2011Saint-Denis, France
High jump2.31 mEnes Talha Şenses22 June 2022Orhan Altan Anı YarışmasıAnkara, Turkey
Pole vault5.90 mErsu Şaşma16 July 2023Rottach-Egern, Germany[28]
Long jump8.08 m (+0.8 m/s)Mesut Yavaş24 June 2000Istanbul, Turkey
Triple jump17.37 m (+1.1 m/s)Necati Er14 July 2019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden[29]
Shot put20.42 mHüseyin Atıcı5 June 2012Turkish Super LeagueAnkara, Turkey[30]
Discus throw67.50 mErcüment Olgundeniz27 May 2012European Champion Clubs CupVila Real de Santo António, Portugal[31]
Hammer throw81.45 mEşref Apak4 June 2005Istanbul, Turkey
Javelin throw85.60 mFatih Avan20 May 2012Turkish Super Leagueİzmir, Turkey[32]
Decathlon7757 pts hAlper Kasapoğlu18–19 April 1996Azusa, United States
10.70 (100 m), 7.57 m (w) (long jump), 14.10 m (shot put), 1.95 m (high jump), 50.31 (400 m) /
14.37 (w) (110 m hurdles), 40.32 m (discus throw), 4.80 m (pole vault), 47.30 m (javelin throw), 4:46.04 (1500 m)
7818 pts [a]Alper Kasapoğlu23–24 May 1996Marietta, United States
100m (wind)Long jump (wind)Shot putHigh jump400m110H (wind)DiscusPole vaultJavelin1500m
5000 m walk (track)19:30.79Salih Korkmaz29 August 2020Bursa, Turkey
10000 m walk (track)39:26.92Salih Korkmaz5 September 2020Istanbul, Turkey
10 km walk (road)39:20+Salih Korkmaz16 February 2020Antalya, Turkey
39:11+Salih Korkmaz6 March 2021Turkish Open Walking ChampionshipsAntalya, Turkey[33]
15 km walk (road)1:01:43+Ersin Tacir9 April 2016Poděbrady Walking RacePoděbrady, Czech Republic[34]
20000 m walk (track)1:23:45Recep Çelik7 May 2011Faro, Portugal
20 km walk (road)1:18:42Salih Korkmaz6 March 2021Turkish Open Walking ChampionshipsAntalya, Turkey[35]
50 km walk (road)4:44:46Ozan Pamuk8 May 2016World Race Walking Team ChampionshipsRome, Italia[36]
4 × 100 m relay37.98  Turkey
Emre Zafer Barnes
Jak Ali Harvey
Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu
Ramil Guliyev
12 August 2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany[37]
4 × 200 m relay1:23.55  Turkey
Yavuz Can
Ramil Guliyev
Fatih Aktas
Ali Ekber Kayas
3 May 2015IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas[38]
4 × 400 m relay3:02.22 A  Turkey
Halit Kılıç
Yasmani Copello
Batuhan Altıntaş
Yavuz Can
12 June 20162nd International Sprint And Relay ChallengeErzurum, Turkey[39]

Women

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
100 m11.25 (+1.6 m/s)Nora Güner11 September 2001Mediterranean GamesRadès, Tunisia
200 m22.71 (−0.3 m/s)Nora Güner12 May 2002İzmir, Turkey
300 m36.87Nora Güner5 May 2002Istanbul, Turkey
400 m52.15Birsen Engin30 July 2011Ankara, Turkey
51.53Pınar Saka30 July 2011Turkish Super League FinalAnkara, Turkey[40]
800 m2:00.23Merve Aydın12 June 2012Olympic Champions PrizesMinsk, Belarus[41]
1000 m2:39.92Yeliz Kurt6 June 2009Istanbul, Turkey
1500 m3:55.33Süreyya Ayhan5 September 2003Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium
Mile4:31.28Esma Aydemir2 June 2012Yılmaz Sazak MemorialIstanbul, Turkey
Mile (road)4:41.46Emine Hatun Mechaal27 April 2024Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach, Germany[42]
2000 m5:33.83Elvan Abeylegesse7 June 2003Istanbul, Turkey
3000 m8:31.94Elvan Abeylegesse30 August 2002Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium
5000 m14:24.68Elvan Abeylegesse11 June 2004Bergen, Norway
5 km (road)15:20+ WoYasemin Can17 October 2020World Half Marathon ChampionshipsGdynia, Poland[43]
10000 m30:21.67Elvan Abeylegesse15 April 2006Antalya, Turkey
29:56.34 XElvan Abeylegesse15 August 2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China[44]
10 km (road)30:47+ WoYasemin Can17 October 2020World Half Marathon ChampionshipsGdynia, Poland[45]
15 km (road)46:24+ WoYasemin Can17 October 2020World Half Marathon ChampionshipsGdynia, Poland[46]
20 km (road)1:02:40+ WoYasemin Can17 October 2020World Half Marathon ChampionshipsGdynia, Poland[47]
Half marathon1:06:20 WoYasemin Can17 October 2020World Half Marathon ChampionshipsGdynia, Poland[48]
25 km (road)1:23:27+Sultan Haydar15 April 2012Paris MarathonParis, France
30 km (road)1:40:07+Sultan Haydar15 April 2012Paris MarathonParis, France
Marathon2:24:44Sultan Haydar23 January 2015Dubai MarathonDubai, United Arab Emirates[49]
2:21:27Sultan Haydar3 December 2023Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain[50]
100 m hurdles12.63Nevin Yanıt31 October 2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain
12.58 (+0.6 m/s) XNevin Yanıt7 August 2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom[51]
12.58 (−0.2 m/s) XLondon, United Kingdom
400 m hurdles55.09Nagihan Karadere31 July 2011Turkish Super League FinalAnkara, Turkey[52]
2000 m steeplechase6:16.79Sümeyye Erol10 September 2023Hanžeković MemorialZagreb, Croatia[53]
3000 m steeplechase9:13.53Gülcan Mıngır9 June 2012International Athletics Meeting Pavel PavlovSofia, Bulgaria[54]
High jump1.94 mBurcu Ayhan16 July 2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic[55]
Pole vault4.40 mBuse Arıkazan19 June 2019Istanbul, Turkey
Long jump6.87 m (+1.7 m/s)Karin Melis Mey1 August 2009Leverkusen, Germany
6.93 m (+1.6 m/s)Karin Melis Mey7 July 2007Bad Langensalza, Germany
6.93 m (+0.6 m/s)Karin Melis Mey7 June 2008Bad Langensalza, Germany
Triple jump14.16 m (-0.2 m/s)Tuğba Danışmaz24 June 2023European Team ChampionshipsChorzów, Poland[56]
Shot put18.57 mEmel Dereli6 May 2016Qatar Athletic Super Grand PrixDoha, Qatar[57]
Discus throw64.25 mOksana Mert30 May 1999Krasnodar, Russia
Hammer throw74.17 mTuğçe Şahutoğlu19 May 2012Turkish Super Leagueİzmir, Turkey[58]
Javelin throw67.21 mEda Tuğsuz18 May 2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan[59]
Heptathlon6076 ptsAnzhela Kinet3–4 June 2000Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria
13.56 (100 m hurdles), 1.76 m (high jump), 13.25 m (shot put), 24.07 (200 m) / 6.14 m (long jump), 39.11 m (javelin throw), 2:18.35 (800 m)
6078 pts [b]Anzhela Kinet5–6 June 2004Arles, France
100m H (wind)High jumpShot put200m (wind)Long jump (wind)Javelin800m
5000 m walk (track)21:35.87Meryem Bekmez25 May 2019Ankara, Turkey
5 km walk (road)22:13+Meryem Bekmez11 August 2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany
10000 m walk (track)44:17.69Meryem Bekmez14 July 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland[60]
10 km walk (road)43:23Meryem Bekmez6 March 2021Turkish Open Walking ChampionshipsAntalya, Turkey[61]
20000 m walk (track)1:44:16Semiha Mutlu31 July 2011Ankara, Turkey
20 km walk (road)1:28:48Meryem Bekmez27 March 2021Balkan Race Walking ChampionshipsAntalya, Turkey[62]
4 × 100 m relay44.49  Turkey
Simay Özçiftçi
Şevval Ayaz
Cansu Nimet Sayın
Elif Polat
12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey[63]
4 × 400 m relay3:33.11Sema Apak
Birsen Engin
Merve Aydın
Meliz Redif
19 June 2011European Team Championships 1st Leagueİzmir, Turkey
3:29.40  Turkey
Birsen Engin
Merve Aydın
Meliz Redif
Pınar Saka
19 June 2011European Team Championships 1st Leagueİzmir, Turkey[64]

Mixed

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
4 × 400 m relay3:17.65 A  Turkey
Akçam Berke
Yıldırım Büşra
Polat Elif
Çanakcı İlyas
13 June 2021International Sprint & Relay CupErzurum, Turkey[65]

Indoor

Men

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
50 m5.70Erol Mutlusoy4 February 2001İzmir, Turkey
60 m6.55Emre Zafer Barnes18 February 2018Istanbul CupIstanbul, Turkey[66]
6.55 [c]10 February 2019Metz Moselle AthlelorMetz, France[67]
6.4 hErol Mutlusoy14 January 2001Istanbul, Turkey
200 m21.19Yavuz Can21 February 2016Istanbul, Turkey
21.05Ramil Guliyev[d]14 February 2012Meeting Pas de CalaisLiévin, France[68]
300 m33.11Sinan Ören5 February 2023Bursa, Turkey[69]
400 m46.20Yavuz Can25 February 2016Istanbul, Turkey[70]
800 m1:47.90Mehmet Çelik10 February 2023TTU Jarvis Scott OpenLubbock, United States[71]
1500 m3:34.76Ilham Tanui Özbilen12 February 2012BW-Bank MeetingKarlsruhe, Germany[72]
2000 m5:05.85Halil Akkaş3 March 2006Meeting Pas de CalaisLiévin, France[73]
3000 m7:38.42 [e]Ali Kaya7 March 2015European ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic[74]
5000 m13:12.55Polat Kemboi Arıkan10 February 2012PSD Bank MeetingDüsseldorf, Germany[75]
50 m hurdles6.61Mikdat Sevler30 January 2021Istanbul, Turkey[76]
60 m hurdles7.70Mikdat Sevler20 March 2022World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia[77]
High jump2.26 mAlperen Acet16 February 2019Balkan ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[78]
Pole vault5.72 mErsu Şaşma7 February 2021Turkish ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[79]
Long jump8.09 m[80]Mesut Yavaş3 March 2000Ames, United States
Triple jump16.62 mCan Ozupek3 February 2019Turkish ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[81]
Shot put19.59 mHüseyin Atıcı28 February 2013European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden[82]
Heptathlon5578 ptsİlkay Aydemir30–31 January 2021Istanbul, Turkey[83]
60mLong jumpShot putHigh jump60m HPole vault1000m
7.067.24 m11.10 m1.98 m8.425.20 m3:00.59
5612 ptsAlper Kasapoğlu1–2 February 1997Monmouth, United Kingdom
7.19 (60 m), 7.00 m (long jump), 13.07 m (shot put), 1.88 m (high jump) / 8.13 (60 m hurdles), 4.46 m (pole vault), 2:50.72 (1000 m)
3000 m walk11:30.29+Şahin Şenoduncu11 January 2020Turkish ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[84]
5000 m walk19:13.59Salih Korkmaz11 January 2020Turkish ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[85]
4 × 200 m relay1:29.93Cafer Güneş
Oğuzhan Kaya
Uğur Günaydın
Mustafa Sadıkoğlu
22 December 2018Istanbul, Turkey
4 × 400 m relay3:09.41  Turkey
Oğuzhan Kaya
Berke Akçam
Kubilay Ençü
Ismail Nezir
5 March 2023European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[86]

Women

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
50 m6.21Aksel Gürcan4 February 2001İzmir, Turkey
60 m7.21Nora Güner27 January 2001BW-Bank MeetingKarlsruhe, Germany
200 m23.05Nora Güner28 January 2003Vienna, Austria
9 February 2003Indoor Flanders MeetingGhent, Belgium
300 m38.20Elif Polat14 March 2023Turkish ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[87]
400 m53.04Pinar Saka7 February 2009Lincoln, United States
Meliz Redif29 January 2011Karlsruhe, Germany
52.99Pinar Saka11 February 2011Lafayette/Rider Winter GamesNew York City, United States[88][89]
800 m2:01.19Merve Aydın9 March 2012World ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[90]
1500 m4:09.95Meryem Akdağ17 February 2017Istanbul, Turkey
4:07.94Gamze Bulut15 February 2014Turkish ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey
2000 m5:48.67Ebru Kavaklıoğlu13 February 2000Liévin, France
3000 m8:43.46Yasemin Can5 March 2017European ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia[91]
5000 m14:46.44Alemitu Bekele Degfa10 February 2010GE GalanStockholm, Sweden[92]
50 m hurdles7.12Özge Soylu29 February 2020Istanbul, Turkey[93]
60 m hurdles8.00Nevin Yanıt18 February 2007Ghent, Belgium
7.89 XNevin Yanıt1 March 2013European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden[94]
High jump1.90 mCandeğer Kılınçer4 February 2002Heraklion, Greece
23 February 2002Piraeus, Greece
1.91 mBuse Savaşkan26 January 2024Wuppertal, Germany[95]
Pole vault4.43 mBuse Arikazan4 February 2023Bursa, Turkey[96]
Long jump6.66 mKarin Melis Mey18 February 2012Aviva Indoor Grand PrixBirmingham, United Kingdom[97][98]
6.68 mMirela Renda12 February 2000Ploieşti, Romania
Triple jump14.31 mTuğba Danişmaz4 March 2023European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[99]
Shot put18.36 mEmel Dereli25 February 2016Istanbul, Turkey[100]
Pentathlon4577 ptsAnzhela Kinet25 January 2001Gomel, Belarus
8.26 (60 m hurdles), 1.78 m (high jump), 13.31 m (shot put), 6.44 m (long jump), 2:20.39 (800 m)
3000 m walk12:31.08Meryem Bekmez11 January 2020Turkish ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[101]
5000 m walk21:00.97Ayşe Tekdal17 January 2021Turkish Walking ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey[102]
4 × 200 m relay1:40.85Rabia Çiçek
Emel Şanlı
Berfe Sancak
Nimet Karakuş
26 December 2015Istanbul, Turkey
4 × 400 m relay3:37.37  Turkey
Pınar Saka
Özge Gürler
Meliz Redif
Yeliz Kurt
8 March 2009European ChampionshipsTurin, Italy[103]

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