Wrestling
Hamza Yerlikaya
Hamza Yerlikaya’s teenage world title began a career that went on to include two Olympic golds.
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Taha Akgül
A heavyweight wrestler combining Olympic, world and multiple European titles in one career.
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Yaşar Erkan
He won the 61kg Greco-Roman title at Berlin 1936 for the first Olympic gold in the Republic’s sporting history.
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Yasemin Adar Yiğit
Yasemin Adar Yiğit broke world-title and Olympic-medal barriers for Turkish women’s wrestling.
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