Turkey sent 15 athletes, among them 8 women, to the 2006 European Athletics Championships held between August 7 and August 13, 2006 in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

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Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 athlete participating was Elvan Abeylegesse

Elvan Abeylegesse

Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...

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Results

List of Turkey's all results, including the performances in qualifications, quarter-finals and semi-finals.

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
3	Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...	5,000 m W	F: 14:59.29 SB
4	Halil Akkaş Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...	5,000 m M	F: 13:46.53
12	Esen Kızıldağ	100 m Hurdles W	SF: 13.24
14	Gülay Kırşan Kılıç, Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club... , Esen Kızıldağ, Saliha Memiş Özyurt	100 m Relay W	SF: 46.32
16	Recep Çelik	20 km Walk M	F: 1:27:18
16	Filiz Kadoğan	100 m Relay W	Q: 15.78
17	Tuncay Örs	400 m Hurdles M	SF: 51.14 SB
18	Selahattin Çobanlıoğlu	800 m M	R1: 1:49.07 PB
19	Eşref Apak Esref Apak Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation...	Hammer Throw M	Q: 70.17
23	Fatih Eryıldırım	Hammer Throw M	Q: 67.54
28	Türkan Erişmiş	3,000 m Steeplechase W	SF: 10:21.36
30	Özge Gürler Ozge Gurler Özge Gürler is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint category. She is the current Turkish record holder at 400 m and 400 m hurdles disciplines....	400 m Hurdles W	R1: 58.39
38	İsmail Aslan	100 m M	R1:10.71
DNF	Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...	10,000 m W	F: DNF
DNF	Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club...	100 m Hurdles W	R1: DNF

R1: Round 1, Q: Qualification, SF: Semi-final, F: Final

DNF: Did not finish, PB: Personal best, SB: Seasonal best

Men

• 100 m: İsmail Aslan
• 800 m: Selahattin Çobanoğlu
• 5,000 m: Halil Akkaş
  Halil Akkas
  Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...
  
  
• 400 m Hurdles: Tuncay Örs
• 20 km Walk: Recep Çelik
• Hammer Throw: Eşref Apak
  Esref Apak
  Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation...
  
  , Fatih Eryıldırım

Women

• 100 m: Esen Kızıldağ, Saliha Özyurt
• 5,000 m: Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...
  
  
• 10,000 m: Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...
  
  
• 100 m Hurdles: Esen Kızıldağ, Nevin Yanıt
  Nevin Yanıt
  Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club...
  
  
• 400 m Hurdles: Özge Gürler
  Ozge Gurler
  Özge Gürler is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint category. She is the current Turkish record holder at 400 m and 400 m hurdles disciplines....
  
  
• 4x100 m Relay: Gülay Kırşan Kılıç, Saliha Memiş Özyurt, Esen Kızıldağ, Nevin Yanıt
  Nevin Yanıt
  Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club...
  
  
• 3,000 m Steeplechase: Türkan Erişmiş
• Shot Put: Filiz Kadoğan