Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Competitors

Alpine skiing

A 37th-place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants.

Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing

The Turkish cross-country team got its top finish in the men's team sprint event, where Muhammet Kızılarslan and Sebahattin Oglago finished 22nd.

Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Distance

Sprint

Figure skating

Tuğba Karademir, who finished 22nd in the ladies' event, gained some notoriety due to being featured by American network NBC, which opened one of its most watched broadcasts with a feature on her.

Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Officials

Mehmet Ali Şahin, Minister for Sports

Togay Bayatlı, President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey

Neşe Gündoğan, Secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey

Hüseyin Doğan, Olympic attaché

Mehmet Atalay, Team chief

Sezai Bağbaşı, Administrator

Yunus Akgül, Administrator

Özer Ayık, Administrator

Ahmet Kalaycıoğlu, Physician

Oleksandr Averin, Trainer cross-country skiing

Atakan Araftargil, Trainer Alpine skiing

Robert Tebby, Trainer figure skating

References

National Olympic Committee of Turkey official website

Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics