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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by TAF   Not ratified or later rescinded by TAF

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	9.92 A (+0.9 m/s)	Jak Ali Harvey	12 June 2016	2nd International Sprint And Relay Challenge	Erzurum, Turkey	[1]
	9.9 h NWI	Ramil Guliyev	6 June 2017	Clubs Super League	Ankara, Turkey	[2]
150 m	15.38 (+0.5 m/s)	Ramil Guliyev	8 September 2020	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[3]
200 m	19.76 (+0.7 m/s)	Ramil Guliyev	9 August 2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	[4]
300 m	32.46	Sinan Ören	18 July 2020		Ankara, Turkey
400 m	45.51	Yavuz Can	7 July 2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[5]
600 m	1:16.70	Salih Teksöz	19 June 2024	Meeting International de la Province de Liège	Liège, Belgium	[6]
800 m	1:44.00	Ilham Tanui Özbilen	29 June 2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	[7]
1000 m	2:15.08	Ilham Tanui Özbilen	17 June 2014	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[8]
1500 m	3:31.30	Ilham Tanui Özbilen	19 July 2013	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[9]
Mile	3:51.71	Ilham Tanui Özbilen	11 June 2014	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
2000 m	5:01.29	Halil Akkaş	3 June 2007		Istanbul, Turkey
3000 m	7:38.65	Ali Kaya	17 July 2015	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[10]
5000 m	13:00.31	Ali Kaya	4 June 2015	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy	[11]
5 km (road)	14:10+	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	8 April 2018	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul, Turkey	[12]
10,000 m	27:24.09	Ali Kaya	2 May 2015	Turkish Championships	Mersin, Turkey	[13]
10 km (road)	29:04	Bekir Karayel	26 October 2013		İzmit, Turkey
	28:29	Paul Kemboi	9 March 2014		Taroudant, Morocco	[14]
	28:09+	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	8 April 2018	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul, Turkey	[15]
15 km (road)	42:16+	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	8 April 2018	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul, Turkey	[16]
			8 February 2019	RAK Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[17]
20 km (road)	56:42+	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	8 February 2019	RAK Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[18]
Half marathon	59:48	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	8 February 2019	RAK Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[19]
25 km (road)	1:13:34+	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	1 December 2019	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[20]
30 km (road)	1:28:19+	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	1 December 2019	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[21]
Marathon	2:04:16	Kaan Kigen Özbilen	1 December 2019	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[22]
110 m hurdles	13.42 (+1.8 m/s)	Mikdat Sevler	5 June 2021	Turkish Championships	Bursa, Turkey	[23]
300 m hurdles	34.50	Berke Akçam	26 April 2025	Xiamen Diamond League	Xiamen, China	[24]
400 m hurdles	47.81	Yasmani Copello	9 August 2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	[25]
	47.81	Yasmani Copello	3 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[26]
2000 m steeplechase	6:05:55	Abdullah Yildiz	27 April 2019	Spor Toto Kulüpler arası U18 Ligi 1.Kademe Yarışmaları	Antalya, Turkey	[27]
3000 m steeplechase	8:17.85	Tarik Langat Akdag	3 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[28]
	8:13.14	Tarik Langat Akdag	8 July 2011		Saint-Denis, France
High jump	2.31 m	Enes Talha Şenses	22 June 2022	Orhan Altan Anı Yarışması	Ankara, Turkey
Pole vault	5.90 m	Ersu Şaşma	16 July 2023		Rottach-Egern, Germany	[29]
	5.92 m	Ersu Şaşma	27 July 2025	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany	[30]
Long jump	8.08 m (+0.8 m/s)	Mesut Yavaş	24 June 2000		Istanbul, Turkey
Triple jump	17.37 m (+1.1 m/s)	Necati Er	14 July 2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	[31]
Shot put	20.42 m	Hüseyin Atıcı	5 June 2012	Turkish Super League	Ankara, Turkey	[32]
Discus throw	67.50 m	Ercüment Olgundeniz	27 May 2012	European Champion Clubs Cup	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	[33]
Hammer throw	81.45 m	Eşref Apak	4 June 2005		Istanbul, Turkey
Javelin throw	85.60 m	Fatih Avan	20 May 2012	Turkish Super League	İzmir, Turkey	[34]
Decathlon	7757 pts h	Alper Kasapoğlu	18–19 April 1996		Azusa, United States
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 10.70 7.57 m w 14.10 m 1.95 m 50.31 14.37w 40.32 m 4.80 m 47.30 m 4:46.04
	7818 pts[a]	Alper Kasapoğlu	23–24 May 1996		Marietta, United States
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
5000 m walk (track)	19:30.79	Salih Korkmaz	29 August 2020		Bursa, Turkey
10,000 m walk (track)	39:26.92	Salih Korkmaz	5 September 2020		Istanbul, Turkey
10 km walk (road)	39:20+	Salih Korkmaz	16 February 2020		Antalya, Turkey
	39:11+	Salih Korkmaz	6 March 2021	Turkish Open Walking Championships	Antalya, Turkey	[35]
15 km walk (road)	1:01:43+	Ersin Tacir	9 April 2016	Poděbrady Walking Race	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	[36]
20,000 m walk (track)	1:23:45	Recep Çelik	7 May 2011		Faro, Portugal
20 km walk (road)	1:18:42	Salih Korkmaz	6 March 2021	Turkish Open Walking Championships	Antalya, Turkey	[37]
50 km walk (road)	4:44:46	Ozan Pamuk	8 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[38]
4 × 100 m relay	37.98	Turkey Emre Zafer Barnes Jak Ali Harvey Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu Ramil Guliyev	12 August 2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	[39]
4 × 200 m relay	1:23.55	Turkey Yavuz Can Ramil Guliyev Fatih Aktas Ali Ekber Kayas	3 May 2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[40]
4 × 400 m relay	3:02.22 A	Turkey Halit Kılıç Yasmani Copello Batuhan Altıntaş Yavuz Can	12 June 2016	2nd International Sprint And Relay Challenge	Erzurum, Turkey	[41]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.25 (+1.6 m/s)	Nora Güner	11 September 2001	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia
200 m	22.71 (−0.3 m/s)	Nora Güner	12 May 2002		İzmir, Turkey
300 m	36.87	Nora Güner	5 May 2002		Istanbul, Turkey
400 m	52.15	Birsen Engin	30 July 2011		Ankara, Turkey
51.53	Pınar Saka	30 July 2011	Turkish Super League Final	Ankara, Turkey	[42]
800 m	2:00.23	Merve Aydın	12 June 2012	Olympic Champions Prizes	Minsk, Belarus	[43]
1000 m	2:39.92	Yeliz Kurt	6 June 2009		Istanbul, Turkey
1500 m	3:55.33	Süreyya Ayhan	5 September 2003	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
Mile	4:31.28	Esma Aydemir	2 June 2012	Yılmaz Sazak Memorial	Istanbul, Turkey
Mile (road)	4:41.46	Emine Hatun Mechaal	27 April 2024	Adizero: Road to Records	Herzogenaurach, Germany	[44]
2000 m	5:33.83	Elvan Abeylegesse	7 June 2003		Istanbul, Turkey
3000 m	8:31.94	Elvan Abeylegesse	30 August 2002	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
5000 m	14:24.68	Elvan Abeylegesse	11 June 2004		Bergen, Norway
5 km (road)	15:20+ Wo	Yasemin Can	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[45]
10,000 m	30:21.67	Elvan Abeylegesse	15 April 2006		Antalya, Turkey
	29:56.34 X	Elvan Abeylegesse	15 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[46]
10 km (road)	30:47+ Wo	Yasemin Can	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[47]
15 km (road)	46:24+ Wo	Yasemin Can	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[48]
20 km (road)	1:02:40+ Wo	Yasemin Can	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[49]
Half marathon	1:06:20 Wo	Yasemin Can	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[50]
25 km (road)	1:23:27+	Sultan Haydar	15 April 2012	Paris Marathon	Paris, France
30 km (road)	1:40:07+	Sultan Haydar	15 April 2012	Paris Marathon	Paris, France
Marathon	2:24:44	Sultan Haydar	23 January 2015	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[51]
	2:21:27	Sultan Haydar	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[52]
100 m hurdles	12.63	Nevin Yanıt	31 October 2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain
	12.58 (+0.6 m/s) X	Nevin Yanıt	7 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[53]
	12.58 (−0.2 m/s) X				London, United Kingdom
400 m hurdles	55.09	Nagihan Karadere	31 July 2011	Turkish Super League Final	Ankara, Turkey	[54]
2000 m steeplechase	6:16.79	Sümeyye Erol	10 September 2023	Hanžeković Memorial	Zagreb, Croatia	[55]
3000 m steeplechase	9:13.53	Gülcan Mıngır	9 June 2012	International Athletics Meeting Pavel Pavlov	Sofia, Bulgaria	[56]
High jump	1.94 m	Burcu Ayhan	16 July 2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[57]
Pole vault	4.40 m	Buse Arıkazan	19 June 2019		Istanbul, Turkey
Long jump	6.87 m (+1.7 m/s)	Karin Melis Mey	1 August 2009		Leverkusen, Germany
	6.93 m (+1.6 m/s)	Karin Melis Mey	7 July 2007		Bad Langensalza, Germany
	6.93 m (+0.6 m/s)	Karin Melis Mey	7 June 2008		Bad Langensalza, Germany
Triple jump	14.16 m (−0.2 m/s)	Tuğba Danışmaz	24 June 2023	European Team Championships	Chorzów, Poland	[58]
Shot put	18.57 m	Emel Dereli	6 May 2016	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar	[59]
Discus throw	64.25 m	Oksana Mert	30 May 1999		Krasnodar, Russia
Hammer throw	74.17 m	Tuğçe Şahutoğlu	19 May 2012	Turkish Super League	İzmir, Turkey	[60]
Javelin throw	67.21 m	Eda Tuğsuz	18 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[61]
Heptathlon	6076 pts	Anzhela Kinet	3–4 June 2000	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 13.56 1.76 m 13.25 m 24.07 6.14 m 39.11 m 2:18.35
	6078 pts[b]	Anzhela Kinet	5–6 June 2004		Arles, France
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
5000 m walk (track)	21:35.87	Meryem Bekmez	25 May 2019		Ankara, Turkey
5 km walk (road)	22:13+	Meryem Bekmez	11 August 2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany
10,000 m walk (track)	44:17.69	Meryem Bekmez	14 July 2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	[62]
10 km walk (road)	43:23	Meryem Bekmez	6 March 2021	Turkish Open Walking Championships	Antalya, Turkey	[63]
20,000 m walk (track)	1:44:16	Semiha Mutlu	31 July 2011		Ankara, Turkey
20 km walk (road)	1:28:48	Meryem Bekmez	27 March 2021	Balkan Race Walking Championships	Antalya, Turkey	[64]
4 × 100 m relay	44.49	Turkey Simay Özçiftçi Şevval Ayaz Cansu Nimet Sayın Elif Polat	12 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[65]
	44.42	Turkey Büşra Akay Sila Koloğlu Simay Özçiftçi Beyzanur Seylan	20 July 2025	European U23 Championships	Bergen, Norway	[66]
4 × 400 m relay	3:33.11	Sema Apak Birsen Engin Merve Aydın Meliz Redif	19 June 2011	European Team Championships 1st League	İzmir, Turkey
	3:29.40	Turkey Birsen Engin Merve Aydın Meliz Redif Pınar Saka	19 June 2011	European Team Championships 1st League	İzmir, Turkey	[67]

Mixed

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
4 × 400 m relay	3:17.65 A	Turkey Akçam Berke Yıldırım Büşra Polat Elif Çanakcı İlyas	13 June 2021	International Sprint & Relay Cup	Erzurum, Turkey	[68]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
50 m	5.70	Erol Mutlusoy	4 February 2001		İzmir, Turkey
60 m	6.55	Emre Zafer Barnes	18 February 2018	Istanbul Cup	Istanbul, Turkey	[69]
	6.55 [c]		10 February 2019	Metz Moselle Athlelor	Metz, France	[70]
	6.4 h	Erol Mutlusoy	14 January 2001		Istanbul, Turkey
200 m	21.19	Yavuz Can	21 February 2016		Istanbul, Turkey
	21.05	Ramil Guliyev[d]	14 February 2012	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France	[71]
300 m	33.11	Sinan Ören	5 February 2023		Bursa, Turkey	[72]
400 m	46.20	Yavuz Can	25 February 2016		Istanbul, Turkey	[73]
800 m	1:47.90	Mehmet Çelik	10 February 2023	TTU Jarvis Scott Open	Lubbock, United States	[74]
1500 m	3:34.76	Ilham Tanui Özbilen	12 February 2012	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany	[75]
2000 m	5:05.85	Halil Akkaş	3 March 2006	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France	[76]
3000 m	7:38.42 [e]	Ali Kaya	7 March 2015	European Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	[77]
5000 m	13:12.55	Polat Kemboi Arıkan	10 February 2012	PSD Bank Meeting	Düsseldorf, Germany	[78]
50 m hurdles	6.61	Mikdat Sevler	30 January 2021		Istanbul, Turkey	[79]
60 m hurdles	7.70	Mikdat Sevler	20 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[80]
High jump	2.26 m	Alperen Acet	16 February 2019	Balkan Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[81]
Pole vault	5.72 m	Ersu Şaşma	7 February 2021	Turkish Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[82]
	5.90 m	Ersu Şaşma	15 February 2025	Perche en Or pole vault meeting	Roubaix, France	[83]
Long jump	8.09 m[84]	Mesut Yavaş	3 March 2000		Ames, United States
Triple jump	16.62 m	Can Ozupek	3 February 2019	Turkish Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[85]
Shot put	19.59 m	Hüseyin Atıcı	28 February 2013	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	[86]
Heptathlon	5578 pts	İlkay Aydemir	30–31 January 2021		Istanbul, Turkey	[87]
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.06 7.24 m 11.10 m 1.98 m 8.42 5.20 m 3:00.59
	5612 pts	Alper Kasapoğlu	1–2 February 1997		Monmouth, United Kingdom
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.19 7.00 m 13.07 m 1.88 m 8.13 4.46 m 2:50.72
3000 m walk	11:30.29+	Şahin Şenoduncu	11 January 2020	Turkish Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[88]
5000 m walk	19:13.59	Salih Korkmaz	11 January 2020	Turkish Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[89]
4 × 200 m relay	1:29.93	Cafer Güneş Oğuzhan Kaya Uğur Günaydın Mustafa Sadıkoğlu	22 December 2018		Istanbul, Turkey
4 × 400 m relay	3:09.41	Turkey Oğuzhan Kaya Berke Akçam Kubilay Ençü Ismail Nezir	5 March 2023	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[90]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
50 m	6.21	Aksel Gürcan	4 February 2001		İzmir, Turkey
60 m	7.21	Nora Güner	27 January 2001	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany
200 m	23.05	Nora Güner	28 January 2003		Vienna, Austria
			9 February 2003	Indoor Flanders Meeting	Ghent, Belgium
300 m	38.20	Elif Polat	14 March 2023	Turkish Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[91]
400 m	53.04	Pinar Saka	7 February 2009		Lincoln, United States
		Meliz Redif	29 January 2011		Karlsruhe, Germany
	52.99	Pinar Saka	11 February 2011	Lafayette/Rider Winter Games	New York City, United States	[92][93]
800 m	2:01.19	Merve Aydın	9 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[94]
1500 m	4:09.95	Meryem Akdağ	17 February 2017		Istanbul, Turkey
	4:07.94	Gamze Bulut	15 February 2014	Turkish Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
	4:05.66+	Şilan Ayyildiz	15 February 2025	BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	[95]
Mile	4:23.46	Şilan Ayyildiz	15 February 2025	BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	[96]
2000 m	5:48.67	Ebru Kavaklıoğlu	13 February 2000		Liévin, France
3000 m	8:43.46	Yasemin Can	5 March 2017	European Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[97]
5000 m	14:46.44	Alemitu Bekele Degfa	10 February 2010	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[98]
50 m hurdles	7.12	Özge Soylu	29 February 2020		Istanbul, Turkey	[99]
60 m hurdles	8.00	Nevin Yanıt	18 February 2007		Ghent, Belgium
	7.89 X	Nevin Yanıt	1 March 2013	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	[100]
High jump	1.90 m	Candeğer Kılınçer	4 February 2002		Heraklion, Greece
			23 February 2002		Piraeus, Greece
	1.91 m	Buse Savaşkan	26 January 2024		Wuppertal, Germany	[101]
Pole vault	4.43 m	Buse Arikazan	4 February 2023		Bursa, Turkey	[102]
Long jump	6.66 m	Karin Melis Mey	18 February 2012	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[103][104]
	6.68 m	Mirela Renda	12 February 2000		Ploieşti, Romania
Triple jump	14.31 m	Tuğba Danişmaz	4 March 2023	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[105]
Shot put	18.36 m	Emel Dereli	25 February 2016		Istanbul, Turkey	[106]
Pentathlon	4577 pts	Anzhela Kinet	25 January 2001		Gomel, Belarus
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.26 1.78 m 13.31 m 6.44 m 2:20.39
3000 m walk	12:31.08	Meryem Bekmez	11 January 2020	Turkish Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[107]
5000 m walk	21:00.97	Ayşe Tekdal	17 January 2021	Turkish Walking Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[108]
4 × 200 m relay	1:40.85	Rabia Çiçek Emel Şanlı Berfe Sancak Nimet Karakuş	26 December 2015		Istanbul, Turkey
4 × 400 m relay	3:37.37	Turkey Pınar Saka Özge Gürler Meliz Redif Yeliz Kurt	8 March 2009	European Championships	Turin, Italy	[109]

Notes

1. wind-assisted under the rules of the day
2. wind-assisted under the rules of the day (though not necessarily under current rules)
3. equal mark first set stands as record
4. Ramil Guliyev became a citizen of Turkey on 5 April 2011 but all achievements will be counted under Azerbaijan flag until April 2014
5. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record