Mehtap Gültekin

Mehtap Gültekin (born 1 April 2000) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 76 kg division. She represents the club Trabzon BŞB and the Turkish national team.

Mehtap Gültekin

Mehtap Gültekin at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(2000-04-01) April 1, 2000 (age 25) Trabzon, Turkey
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Trabzon BŞB
Medal record Women's Freestyle wrestling Representing  Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 76 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2021 Istanbul 76 kg 2023 Istanbul 76 kg 2025 Kocaeli 76 kg European U23 Championships 2022 Plovdiv 76 kg 2023 Bucharest 76 kg European Cadet Championships 2017 Sarajevo 70 kg

Career

In 2022, she won the gold medal in the 76 kg category at the Turkish Women's Wrestling Championships held in Çorlu.^[1]

At the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Plovdiv, Gültekin competed in the 76 kg category. In the round of 16, she defeated Carla Celda of Spain by 7–0. She was then defeated 11–0 by Bernadett Nagy of Hungary in the quarterfinals. Entering the repechage, Gültekin secured the bronze medal by beating Vanesa Kaloyanova of Bulgaria on criteria (1–1).^[2]

She earned another bronze at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, defeating Kazakhstan's Zhanatayeva 7–1 in the 76 kg third place bout.^[3]

In 2023, she won bronze again at the European U23 Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, defeating Elena Margas 10–2. She had previously beaten Laura Celine Kuehn and lost to Kamile Gaucaite in the semifinal.^[4]

Gültekin placed second in the women's 76 kg category at the Yaşar Doğu Tournament in both 2021 and 2023, and earned a bronze medal in the same weight class in 2025.^[5]