Turkey was represented by 20 athletes, among them 12 women, at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held between July 27 and August 1 in Barcelona

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Turkey ranked fifth in the countrys' medal table. With three gold and one silver medals that have been won all by female athletes, it was Turkey's most successful European championship. Placing two athletes at the first and second positions at one event, Women's 5000 metres, crowned Turkey's participation.

Participants

Event	Men	Women
100 m	İzzet Safer
200 m	İzzet Safer	Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....
400 m		Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....   Pınar Saka Pinar Saka Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m....
1500 m		Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Alptekin, née Çakır, is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by Ihsan Alptekin....   Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...   Sultan Haydar Sultan Haydar Sultan Haydar is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner. Her Ethiopian name is Chaltu Girma Meshesha.She started off her career as a middle distance runner and was the bronze medalist in the 800 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships...
3000 m steeplechase		Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...
5000 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...   Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul.-Achievements:...   Mert Girmalegese	Alemitu Bekele Alemitu Bekele Degfa Alemitu Bekele is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.She was born in Shoa, Ethiopia. In the 5000 metres she finished seventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...   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...   Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan is an Ethiopian-born Turkish female long-distance runner.-Personal life:...
10000 m	Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul.-Achievements:...	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...   Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan is an Ethiopian-born Turkish female long-distance runner.-Personal life:...
100 m hurdles		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	Tuncay Ors	Birsen Engin  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....
High Jump		Burcu Ayhan Burcu Ayhan -Achievements:-References:...
4x100 m	Hakan Karacaoğlu  İzzet Safer  Mustafa Delioğlu  Sezayi Özkaya
4x400 m		Birsen Engin  Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....   Pinar Saka Pinar Saka Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m....   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....

Results

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	İzzet Safer	10.68	7	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
200 m	İzzet Safer	21.41	7	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
5000 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...	14:07.42	10	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
	Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul.-Achievements:...	13:47.41	7	-	-	-	-	14:17.32	13
	Mert Girmalegese	13:36.32	5	-	-	-	-	13:45.25	9
4x100 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August....	Hakan Karacaoğlu İzzet Safer Mustafa Delioğlu Sezai Özkaya	40.23	7	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
10000 m	Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul.-Achievements:...	-	-	-	-	-	-	30:28.83	22
400 m H 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28, 29 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Summary:-Semifinal 1:...	Tuncay Örs	51.41	6	-	-	-	-	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
200 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres The women's 200 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on July 30 and July 31.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Summary :...	Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....	24.53	7	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
400 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres The women's 400 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 30 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Summary:-Final:-References:* *...	Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....	54.19	7	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
	Pınar Saka Pinar Saka Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m....	54.33	7	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
1500 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres The women's 1500 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Summary:-Final:-References:* *...	Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Alptekin, née Çakır, is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by Ihsan Alptekin....	4:05.53	1	-	-	-	-	4:02.17	5
	Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...	4:12.04	10	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
	Sultan Haydar Sultan Haydar Sultan Haydar is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner. Her Ethiopian name is Chaltu Girma Meshesha.She started off her career as a middle distance runner and was the bronze medalist in the 800 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships...	Did not finish		-	-	-	-	Did not advance
3000 m S 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 30 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Summary:-Final:-References:* *...	Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...	10:15.28	9	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
5000 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres The women's 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Final:-References:*...	Alemitu Bekele Alemitu Bekele Degfa Alemitu Bekele is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.She was born in Shoa, Ethiopia. In the 5000 metres she finished seventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...	-	-	-	-	-	-	14:52.20 CR	1
	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...	-	-	-	-	-	-	14:54.44	2
	Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan is an Ethiopian-born Turkish female long-distance runner.-Personal life:...	-	-	-	-	-	-	15:14.92 PB	7
10000 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres The women's 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Final:-References:*...	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...	-	-	-	-	-	-	31:10.23 EL	1
	Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan Meryem Erdoğan is an Ethiopian-born Turkish female long-distance runner.-Personal life:...	-	-	-	-	-	-	31:44.86 PB	5
100 m H 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Summary :-Semifinal 1:...	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...	12.89	1	-	-	12.71	1	12.63 NR	1
400 m H 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27, 28 and 30 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Summary:-Semifinal 1:...	Birsen Engin	58.19	6	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
	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....	58.98	8	-	-	-	-	Did not advance
4x400 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Summary :-Final:-References:* *...	Birsen Engin Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.... Pınar Saka Pinar Saka Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m....  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....	3:33.13	5	-	-	-	-	Did not advance

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
High jump 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump The women's high jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:-Final:-References:* *...	Burcu Ayhan Burcu Ayhan -Achievements:-References:...	1.92	5	1.92	9

Medalists

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
10000 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...					31:10.23 EL
100 m H 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Summary :-Semifinal 1:...	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...					12.63 NR
5000 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres The women's 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Final:-References:*...	Alemitu Bekele Alemitu Bekele Degfa Alemitu Bekele is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.She was born in Shoa, Ethiopia. In the 5000 metres she finished seventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...					14:52.20 CR
5000 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres The women's 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Final:-References:*...	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...					14:54.44