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Türkiye finishes Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games second with 111 medals
Türkiye finished the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy, with 111 medals: 41 gold, 28 silver and 42 bronze. The national athletes ranked second in the medal table behind hosts Italy, giving Türkiye its second-highest medal haul in Mediterranean Games history.
The half-marathon races in athletics were held on the 14th and final day of the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy.
Ali Kaya won the men's half-marathon in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 6 seconds. Ramazan Baştuğ took the bronze medal with a time of 1 hour, 4 minutes and 8 seconds.
Türkiye finishes second with 111 medals
After winning one gold and one bronze medal on the final day, the national athletes finished the competition with a total of 111 medals: 41 gold, 28 silver and 42 bronze.
With this result, Türkiye ranked second in the medal table behind hosts Italy. The competition's final medal table was expected to be confirmed after the men's water polo third-place match and the finals.
Türkiye's second-highest result at the Mediterranean Games
In terms of the number of medals Türkiye won at the Mediterranean Games, Taranto 2026 became the second-highest result after Mersin 2013.
Türkiye won a total of 125 medals at the 2013 Games in Mersin, including 47 gold, 43 silver and 35 bronze. Mersin became the city where Türkiye hosted the Mediterranean Games for the second time, after Izmir.
The national athletes finished the 2022 competition in Oran, Algeria, with 108 medals: 45 gold, 26 silver and 37 bronze.
Türkiye's 41 gold medals at Taranto 2026 also constituted the third-highest gold-medal tally in the history of the Games, after Mersin 2013 and Oran 2022.
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