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Türkiye wins 10 medals on day 12 of Taranto 2026
Türkiye finished day 12 of the event in Taranto, Italy, with 10 medals: one gold, seven silver and two bronze.
Türkiye won one gold, seven silver and two bronze medals on day 12 of the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy.
In the evening session, Hasan Şentürk won the silver medal in individual show jumping with his horse Nespresso Van't Laekhof.
In karate, Ömer Faruk Yürür lost to France's Kilian Cizo in the men's 75-kilogram kumite final and took the silver medal. Fatma Naz Yenen, who competed in the women's 61-kilogram kumite, also lost in the final to Egypt's Rahma Mohamed Tolba and settled for silver.
Eda Eltemur won the bronze medal in the women's 68-kilogram kumite after defeating Croatia's Sadea Becirovic 4-3 in the bronze-medal bout.
Six medals in the morning session
In the morning session, Yusuf Fehmi Genç won gold and silver in weightlifting, Nuray Güngör took bronze, Enver Erman and Ahmet Ali Kabadayı won silver in rowing, and Burak Özdemir earned silver in karate.
Competing in the men's 75-kilogram weightlifting event, Yusuf Fehmi Genç won silver with a 153-kilogram lift in the snatch. The national athlete won gold with a 187-kilogram lift in the clean and jerk, setting a championship record.
Nuray Güngör, who competed in the women's 69-kilogram event, won bronze with a 124-kilogram lift in the clean and jerk. Güngör was unsuccessful in all three of her snatch attempts.
Enver Erman won silver in the men's single sculls with a time of 7 minutes 18.87 seconds, while Ahmet Ali Kabadayı won silver in the men's lightweight single sculls with a time of 7 minutes 27.43 seconds.
Burak Özdemir lost to Kosovo's Islam Selmani in the men's 60-kilogram kumite final and won the silver medal.
Total medal count reaches 91
Türkiye's total medal count at Taranto 2026 rose to 91, comprising 37 gold, 25 silver and 29 bronze medals. Türkiye ranked second in the medal table, behind hosts Italy.
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