Turkey prize money
Turkey's sportspeople have won £1,640,658 in prize money across 11 sports, which puts Turkey 85th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Cem Ilkel has won the most, £570,064 in tennis .
Turkey's highest earners
The top 60 of 112 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cem Ilkel | Tennis | £570,064£570k |
| 2 | Altug Celikbilek | Tennis | £385,807£386k |
| 3 | Ramil Guliyev | Athletics | £110,902£111k |
| 4 | Yasmani Copello | Athletics | £87,406£87k |
| 5 | Eylul Kybaroglu | Pool | £62,261£62k |
| 6 | Neslihan Arın | Badminton | £37,694£38k |
| 7 | Mustafa Yılmaz | Chess | £20,301£20k |
| 8 | Merve Demir | Table tennis | £18,985£19k |
| 9 | Sibel Altinkaya | Table tennis | £17,242£17k |
| 10 | Emre Can | Chess | £16,165£16k |
| 11 | Seref Osmanoglu | Athletics | £15,789£16k |
| 12 | Vahap Şanal | Chess | £14,850£15k |
| 13 | Seher Kaya | CrossFit | £13,910£14k |
| 14 | Ramazan Akdag | Pool | £13,702£14k |
| 15 | Ilham Tanui Özbilen | Athletics | £13,158£13k |
| 16 | Jak Ali Harvey | Athletics | £12,030£12k |
| 17 | Alexander Ipatov | Chess | £12,030£12k |
| 18 | Ersu Şaşma | Athletics | £11,842£12k |
| 19 | Bengisu Erçetin | Badminton | £11,794£12k |
| 20 | Nazlıcan İnci | Badminton | £11,794£12k |
| 21 | Eda Tuğsuz | Athletics | £10,526£11k |
| 22 | İsmail Nezir | Athletics | £9,962£10k |
| 23 | Berke Akçam | Athletics | £9,774£10k |
| 24 | Fatih Avan | Athletics | £9,023£9k |
| 25 | Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş | Chess | £8,271£8k |
| 26 | Yasemin Can | Athletics | £7,519£8k |
| 27 | Ediz Gürel | Chess | £7,519£8k |
| 28 | Viktoria Gunes | Swimming | £7,143£7k |
| 29 | Ece Harac | Table tennis | £6,782£7k |
| 30 | Abdullah Yigenler | Table tennis | £6,688£7k |
| 31 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | £4,887£5k |
| 32 | Tuğba Danışmaz | Athletics | £4,511£5k |
| 33 | Şilan Ayyıldız | Athletics | £4,511£5k |
| 34 | Dragan Šolak | Chess | £4,511£5k |
| 35 | Mehmet Cankurt | Pool | £4,493£4k |
| 36 | Ozge Yilmaz | Table tennis | £4,342£4k |
| 37 | Emel Dereli̇ | Athletics | £4,135£4k |
| 38 | Ibrahim Gunduz | Table tennis | £3,895£4k |
| 39 | Fatih Arda Ipcioglu | Ski jumping | £3,864£4k |
| 40 | Betül Cemre Yıldız | Chess | £3,759£4k |
| 41 | Ekaterina Atalik | Chess | £3,759£4k |
| 42 | Ferhat Arican | Gymnastics | £3,220£3k |
| 43 | Adem Asil | Gymnastics | £2,760£3k |
| 44 | Onur Yildrim | Pool | £2,698£3k |
| 45 | Sami Erkan Koylu | Pool | £2,568£3k |
| 46 | Mehmet Ayberk Kosak | Gymnastics | £2,392£2k |
| 47 | Ali Kaya | Athletics | £2,256£2k |
| 48 | Aliye Demirbağ | Badminton | £2,009£2k |
| 49 | Selcuk Koksalan | Show jumping | £1,958£2k |
| 50 | Gülcan Mingir | Athletics | £1,880£2k |
| 51 | Fadil Ozdemir | Pool | £1,714£2k |
| 52 | Ozgur Ozkan | Show jumping | £1,705£2k |
| 53 | Saki Kanatlar | Pool | £1,605£2k |
| 54 | Efe Siyahi | Show jumping | £1,564£2k |
| 55 | Karin Mey Melis | Athletics | £1,504£2k |
| 56 | Bengisu Yildiz | Gymnastics | £1,334£1k |
| 57 | Emre Sönmez | Badminton | £1,144£1k |
| 58 | Polat Kemboi Arikan | Athletics | £1,128£1k |
| 59 | Nazli Savranbasi | Gymnastics | £1,058£1k |
| 60 | Gorkem Ocal | Table tennis | £1,053£1k |
The top 12, side by side
Cem Ilkel alone accounts for 34.7% of Turkey's total. The top ten between them hold 80.9%, and the other 102 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Turkey's £1,640,658 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £955,871£956k | 58.3% | 2 | Cem Ilkel |
| Athletics | £324,436£324k | 19.8% | 21 | Ramil Guliyev |
| Pool | £92,219£92k | 5.6% | 17 | Eylul Kybaroglu |
| Chess | £91,165£91k | 5.6% | 9 | Mustafa Yılmaz |
| Badminton | £65,776£66k | 4.0% | 8 | Neslihan Arın |
| Table tennis | £63,453£63k | 3.9% | 19 | Merve Demir |
| Gymnastics | £15,778£16k | 1.0% | 15 | Ferhat Arican |
| CrossFit | £13,910£14k | 0.8% | 1 | Seher Kaya |
| Swimming | £7,143£7k | 0.4% | 1 | Viktoria Gunes |
| Show jumping | £7,043£7k | 0.4% | 18 | Selcuk Koksalan |
| Ski jumping | £3,864£4k | 0.2% | 1 | Fatih Arda Ipcioglu |
The split between sports
Tennis is Turkey's biggest earner at 58.3% of the total. We hold nobody from Turkey in golf, biathlon, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of Turkey
Turkey is 85th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Monaco | £4,951,004£5.0m | 17 |
| 74 | Luxembourg | £4,751,418£4.8m | 24 |
| 75 | El Salvador | £4,400,102£4.4m | 7 |
| 76 | Moldova | £4,307,441£4.3m | 15 |
| 77 | Ethiopia | £4,293,233£4.3m | 148 |
| 78 | Tunisia | £3,756,365£3.8m | 27 |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | £3,604,351£3.6m | 36 |
| 80 | Pakistan | £3,227,294£3.2m | 32 |
| 81 | Bolivia | £2,409,014£2.4m | 1 |
| 82 | Armenia | £2,154,747£2.2m | 20 |
| 83 | Costa Rica | £1,863,567£1.9m | 14 |
| 84 | Cuba | £1,719,965£1.7m | 62 |
| 85 | Turkey | £1,640,658£1.6m | 112 |
| 86 | Iran | £1,607,334£1.6m | 50 |
| 87 | Haiti | £1,539,550£1.5m | 3 |
| 88 | Estonia | £1,528,730£1.5m | 73 |
| 89 | Iceland | £1,371,450£1.4m | 15 |
| 90 | Cayman Islands | £1,361,738£1.4m | 4 |
| 91 | Botswana | £1,225,446£1.2m | 21 |
| 92 | Singapore | £1,202,803£1.2m | 75 |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | £1,084,157£1.1m | 8 |
| 94 | Albania | £1,049,679£1.0m | 12 |
| 95 | Nigeria | £1,013,810£1.0m | 89 |
| 96 | Bahrain | £1,005,241£1.0m | 21 |
| 97 | Bahamas | £846,736£847k | 23 |
Turkey against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Turkey won?
£1,640,658 across 112 people in 11 sports. That ranks Turkey 85th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Turkey's highest earning sportsperson?
Cem Ilkel, with £570,064 in tennis prize money: 34.7% of everything Turkey has won. Next is Altug Celikbilek on £385,807.
Which sport has earned Turkey the most prize money?
Tennis, at £955,871 across 2 players, ahead of athletics on £324,436.
Which nation is just above Turkey?
Cuba, 84th on £1,719,965. Iran is 86th, just below, on £1,607,334.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Turkey's tennis money has its own page: Turkey in tennis.Turkey's athletics money has its own page: Turkey in athletics.Turkey's pool money has its own page: Turkey in pool.Turkey's chess money has its own page: Turkey in chess.Turkey's badminton money has its own page: Turkey in badminton.Turkey's table tennis money has its own page: Turkey in table tennis.Turkey's gymnastics money has its own page: Turkey in gymnastics.Turkey's show jumping money has its own page: Turkey in show jumping. One place up is Cuba. One place down is Iran. Turkey's football team was paid £13,034,188 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.