Turkey at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Turkey participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China with 16 athletes. Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the marksman Korhan Yamac. Successful athlete of the team was the archer Gizem Girismen, who won a gold medal.
Participants by sport
Archery
Women
- Gizem Girismen, 1x ( Recurve, W1/W2 class )
- Hanife Özturk
- Gulbin Su
- Mustafa Demir
- Özgur Özen
Judo
Women
- Duygu Cête
Athletics
- Kemal Özdemir
Powerlifting ( bench press )
Women
- Nazmiye Muslu
- Turan Mutlu
- Levent Tutgun
Wheelchair Tennis
- M. Kemal Okur
Women
- Aysel Özgan
- Suzan Tekin
- Cevat Karagol
- M. Korhan Yamac
Table tennis
Women
- Neslihan Kavas, 1x (single, class 9 )