The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Türkiye

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkish Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 7 of which were born in Türkiye. This makes Türkiye the birth place of the 27th most number of Swimmers behind Singapore, and Greece.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkish Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Turkish Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

Photo of Berkay Ömer Öğretir

1. Berkay Ömer Öğretir (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 25.91, Berkay Ömer Öğretir is the most famous Turkish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 8 different languages on wikipedia.

Berkay Ömer Öğretir (born 16 February 1998) is a Turkish swimmer. He qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.

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2. Berke Saka (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 25.58, Berke Saka is the 2nd most famous Turkish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Berke Saka (born 9 July 2003) is a Turkish male swimmer competing in the backstroke event.

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3. Merve Tuncel (b. 2005)

With an HPI of 24.89, Merve Tuncel is the 3rd most famous Turkish Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Merve Tuncel (born 1 January 2005) is a Turkish swimmer specialized in the freestyle swimming. She qualified for the 800m and 1500m freestyle events of the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is a member of Enka SK.

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4. Baturalp Ünlü (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 19.30, Baturalp Ünlü is the 4th most famous Turkish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Baturalp Ünlü (born 9 July 2002) is a Turkish swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.

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5. Karol Ostrowski (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 19.12, Karol Ostrowski is the 5th most famous Turkish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 5 different languages.

Karol Ostrowski (born 2 September 1999) is a Polish swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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6. Kaloyan Levterov (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 16.04, Kaloyan Levterov is the 6th most famous Turkish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 5 different languages.

Kaloyan Levterov (born 8 February 2003) is a Bulgarian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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7. Defne Taçyıldız (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 1.00, Defne Taçyıldız is the 7th most famous Turkish Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 3 different languages.

Defne Taçyıldız (born 5 February 2003) is a Turkish swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Turkish swimmers born between 1998 and 2005. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkish swimmers include Berkay Ömer Öğretir, Berke Saka, and Merve Tuncel. As of April 2024, 7 new Turkish swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Berkay Ömer Öğretir, Berke Saka, and Merve Tuncel.

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