National archers won 52 medals in international organizations in 2025. The crescent-star team left the prominent international championships in 2025 with 16 gold, 26 silver and 10 bronze medals.
The national team opened the season with the European Indoor Archery Championship hosted by Samsun between 17-23 February. Star and crescent athletes in this important organization held in the senior and under 21 categories; He succeeded in winning 8 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze medals.
GOLD MEDAL FROM EMİRCAN HANEY AT THE WORLD CUP FINALS
National archers received 9 medals during the World Cup, including 1 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze.
Emircan Haney attracted attention by winning the gold medal in the men’s coil bow in the final leg of the 2025 Hyundai World Cup held in China.
Emircan, who won the bronze medal in the Antalya leg and the silver medal in the Madrid leg of the individual World Cup this year, rose to the top of the podium in the final leg.
METE GAZOZ COMPLETED THE YEAR WITH 7 MEDALS
Olympic champion national archer Mete Gazoz finished the year with 1 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medal in individual and team teams.
Mete; He won the silver medal in the men’s classical bow individual event in the first leg of the World Cup, the finals of the European Indoor Archery Championship and the World Indoor Archery Series.
The national archer won his only gold medal this year at the European Grand Prix 1st Leg Spring Arrows Competition in Antalya.
Türkiye, which won 10 medals, 4 gold and 6 silver, in the European Grand Prix 1st Leg Spring Arrows Competition, was at the top of the country rankings.
“TRILOGY” BY ÖZNUR CÜRE GİRDİ
The national team, which competed in the World Para Archery Championship held in South Korea, returned home with 4 medals, 1 gold and 3 silver.
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games champion Öznur Cüre Girdi succeeded in winning medals in all three categories she competed in.
Öznur, who came second in the women’s roller bow individual category, won the gold medal with Büşra Fatma Ün in the women’s roller bow team and the silver medal with Kenan Babaoğlu in the mixed roller bow team category.
The national team could not take a place on the podium at the World Archery Championship held in Gwangju, South Korea. The Reel Bow Men’s National Team, consisting of Batuhan Akçaoğlu, Emircan Haney and Yağız Sezgin, who competed in the medal match, lost the 3rd place match against Slovenia and finished fourth.
In 2025, the stars and crescents also won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal in the World Junior Archery Championship, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal in the International Conquest Cup, and 1 gold and 2 bronze medals in the World University Games.
GOAL, 2027 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Turkish Archery Federation President Abdullah Topaloğlu said in his statement, “52 medals in 2025 is a successful result for us.” he said.
Topaloğlu pointed out that national athletes achieved good results in 2025, especially in the European Indoor Archery Championship and the World Cup.
“The European Indoor Championships were very successful. This is evident from the medals.” Topaloğlu said, “We won the gold medal at the World Cup Finals. This is also very important. The championship won by Emircan Haney is a very serious success in world archery. Our Paralympic athletes also received 1 gold and 3 silver medals in the World Championship. Our athlete Öznur Cüre Girdi, who became the champion at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, succeeded in winning medals in all three categories she competed in the World Championship.” he said.
Topaloğlu underlined that they are making the main preparations for the 2027 World Championship and said, “We are targeting the 2027 World Archery Championship. Because the quotas for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be determined there.” he said.
Mentioning that they attach importance to the Turkey Under-15 Archery League, which was launched this year, Topaloğlu said, “There was a participation above our expectations. We expect the participation to increase much more next year. It is an important move for the training of new champion athletes in Turkish archery. The Turkish Under-15 Archery League will continue to develop in the coming years.” made his assessment.