Türkiye's Performance at the 2025 European Wrestling Championship

The 2025 Europe Wrestling Championship is a continental wrestling event held in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, from 7 to 13 April 2025. Türkiye participated in the championship in women’s, Greco-Roman, and freestyle categories, securing a total of 14 medal and placing in the overall standings across all three categories.

Athlete Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu at the 2025 European Wrestling Championship in Slovakia, 10 April 2025 – Anadolu Agency

Greco-Roman Style

The Türkiye Greco-Roman Wrestling National Team concluded the championship with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals. In the team standings, they ranked second after Azerbaijan, securing place. The gold medal was won by Kerem Kamal in the 63 kg category. Kamal defeated Armenia’s Karen Aslanyan 7-2 in the final to claim his second European championship title.

Hamza Bakır, competing in the 130 kg category, finished his final match against Russian wrestler Sergei Semenov with a 1-1 score but earned the silver medal as his opponent scored the first point. This championship marked Bakır’s first final at the senior European level.

Ahmet Yılmaz (77 kg), Mehmet Mustafa Şahin (72 kg), and Burhan Akbudak (82 kg) won bronze medals in their respective weight classes, becoming the other Turkish wrestlers to reach the podium in Greco-Roman style.

Kerem Kamal winning the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 63 kg category at the European Wrestling Championship, 12 April 2025 – Anadolu Agency

Women’s Category

The Türkiye Women’s Wrestling National Team earned seven medals at the championship: five silver and two bronze. In the team standings, they placed second after Ukraine, ahead of Romania. The national team reached the medal matches in nine of the ten weight classes, achieving the highest medal count in the event’s history.

Evin Demirhan Yavuz (50 kg), Elvira Süleyman Kamaloğlu (57 kg), Bediha Day (59 kg), Nesrin Head (72 kg), and Yasemin Adar Yiğit (76 kg) won silver medals. Zeynep Yetgil (53 kg) and Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu (68 kg) won bronze medals.

Türkiye Women’s Wrestling National Team, 11 April 2025 – Anadolu Agency

In the women’s category, matches were contested in five different weight classes but were lost. Yasemin Adar Yiğit, who competed in the 76 kg category, retired from active competition after her final match.

Freestyle

The Türkiye Freestyle Wrestling National Team concluded the championship with two bronze medals and ranked third in the team standings. The medals were won by Feyzullah Aktürk (92 kg) and Osman Göçen (86 kg). For the first time since 2010, Türkiye did not win a gold medal in this category.

Medals and Team Rankings

Türkiye completed the 2025 European Wrestling Championship with a total of 14 medals. The medal distribution was as follows: one gold, six silver, and seven bronze.

In the team rankings, Türkiye placed second in both Greco-Roman and women’s categories, and third in freestyle. By total medal count, Türkiye finished the championship as the country with the most medals.