BOXERS from Türkiye

Top 7

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

1. Turgut Aykaç (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 49.38, Turgut Aykaç is the most famous Turkish Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Turgut Aykaç (born January 1, 1958, in Adana, Turkey) is a former boxer from Turkey. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg), alongside Omar Catari of Venezuela. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual silver medalist Peter Konyegwachie of Nigeria. He began boxing 1975 in Adanaspor and fought 27 times in the national team. He was one of the three Turkish boxers along with Eyüp Can and Malik Beyleroğlu, who won the first Olympic medals in boxing for Turkey. They were also Turkey's first Olympic medals in other sport than wrestling.

2. Atagün Yalçınkaya (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 38.38, Atagün Yalçınkaya is the 2nd most famous Turkish Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Atagün Yalçınkaya (born December 14, 1986) is a Turkish boxer in the bantamweight (54 kg) division best known for winning the silver medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2004 Olympics.

3. Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 36.29, Buse Naz Çakıroğlu is the 3rd most famous Turkish Boxer.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (born 26 May 1996) is a female Turkish, World and European champion and Olympic finalist boxer. She is a Fenerbahçe S.K. athlete.

4. Busenaz Sürmeneli (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 35.85, Busenaz Sürmeneli is the 4th most famous Turkish Boxer.  Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Busenaz Sürmeneli (born 26 May 1998) is a Turkish Olympic, World and European champion boxer.

5. Bayram Malkan (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 15.07, Bayram Malkan is the 5th most famous Turkish Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Bayram Malkan (born 20 February 1999) is a Turkish boxer in the light heavyweight (-81 kg) discipline. He received a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Bayram Malkan was born in Ağrı, Turkey on 20 February 1999. He won the silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. He competed at the 2019 AIBA World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. He obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

6. Batuhan Çiftçi (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 11.58, Batuhan Çiftçi is the 6th most famous Turkish Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Batuhan Çiftçi (born 16 December 1997) is a Turkish boxer in the (-52 kg) discipline. He received a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Batuhan Çiftçi was born in Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey on 16 December 1997. He started boxing in around 2008. The 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 57 kg is a member of Fenerbahçe Boxing. He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain, the 2019 AIBA World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. He won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in London, United Kingdom. He obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

7. Necat Ekinci (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 9.64, Necat Ekinci is the 7th most famous Turkish Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Necat Ekinci (born 20 October 1999) is a Turkish boxer in the welterweight (69 kg) discipline. He received a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Boxing. Ekinci won the bronze medal in the Light weight (60 kg) event at the 2016 Youth World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2019, he competed in the welterweight (69 kg) event at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus, and the World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia.