The

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

(referred to as

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Athletics

Two athletes represented Turkey, both of whom were ethnic

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, '' hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diasp ...

. It was the nation's first appearance in the sport of athletics. Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

References

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1912 Summer Olympics 1912 Olympics Sport in the Ottoman Empire {{1912-Olympic-stub