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Türkiye's national canoeing team claimed 8 medals—3 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze—at the 2026 Presidential Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to the Turkish Canoeing Federation.
Poyraz Yildirim won gold in the K1 500-meter event, Yigit Duran Filizcay took gold in the K1 1,000-meter event, and Bedirhan Hanoglu claimed gold in the C1 1,000-meter event.
Yildirim also earned silver medals in the K1 200-meter and K1 1,000-meter events, while Filizcay added a silver in the K1 500-meter race.
Filizcay secured a bronze in the K1 200-meter event and Hanoglu added a second bronze in the C1 500-meter race, rounding out Türkiye's medal haul at the international competition.
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