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These results raised Türkiye's total to 61 medals: 28 gold, 14 silver, and 19 bronze. The country now ranks second, just behind host nation Italy.
Tugce Beder took gold in the women's 48-kilogram category by beating Tunisia's Oumaima Bedioui in the final. Salih Yildiz earned bronze in the men's 60-kilogram event, and Vedat Albayrak secured another bronze in the 81-kilogram category after winning his third-place match.
The women's recurve team—Dunya Yenihayat, Elif Berra Gokkir, and Gizem Ozkan—won gold by beating France 5-3 in the final. The mixed team of Mete Gazoz and Dunya Yenihayat took silver after a loss to France.
The men's team—Gazoz, Ulas Berkim Tumer, and Berkay Akkoyun—won bronze with a 6-0 victory over Italy. In the individual event, Gokkir lost her bronze-medal match to Spain's Paula Alvarez Gonzalez.
Bugra Aktas and Emre Sonmez won the men's doubles final in straight sets, beating Algeria's Koceila Julien Mammeri and Youcef Sabri Medel 21-19, 21-19. In the women's doubles, Bengisu Ercetin and Nazli Can Inci defeated France's Agathe Cuevas and Elsa Jacob 21-17, 21-17.
These wins bring Türkiye's badminton gold total to four, including earlier victories by Neslihan Arin in women's singles and the mixed doubles team of Yasemen Bektas and Emre Sonmez.
The men's national volleyball team beat Spain 3-1 (26-24, 24-26, 28-26, 25-22), finishing the group stage undefeated with a 4-0 record and 11 points to lead Group B. The team will play France in the semifinals.
The Mediterranean Games in Taranto will end on Thursday, Sept. 3.
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