Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics Turkey competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Turkish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games since its debut in 1908. Turkey did not attend the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott. The Turkish Olympic Committee (, "TMOK") sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 65 athletes, 45 men and 20 women, competed in 10 sports.
Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics knockout stage of the 2010 Basketball World Championship as well as the final. Istanbul was chosen as European Capital of Sports for 2012. The 2011 WTA Tour Championships and 2012 Euroleague Final Four will be hosted in Istanbul. The Abdi İpekçi Arena hosted the Final of EuroBasket 2001, and was also the venue for the 1992 Euroleague Final Four. The venue also hosted 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. Istanbul will be bid 2032 Summer Olympics. Venues would have been located in four zones and seven clusters around the city. The Olympic City Zone on the European side and the Olympic City