{{Short description|Turkish multi-day road cycling race}} {{Infobox cycling race | name = Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey | current_event = 2026 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye | image = 230px | date = April–May (until 2016, 2019–2022)<br>October (2017–2018, 2023)<br>April–May(2024– ) | region = Turkey | english = Tour of Turkey | localnames = Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu {{in lang|tr}} | nickname = | discipline = Road | competition = UCI Europe Tour (2005–2016)<br>UCI World Tour (2017–2019)<br>UCI Europe Tour (2021, 2023)<br>UCI ProSeries (2021–2023), 2024–) | type = Stage race | organiser = Turkish Cycling Federation | director = Abdurrahman Açıkalın <ref>[http://www.tourofturkey.org/2012/about_tur About @ Tour of Turkey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828090301/http://www.tourofturkey.org/2012/about_tur |date=2012-08-28 }}</ref> | first = {{Start date|1963}} | number = 61 (as of 2026) | last = | firstwinner = | mostwins = Since 1963: ''(2 wins)''<br />{{Flag athlete|Rifat Çalışkan|TUR}}<br />{{Flag athlete|Erdinç Doğan|TUR}}<br />{{Flag athlete|Ali Hüryılmaz|TUR}}<br />{{Flag athlete|Mert Mutlu|TUR}}<br />{{Flag athlete|Ghader Mizbani|IRI}} | mostrecent = {{nowrap|{{Flag athlete|Sebastian Berwick|AUS}}}} }}
[[File:TourofTurkey2014Mascot.JPG|thumb|upright|Mascot Pardus.]] thumb|Riders in Stage 8 of the 49th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Bağdat Avenue, Istanbul on April 28, 2013. thumb|Riders in Stage 8 of the 50th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Çetin Emeç Boulevard, Istanbul on May 4, 2014. [[File:TourOfTurkey2019 (14).jpg|thumb|Riders at the finish of the 55th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul on April 21, 2019.]] [[File:TourOfTurkey2019 (51).jpg|thumb|General classification podium award ceremony of the 55th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. From left to right: runner-up Valerio Conti of {{UCI team code|UAD|2019}}, winner Felix Großschartner of {{UCI team code|BOH|2019}}, 3rd place Merhawi Kudus of {{UCI team code|AST|2019}}. ]]
The '''Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey''' ({{langx|tr|Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu}}) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963.
In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 event,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=63491 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711144925/http://cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=63491 | url-status=usurped | archive-date=July 11, 2012 | title=International Presidency Turkey Tour 2006 | work=CyclingArchives | access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref> before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-turkey-boosted-by-five-protour-teams | title=Tour of Turkey boosted by five ProTour teams | work=Cycling News | publisher=Future Publishing Limited | date=20 April 2009 | access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref> and then to 2.HC for the 2010 edition.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cyclingarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=10794 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707202948/http://cyclingarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=10794 | url-status=usurped | archive-date=July 7, 2012 | title=International Presidency Turkey Tour 2010 | work=CyclingArchives | access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref> The race became part of the UCI World Tour in 2017, and was relegated to the newly formed UCI ProSeries in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/2019/06/news/tour-de-france-a-week-earlier-in-2020-turkey-out-of-worldtour_495413|title=Tour de France a week earlier in 2020, Turkey out of WorldTour|date=26 June 2019}}</ref> In 2023, it was again relegated to a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
==Names== * 1963–2015 Tour of Turkey * 2016–2025 Presidential Tour of Turkey * 2026– Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye
==Winners== ===General classification=== {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1963|name=Rıfat Çalışkan|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1964|name=Hasan Kılıç|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1965|name=Rıfat Çalışkan|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1966|name=Ivan Bobekov|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1967|name=Dimitar Kotev|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{ill|Alexandre Kulibin|de|Alexander Jakowlewitsch Kulibin|fr}}|nat=SUN|natvar=|team=USSR National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name=Gainan Saidkhuzhin|nat=SUN|natvar=|team=USSR National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name=Slavcho Nikolov|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name=Constantin Ciocan|nat=ROM|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name=Andrzej Karbowiak|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{ill|Ali Hüryılmaz|de||pt||tr}}|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkish National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name=Seyit Kirmizi|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkish National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{ill|Ali Hüryılmaz|de||pt||tr}}|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkish National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name=Vladimir Osokin|nat=SUN|natvar=|team=USSR National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{ill|Vladimir Shapovalov|fr|Vladimir Chapovalov}}|nat=SUN|natvar=|team=USSR National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name=Vlastibor Konečný|nat=CZS|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name=Jiří Škoda|nat=CZS|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name=Youri Kachirin|nat=SUN|natvar=|team=USSR National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name=Grozyo Kalchev|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name=Zbigniew Szczepkowski|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name=Mircea Romascanu|nat=ROM|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name=Nentcho Staykov|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name=Mieczyslaw Poreba|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name=Jerzy Swinoga|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name=Alexander Krasnov|nat=SUN|natvar=|team=USSR National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name=Igor Nechayev|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name=Kanellos Kanellopoulos|nat=GRE|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name=Vitali Tolkatchev|nat=SUN|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{ill|Róbert Glajza|de}}|nat=CZS|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name=Stefan Steinweg|nat=GER|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name=Ivan Stanchev|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name=Krystian Zajdel|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name=Andrei Kivilev|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FES|1995}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name=Dimitar Dimitrov|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name=Kholefy El Sayed|nat=EGY|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name=Erdinç Doğan|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkish National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name=Erdinç Doğan|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkish National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name=Sergey Lavrenenko|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name=Mert Mutlu|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Brisaspor|}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name=Ghader Mizbani|nat=IRI|natvar=|team=Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team|}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name=Mert Mutlu|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkish National Team}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name=Ahad Kazemi|nat=IRI|natvar=|team=Giant Asia Racing Team|}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name=Svetoslav Tchanliev|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=Cycling Club Bourgas}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name=Ghader Mizbani|nat=IRI|natvar=|team=Brisaspor|}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name=Ivailo Gabrovski|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=Storez Ledecq Materiaux}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name=David García Dapena|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|XAC|2008a}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name=Daryl Impey|nat=RSA|natvar=|team=Barloworld|}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name=Giovanni Visconti|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name=Alexander Efimkin|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TT1|2011a}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name=Alexsandr Dyachenko|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AST|2012}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name=Natnael Berhane|nat=ERI|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EUC|2013}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name=Adam Yates|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OGE|2014}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name=Kristijan Đurasek|nat=CRO|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2015}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name=José Gonçalves|nat=POR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CJR|2016}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name=Diego Ulissi|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UAD|2017b}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name=Eduard Prades|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EUS2|2018}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name=Felix Großschartner|nat=AUT|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2019}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2020|reason=COVID-19 pandemic|}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name=José Manuel Díaz|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DKO|2021}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name=Patrick Bevin|nat=NZL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|IPT|2022}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name=Alexey Lutsenko|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AST|2023}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name=Frank van den Broek|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DFP|2024}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name=Wout Poels|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|XAT|2025}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2026|name=Sebastian Berwick|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CJR|2026}}}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
====Wins per country since 1963==== {| class="wikitable" |- | align=center | 10 || {{flag|Bulgaria}}, {{flag|Turkey}} |- | align=center | 7 || {{flag|USSR}} |- | align=center | 5 || {{flag|Poland}} |- | align=center | 4 || {{flag|Kazakhstan}} |- | align=center | 3 || {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}, {{flag|Iran}}, {{flag|Spain}} |- | align=center | 2 || {{flag|Italy}}, {{flag|Netherlands}}, {{flag|Romania}} |- | align=center | 1 || {{flag|Austria}}, {{flag|Australia}}, {{flag|Croatia}}, {{flag|Egypt}}, {{flag|Eritrea}}, {{flag|Germany}}, {{flag|Great Britain}}, {{flag|Greece}}, {{flag|New Zealand}}, {{flag|Portugal}}, {{flag|Russia}}, {{flag|South Africa}} |}
===Points classification=== {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|André|Greipel}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|THR|2010}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Alessandro|Petacchi}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2011}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Matthew|Goss}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OGE|2012a}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|André|Greipel}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LTB|2013}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Mark|Cavendish}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Mark|Cavendish}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Manuel|Belletti}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|STH|2016a}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Edward|Theuns}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TFS|2017}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|Sam Bennett (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|Sam Bennett (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2019}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2020|reason=COVID-19 pandemic}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Jasper|Philipsen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2021}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Jasper|Philipsen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2022a}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Jasper|Philipsen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2023}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Tobias|Lund Andresen}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DFP|2024}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name= {{sortname|Giovanni|Lonardi}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TPP men|2025}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2026|name={{sortname|Tom|Crabbe}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TFB|2026}}}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
====Wins per country since 2010==== {| class="wikitable" |- | align=center | 5 || {{flag|Belgium}} |- | align=center | 3 || {{flag|Italy}} |- | align=center | 2 || {{flag|Germany}}, {{flag|Great Britain}}, {{flag|Ireland}} |- | align=center | 1 || {{flag|Australia}}, {{flag|Denmark}} |}
===Mountains classification=== {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Rémi|Pauriol}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COF|2010}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Luis Felipe|Laverde}}|nat=COL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CEP|2011}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Marco|Bandiera}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Sergiy|Gretchyn}}|nat=UKR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|KTS|2013}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Marc|de Maar}}|nat=CUW|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UHC|2014}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Juan Pablo|Valencia}}|nat=COL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COL|2015}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Przemysław|Niemiec}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2016}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Mirco|Maestri}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BRD|2017}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Grega|Bole}}|nat=SLO|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Thimo|Willems}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SVB|2019}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2020|reason=COVID-19 pandemic}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Vitaliy|Buts}}|nat=UKR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SSA|2021}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Noah|Granigan}}|nat=USA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|WGC|2022}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Jay|Vine}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UAD|2023}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Vinzent|Dorn}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BAI|2024}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2026|name={{sortname|Sebastian|Berwick}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CJR|2026}}}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
====Wins per country since 2010==== {| class="wikitable" |- | align=center | 2 || {{flag|Australia}}, {{flag|Colombia}}, {{flag|Italy}}, {{flag|Ukraine}} |- | align=center | 1 || {{flag|Belgium}}, {{flag|Curaçao}}, {{flag|France}}, {{flag|Germany}}, {{flag|Netherlands}}, {{flag|Poland}}, {{flag|Slovenia}}, {{flag|United States}} |}
===Turkish Beauties (Sprints) classification=== {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Christophe|Kern}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COF|2010}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Arturo|Mora}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CJR|2011}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Maxim|Belkov}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2012}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Mikhail|Ignatiev|Mikhail Ignatiev (cyclist)}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2013}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Mattia|Pozzo}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|NRI|2014b}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Lluís|Mas}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CJR|2015}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Lluís|Mas}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CJR|2016}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Onur|Balkan}}|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkey ''(national team)''}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Onur|Balkan}}|nat=TUR|natvar=|team=Turkey ''(national team)''}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Feritcan|Şamlı}}|nat=TUR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SSA|2019}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2020|reason=COVID-19 pandemic}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Ivar|Slik}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ABC|2021}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Batuhan|Özgür}}|nat=TUR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SSA|2022}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Mauro|Verwilt}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TIS|2023}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Vinzent|Dorn}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BAI|2024}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name={{sortname|Willie|Smit}}|nat=RSA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CGC|2025}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2026|name={{sortname|Mustafa|Tarakcı}}|nat=TUR |natvar=|team=Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
====Wins per country since 2010==== {| class="wikitable" |- | align=center | 5 || {{flag|Turkey}} |- | align=center | 3 || {{flag|Spain}} |- | align=center | 2 || {{flag|Russia}} |- | align=center | 1 || {{flag|Belgium}}, {{flag|France}}, {{flag|Germany}}, {{flag|Italy}}, {{flag|Netherlands}}, {{flag|South Africa}} |}
==Classifications== As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:<br /> 22px|alt=Turquoise jersey - '''Turquoise Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the general classification. <br /> 22px|alt=Green Jersey - '''Green Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the points classification. <br /> 22px|alt=Red Jersey - '''Red Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the mountains classification. <br /> 22px|alt=White jersey - '''White Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the Turkish Beauties sprints classification. <br />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.tourofturkey.org.tr/}} {{Cycle races in Turkey}} {{UCI World Tour}} {{Tour of Turkey}} {{Tour of Turkey Winners}}
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