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{{Infobox motor race
|Race title = Turkish Grand Prix
|Track map = [[File:Istanbul park.svg|200px]]
|Series long = [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]
|Venue = [[Istanbul Park]] (2005–2007)
|First race = 2005
|Last race = 2007
|Most wins rider = [[Marco Melandri]], [[Casey Stoner]] (2)
|Most wins manufacturer = [[Honda]] (5)
}}

The '''Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix''' was a motorcycling event that was part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|World Motorcycle Racing]] season.

The races were held in [[Istanbul Park]] in [[Istanbul]], [[İzmit Körfez Circuit]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=5262897&tarih=2006-10-15 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Körfez'de, Motosiklet Pist Şampiyonası yarışları  |date=2006-10-15 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-09-21 }}</ref> in [[Kocaeli Province]] and [[Pınarbaşı Racing Circuit]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/motorsporlari/23297622.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=İzmir'de motosiklet yarışı heyecanı |date=2008-09-17 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-16 }}</ref> in [[İzmir]].

==History==
The inaugural race was held in [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]] after the [[Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix|Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix]] was scrapped from the calendar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2005/04/22/turkish-grand-prix-confirmed/138339|title=Turkish Grand Prix confirmed - MotoGP™|first=Dorna|last=Sports|website=www.motogp.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/rio-gp-canceled-event-in-turkey-added-to-2005-motogp-schedule/|title=Rio GP Canceled, Event In Turkey Added To 2005 MotoGP Schedule|website=www.roadracingworld.com|date=18 February 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/02/18/motogp.calendar/|title=CNN.com - Rio race axed from MotoGP calendar - Feb 18, 2005|website=CNN}}</ref> However, after only three years, the race was taken off the calendar due to financial troubles. The Istanbul Park circuit had problems raising the money to stage a MotoGP round every year, and the local authorities refused to help with the funding of the race, despite the boost it gave to the local economy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/61017/turkey-dropped-from-2008-calendar|title=Turkey dropped from 2008 calendar - MotoGP - Autosport|first=Michele|last=Lostia|date=21 July 2007 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://motomatters.com/news/2007/07/21/provisional_2008_motogp_calendar_announced_istanbul_gone.html|title=Provisional 2008 MotoGP Calendar Announced - Istanbul Gone - MotoMatters.com - Kropotkin Thinks|website=motomatters.com}}</ref> After the venue was taken over by now ex-Formula One chief executive [[Bernie Ecclestone]] and DORNA chairman Carmelo Ezpeleta said that no decision was taken about including the Turkish GP into the 2008 calendar, the race was dropped and replaced by the [[Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Portuguese Grand Prix]], who was moved to the now empty Turkey slot after the [[Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix|Indianapolis Grand Prix]] was confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/motogp/2007/april/apr2007turkeygpfutureintheair-/|title=Turkey GP future in the air|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61017|title=MotoGP news: Turkey dropped from 2008 calendar|first=Michele|last=Lostia|website=AUTOSPORT.com|date=21 July 2007 }}</ref>

==Official names and sponsors==
*2005–2007: Grand Prix of Turkey (no official sponsor)

==Spectator attendance==

2006: 38.123<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJu1HrIQaMw  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/eJu1HrIQaMw |archive-date=2021-12-17 |url-status=live|title=2006 #TurkishGP &#124; Vintage MotoGP |publisher=YouTube |date=2020-03-25 |accessdate=2020-03-29}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Winners of the Turkish Motorcycle Grand Prix==
===Multiple winners (riders)===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!rowspan=2| # Wins
!rowspan=2| Rider
!colspan=2| Wins
|-
! Category
! Years won
|-
!rowspan=3| 2
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Melandri]]
| MotoGP
| 2005, 2006
|-
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Stoner]]
| MotoGP
| 2007
|-
| 250cc
| 2005
|}

===Multiple winners (manufacturers)===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!rowspan=2| # Wins
!rowspan=2| Manufacturer
!colspan=2| Wins
|-
! Category
! Years won
|-
!rowspan=3| 5
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Honda]]
| MotoGP
| 2005, 2006
|-
| 250cc
| 2006, 2007
|-
| 125cc
| 2005
|-
!rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Aprilia]]
| 250cc
| 2005
|-
| 125cc
| 2006, 2007
|}

===By year===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!rowspan=2| Year
!rowspan=2| Track 
!colspan=2| 125cc
!colspan=2| 250cc
!colspan=2| MotoGP
!rowspan=2| Report
|-
!Rider
!Manufacturer
!Rider
!Manufacturer
!Rider
!Manufacturer
|-
! [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Istanbul Park]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Simone Corsi]] 
| [[Aprilia]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]] 
| [[Honda]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Casey Stoner]] 
| [[Ducati]]
| [[2007 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2006]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Faubel]] 
| [[Aprilia]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]] 
| [[Honda]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]] 
| [[Honda]]
| [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Mike di Meglio]] 
| [[Honda]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Casey Stoner]] 
| [[Aprilia]]
| {{flagicon|Italy|2003}} [[Marco Melandri]] 
| [[Honda]]
| [[2005 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|}

==References==
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{{MotoGP races}}

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