| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Main discipline | Mountaineering |
| Other disciplines | Long-distance running |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Balıkesir, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Career | |
| Notable ascents | Mt. Ararat 5,137 m (16,854 ft), Mt. Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft), Mont Blanc, Europe 4,808 m (15,774 ft) Mt. Sherman 4,280 m (14,040 ft) Mt. Kosciuszko 2,228 m (7,310 ft) |
Necdet Turhan (born 1957) is a Turkish visually impaired mountaineer and national athlete for long-distance running. In 2017 he completed a project that called for running five marathons on five different continents, and climbing five summits in five different continents.