There are 25 teams in the 2012 Tour of Turkey. Among them were 9 UCI ProTeams, 14 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 2 Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 194 cyclists at its outset. ;UCI ProTour Teams
;22 April 2012 - Alanya, A huge crash decimated about half the field with a few kilometers to go. Some riders had to withdraw from the race due to injuries. As per the UCI rules, since the crash occurred less than 3 kilometers away from the finish, all riders caught in the accident were credited the same time as the winner.
;24 April 2012 - Antalya to Elmalı, Bulgarian Ivailo Gabrovski accelerated 8 kilometers away from the finish line in the first mountain top finish stage in the race's history. He went on to win solo and took the leader's jersey. A doping test performed after this stage would eventually lead to Gabrovski's disqualification.
;26 April 2012 - Marmaris to Turgutreis, First professional victory for 23-year-old Andrea Di Corrado, who dropped his 5 breakaway companions to solo his way to the finish line.
;27 April 2012 - Bodrum to Kusadasi, Gabrovski defended his leader's jersey with the few of his teammates of Konya - Torku Seker Spor who had the resources to help, as they were left in front of the peloton without any help to catch the 3 escapees. They ultimately reeled them in, and a long series of attacks ensued with about 20 kilometers to go, all of which were covered by Gabrovski himself since his team did not have the resources to keep the frantic pace up. Twenty-four-year-old Sacha Modolo won the sprint finish.
Stage 6 results
Stage 7
;28 April 2012 - Kusadasi to Izmir, Belgian Iljo Keisse of won the stage after dropping his 6 breakaway companions with 6 kilometers to go, building a sizable gap with them and the surging peloton. In a finish that was most dramatic, Keisse crashed while negotiating the final bend with 1 km to go. He picked himself up and was almost swept up by the charging bunch, who were on his back wheel as he crossed the finish line.
Stage 7 results
Stage 8
;29 April 2012 - Istanbul, General classification contender Vladimir Gusev of got away with 3 other cyclists so the bunch chased relentlessly. They caught the escapees with less than 7 kilometers to go. Theo Bos of won the sprint after a crash eliminated some top sprinters from the race. Ivailo Gabrovski kept the turquoise jersey and was declared the general classification winner.
