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Turkey women's national volleyball team
Women's national volleyball team representing Turkey
This article is about women's national volleyball team. For men's, see Turkey men's national volleyball team.
The Turkey women's national volleyball team (Turkish: Türkiye Kadın Voleybol Milli Takımı) is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations.
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The team is one of the most successful national sports teams in the country and has been nicknamed "Filenin Sultanları"[2] (English: Sultans of the Net) since the 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship hosted in Ankara, Turkey. It is ranked first in the FIVB World Rankings as of July 2023. Daniele Santarelli is the head coach of the team.[1]
Sabiha Gürayman was the first Turkish woman to engage in the game of volleyball, which was introduced in Turkey in the 1910s. As a young woman Gürayman founded and played for the Fenerbahçe women's volleyball team, having previously played in the men's team of that club. Turkish women's volleyball has undergone a rapid transformation since the 2000s, achieving many successes at both club and national level.
The team won 22 consecutive games between June 29 and September 24 in 2023.[3] In that period, it completed the final stage of the Nations League, European Championship and Olympic Qualification Round / FIVB World Cup matches undefeated.
Due to the national team's recent successes, particularly since the 2019 summer season, women's volleyball has surged in popularity and is now among the most widely followed sports in Turkey.
Olympic Games
World Championship
FIVB World Cup
World Grand Prix
Nations League
Mediterranean Games
European Championship
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1963 | Round Robin | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
 1967 | Round Robin | 12th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 |
 1981[7] | Final Round | 12th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
 1989[8] | Final Round | 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
 1995[9] | Preliminary Round | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2003[10] | Final |  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
 2005[11] | Final Round | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
  2007[12] | Playoff Round | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
 2009[13] | Playoff Round | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
  2011[14] | Semifinal |  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 |
| 2013 | Quarter Final | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 2015 | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
  2017 | Semifinal | | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 |
  2019[15] | Final | | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 |
| 2021 | Semifinal | | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
 2023 | Final |  | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| Total | Qualified: 16/33 | 112 | 62 | 50 | 213 | 192 | |
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European Games
European League
Montreux Volley Masters
Islamic Solidarity Games
Current squad
The following was the Turkish team which won the 2023 Volleyball Nations League.
Head coach: Daniele Santarelli
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| No. | Position | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
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| 1 | L | Gizem Örge | 26 April 1993 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 250 cm (98 in) | 245 cm (96 in) | Fenerbahçe Opet |
| 2 | L | Simge Şebnem Aköz | 23 April 1991 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 250 cm (98 in) | 245 cm (96 in) | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit |
| 3 | S | Cansu Özbay | 17 October 1996 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Vakıfbank |
| 4 | O | Melissa Vargas | 16 October 1999 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Fenerbahçe Opet |
| 5 | L | Ayça Aykaç | 27 February 1996 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Vakıfbank |
| 6 | MB | Kübra Akman | 13 October 1994 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Vakıfbank |
| 7 | OH | Hande Baladın | 1 September 1997 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit |
| 8 | MB | Yasemin Güveli | 5 January 1999 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 301 cm (119 in) | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit |
| 9 | O | Meliha Diken | 17 September 1993 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 301 cm (119 in) | Fenerbahçe Opet |
| 11 | OH | Derya Cebecioğlu | 24 October 2000 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 294 cm (116 in) |  Kurobe AquaFairies |
| 12 | S | Elif Şahin | 19 January 2001 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit |
| 14 | MB | Eda Erdem Dündar (c) | 22 June 1987 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 311 cm (122 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Fenerbahçe Opet |
| 16 | OH | Saliha Şahin | 5 November 1998 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Grupa Azoty Chemik Police |
| 18 | MB | Zehra Güneş | 7 July 1999 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Vakıfbank |
| 19 | MB | Aslı Kalaç | 13 December 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Fenerbahçe Opet |
| 22 | OH | İlkin Aydın | 5 January 2000 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta |
| 99 | O | Ebrar Karakurt | 17 January 2000 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 312 cm (123 in) |  Lokomotiv Kaliningrad |
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Former squads
- 2003 European Championship —
Silver Medal
- Bahar Mert, Esra Gümüş, Sinem Akap, Özlem Özçelik, Aysun Özbek, Natalia Hanikoğlu, Mesude Kuyan, Pelin Çelik, Çiğdem Can, Gülden Kayalar, Seda Tokatlıoğlu and Neslihan Darnel. Head coach:
Reşat Yazıcıoğulları.
- Bahar Mert, Esra Gümüş, Sinem Akap, Özlem Özçelik, Aysun Özbek, Natalia Hanikoğlu, Mesude Kuyan, Pelin Çelik, Çiğdem Can, Gülden Kayalar, Seda Tokatlıoğlu and Neslihan Darnel. Head coach:
- 2009 European League — Silver Medal
- 2011 European Championship —
Bronze Medal
- Asuman Karakoyun, Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma, Gizem Güreşen, Elif Onur, Ergül Avcı, Polen Uslupehlivan, Bahar Toksoy, Güldeniz Önal, Naz Aydemir, Esra Gümüş, Neriman Özsoy, Eda Erdem, Neşve Büyükbayram, Selime İlyasoğlu, Neslihan Darnel, Özge Kırdar Çemberci and Ceren Kestirengöz. Head coach:
Marco Aurelio Motta.
- Asuman Karakoyun, Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma, Gizem Güreşen, Elif Onur, Ergül Avcı, Polen Uslupehlivan, Bahar Toksoy, Güldeniz Önal, Naz Aydemir, Esra Gümüş, Neriman Özsoy, Eda Erdem, Neşve Büyükbayram, Selime İlyasoğlu, Neslihan Darnel, Özge Kırdar Çemberci and Ceren Kestirengöz. Head coach:
- 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix — Bronze Medal
- 2014 European League —
Gold Medal
- 2015 Montreux Volley Masters — Gold Medal
- 2015 European Games — Gold Medal
- 2015 European League — Silver Medal
- Melike Yılmaz, Birgül Güler, Buse Kayacan, Fatma Yıldırım, Ceren Kestirengöz, Ezgi Dilik, Ezgi Dağdelenler, Meryem Boz, Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak, Damla Çakıroğlu, Cansu Aydunoğulları, Serpil Ersarı. Head coach: Ismail Yengil.
- Melike Yılmaz, Birgül Güler, Buse Kayacan, Fatma Yıldırım, Ceren Kestirengöz, Ezgi Dilik, Ezgi Dağdelenler, Meryem Boz, Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak, Damla Çakıroğlu, Cansu Aydunoğulları, Serpil Ersarı. Head coach:
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Nations League — Gold Medal
- 2023 European Championship — Gold Medal
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup — Gold Medal
- Women's
- Turkey Women's national volleyball team U23
- Turkey Women's national volleyball team U20
- Turkey Women's national volleyball team U18
- Men's
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team U23
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team U21
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team U19
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- "Women Volleyball XV World Championship 2006 Japan – 31.10–16.11". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XIV World Championship 2010 Japan – 28.10–13.11". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball World Cup 2003 – Japan 01-15.11". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XII European Championship 1981 Sofia (BUL) – 19–27.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XVI European Championship 1989 Stuttgart (FRG) – 02-10.09". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XIX European Championship 1995 Arnhem (NED) 23.09–01.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XXIII European Championship 2003 Ankara (TUR) – 20–28.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XXIV European Championship 2005 Zagreb,Pula (CRO) 17–25.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XXV European Championship 2007 Belgium, Luxembourg – 20–30.09". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XXVI European Championship 2009 – Poland 25.09–04.10". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Women Volleyball XXVII European Championship 2011 Serbia and Italy 23.09 – 02.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
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