Turkey women's national volleyball team

Turkey
AssociationTürkiye Voleybol Federasyonu
ConfederationCEV
Head coachItaly Daniele Santarelli
FIVB ranking1 (as of 31 July 2023)
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Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 2012)
Best result5th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 2006)
Best result6th (2010)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2003)
Best result (2023)
European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1963)
Best result (2023)
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Turkey against France EVC 2009 Poland
Turkey won the European Games in 2015

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.

The team is one of the most successful national sports teams in the country and has been nicknamed "Filenin Sultanları" (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.

History

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. 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.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Year Position W L
United Kingdom 2012 9th 2 3
Brazil 2016 did not qualify
Japan 2020 5th 3 3
France 2024 qualified
Total 5 6

World Championship

Year Position W L
Japan 2006 10th 5 6
Japan 2010 6th 6 5
Italy 2014 9th 5 4
Japan 2018 10th 5 4
NetherlandsPoland 2022 7th 6 4
2025 qualified
Total 5/19 27 23

FIVB World Cup

Year Position W L
Japan 2003 7th 5 6
Japan 2023 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0
Total 2/14 12 6

World Grand Prix

Year Position W L
Japan 2008 7th 4 5
China 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 4
Japan 2013 8th 6 3
Japan 2014 4th 8 6
United States 2015 11th 2 7
Thailand 2016 10th 3 6
China 2017 11th 2 7
Total 7/25 35 38

Nations League

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
China 2018 Final Round 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 15 10 5 35 23 Squad
China 2019 Final Round 4th 19 13 6 43 25 Squad
Italy 2021 Final Round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17 12 5 40 24 Squad
Turkey 2022 Final Round 4th 15 8 7 31 25 Squad
United States 2023 Final Round 1st place, gold medalist(s) 15 12 3 40 13 Squad
Total 5/5 85 58 27 204 114

Mediterranean Games

Year Position
Algeria 1975 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 4th
Morocco 1983 5th
Syria 1987 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greece 1991 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
France 1993 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 1997 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tunisia 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Italy 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Turkey 2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Algeria 2022 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Total 13/13

European Championship

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Romania 1963 Round Robin 10th 6 3 3 9 10
Turkey 1967 Round Robin 12th 8 3 5 16 19
Bulgaria 1981 Final Round 12th 8 0 8 1 23
West Germany 1989 Final Round 11th 7 2 5 8 17
Netherlands 1995 Preliminary Round 12th 5 0 5 2 15
Turkey 2003 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 2 17 6
Croatia 2005 Final Round 6th 7 3 4 11 12
Belgium Luxembourg 2007 Playoff Round 10th 6 2 4 6 20
Poland 2009 Playoff Round 5th 6 4 2 14 8
Italy Serbia 2011 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 2 17 11
Germany 2013 Quarter Final 7th 5 3 2 9 8
Netherlands Belgium 2015 Semifinal 4th 6 4 2 12 8
Azerbaijan Georgia (country) 2017 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 3 15 12
Slovakia Hungary Poland Turkey 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 7 2 24 12
Serbia Bulgaria Croatia Romania 2021 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 8 1 25 5
Belgium Italy Germany Estonia 2023 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 9 0 27 6
Total Qualified: 16/33 112 62 50 213 192

European Games

Year Position W L
Azerbaijan 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1
Total 1/1 7 1

European League

Year Position W L
Turkey 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 3
Turkey 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 5
Turkey 2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 3
Czech Republic 2012 8th 5 7
Bulgaria 2013 6th 6 6
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 3
2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 3
Total 7/12 65 30

Montreux Volley Masters

Year Position W L
Switzerland 2007 6th 2 3
Switzerland 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1
Switzerland 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 2
Switzerland 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1
Switzerland 2019 5th 3 1
Total 5/34 16 8

Islamic Solidarity Games

Year Position W L
Azerbaijan 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 2
Turkey 2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0
Total 2/2 7 2

Team

Current squad

The following was the Turkish team which won the 2023 Volleyball Nations League.

Head coach: Daniele Santarelli

No. Position Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2023–24 club
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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Japan 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) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Poland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
18 MB Zehra Güneş 7 July 1999 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 295 cm (116 in) Turkey 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) Turkey 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) Turkey Galatasaray HDI Sigorta
99 O Ebrar Karakurt 17 January 2000 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 312 cm (123 in) Russia Lokomotiv Kaliningrad

Former squads

See also


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