Turkey women's national handball team

The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation.

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AssociationTurkey Handball Federation (THF)
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
Results
World Championship
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024)
Last updated on .
Turkey women's national handball team
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Team
Turkey (white/red) vs Austria at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match.

The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidarity Games in 2022. The team is being coached by Costică Buceschi from Romania in 2023. Turkey qualified for the country's first European Women's Handball Championship in 2024. Two years later, they will take part as co-host in 2026.

Current squad edit

As of 23 April 2022.[1]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
GK Merve Durdu (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28) 1.82 m   lKastamonu
GK Yaren Berfe Göker (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24) 1.83 m   Üsküdar
LW Fatma Gül Sakızcan (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) 1.73 m   Yalıkavak
LW Kübra Sarıkaya (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 27) 1.68 m   Kastamonu
RW Beyza İrem Türkoğlu (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27) 1.73 m   Esbjerg
RW Nurşah Sancak (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 26) 1.68 m   Yalıkavak
P Cansu Akalın (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 25) 1.82 m   Kastamonu
P Ceren Demirçelen (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32) 1.73 m   Kastamonu
P Nurceren Akgün Göktepe (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 31) 1.81 m   Kastamonu
LB Aslı İskit (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 30) 1.78 m   Thüringer
LB Betül Yılmaz (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 35) 1.78 m   Kastamonu
LB Neslihan Çalışkan (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 26) 1.81 m   Kastamonu
CB Ayşenur Sormaz (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 23) 1.76 m   Anadolu University
CB Yasemin Şahin (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 35) 1.68 m   Yalıkavak
RB Beyza Karaçam (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 23) 1.76 m   Yenimahalle
RB Merve Özbolluk (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 29) 1.80 m   Üsküdar

Notable former members edit

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Competitive record edit

Islamic Solidarity Games edit

Year Host Result GP W D L GF GA GD
2005   Mecca Did not participate
2010   Tehran Cancelled
2013   Palembang Not held
2017   Baku   5 3 0 2 152 125 +27
2021   Konya   5 5 0 0 191 109 +82

Mediterranean Games edit

Year Host Result GP W D L GF GA GD
2001   Tunis 5th Data missing
2005   Almeria 5th 4 2 0 2 152 146 +6
2009   Pescara   6 5 0 1 190 154 +36
2013   Mersin 6th 5 2 0 3 119 137 -8
2018   Tarragona 5th 5 3 0 2 148 149 -1
2022   Oran 5th 4 2 0 2 121 117 +4

World Championship edit

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
  1957 Did not qualify
  1962
  1965
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2021
    2023
   2025 To be determined
  2027
  2029
   2031
Total 0/30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


European Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1994 Did not qualify
  1996
  1998
  2000
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2008
   2010
  2012
   2014
  2016
  2018
   2020
    2022
    2024 Qualified
      2026 Qualified as co-hosts
    2028 TBD
Total 2/18 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "A Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımımız, İsveç'e 33-21 mağlup oldu" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

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