Turkey women'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.

Turkey
AssociationTürkiye Voleybol Federasyonu
ConfederationCEV
Head coachItaly Daniele Santarelli[1]
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 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]

History edit

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.

Achievements edit

Olympic Games edit

Year Position W L
  2012 9th 2 3
  2016 did not qualify
  2020 5th 3 3
  2024 qualified
Total 5 6

World Championship edit

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

FIVB World Cup edit

Year Position W L
  2003[6] 7th 5 6
  2023   7 0
Total 2/14 12 6

World Grand Prix edit

Year Position W L
  2008 7th 4 5
  2012   10 4
  2013 8th 6 3
  2014 4th 8 6
  2015 11th 2 7
  2016 10th 3 6
  2017 11th 2 7
Total 7/25 35 38

Nations League edit

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
  2018 Final Round   15 10 5 35 23 Squad
  2019 Final Round 4th 19 13 6 43 25 Squad
  2021 Final Round   17 12 5 40 24 Squad
  2022 Final Round 4th 15 8 7 31 25 Squad
  2023 Final Round   15 12 3 40 13 Squad
Total 5/5 85 58 27 204 114

Mediterranean Games edit

Year Position
  1975  
  1979 4th
  1983 5th
  1987  
  1991  
  1993  
  1997  
  2001  
  2005  
  2009  
  2013  
  2018  
  2022  
Total 13/13

European Championship edit

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

European Games edit

Year Position W L
  2015   7 1
Total 1/1 7 1

European League edit

Year Position W L
  2009   11 3
  2010   10 5
  2011   11 3
  2012 8th 5 7
  2013 6th 6 6
2014   11 3
2015   11 3
Total 7/12 65 30

Montreux Volley Masters edit

Year Position W L
  2007 6th 2 3
  2015   4 1
  2016   3 2
  2018   4 1
  2019 5th 3 1
Total 5/34 16 8

Islamic Solidarity Games edit

Year Position W L
  2017   3 2
  2021   4 0
Total 2/2 7 2

Team edit

Current squad edit

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)   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

Former squads edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b GENGÖNÜL, Burak (27 December 2022). "Filenin Sultanları'nın Yeni Başantrenörü Daniele Santarelli". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu | TVF (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Filenin Sultanları bu kez üzdü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ "Türkiye". voleyballworld.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Women Volleyball World Cup 2003 – Japan 01-15.11". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  7. ^ "Women Volleyball XII European Championship 1981 Sofia (BUL) – 19–27.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Women Volleyball XIX European Championship 1995 Arnhem (NED) 23.09–01.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  10. ^ "Women Volleyball XXIII European Championship 2003 Ankara (TUR) – 20–28.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  11. ^ "Women Volleyball XXIV European Championship 2005 Zagreb,Pula (CRO) 17–25.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Women Volleyball XXVII European Championship 2011 Serbia and Italy 23.09 – 02.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  15. ^ "Serbia silence record-breaking crowd to retain EuroVolley crown". CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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