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Turkey women's national volleyball team
Women's national volleyball team representing Turkey
Women's national volleyball team representing Turkey
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Turkey | |
| image | Türkiye voleybol millî takımlar forma amblemi.png | |
| image_border | yes | |
| gender | women | |
| federation | Turkish Volleyball Federation | |
| confederation | CEV | |
| coach | Daniele Santarelli | |
| Olympic apps | 3 | |
| Olympic first | 2012 | |
| Olympic best | 4th place (2024) | |
| World Champs apps | 6 | |
| World Champs first | 2006 | |
| World Champs best | (2025) | |
| World Cup apps | 2 | |
| World Cup first | 2003 | |
| World Cup best | [[File:Simple gold cup.svg | 16px]] (2023) |
| Regional name | European Championship | |
| Regional cup apps | 16 | |
| Regional cup first | 1963 | |
| Regional cup best | [[File:Gold_medal_europe.svg | 16px]] (2023) |
| website | tvf.org.tr | |
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- Filenin Sultanları
- (Sultans of the Net) | medaltemplates-expand = no
The Turkey women's national volleyball team () is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations.
The team is the most successful national sports team in the country and has been nicknamed "Filenin Sultanları" () since the 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship hosted in Ankara, Turkey. As of 8 September 2025, the team is ranked third in the FIVB World Rankings. 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.
Turkey debuted at the European Championship in 1963, finishing 10th, and hosted the 1967 edition, finishing 12th. In 2003, Turkey won the silver medal at the European Championship on home soil, with Neslihan Demir as their top player. Turkish women's volleyball has undergone a rapid transformation since the 2000s, achieving many successes at both club and national team level.
The team became the first women's volleyball team to score a perfect season by winning 22 consecutive games between June 29 and September 24, 2023. In that period, it completed the final stage of the Nations League, European Championship and Olympic Qualification Round. The team furthermore played the semi-final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal at the 2025 FIVB World Championship.
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
Summer Olympics
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Summer Olympics record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | Total | 0 titles | 3/18 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 36 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN 1964 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA 2028 | future events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2032 |
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| World Championship record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | Total | 0 Titles | 6/22 | 57 | 33 | 24 | 117 | 95 | — | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN 2006 | 9th–12th places | 10th Place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2010 | 5th–8th places | 6th Place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA 2014 | Second round | 9th Place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2018 | Second round | 10th Place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| NEDPOL 2022 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||
| THA 2025 | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | Squad | |||||||||||||||||||
| USACAN 2027 | future events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PHI 2029 |
FIVB World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Prix
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Position | W | L | Total | 7/25 | 35 | 38 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN 2008 | 7th | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| CHN 2012 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||
| JPN 2013 | 8th | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| JPN 2014 | 4th | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| USA 2015 | 11th | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| THA 2016 | 10th | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| CHN 2017 | 11th | 2 | 7 |
Nations League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | Total | colspan="2" | 7/7 | 107 | 71 | 36 | 250 | 151 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN 2018 | Final | 15 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 23 | Squad | |||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2019 | Semifinals | 4th | 19 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 25 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA 2021 | Semifinals | 17 | 12 | 5 | 40 | 24 | Squad | |||||||||||||||||
| TUR 2022 | Semifinals | 4th | 15 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 25 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||
| USA 2023 | Final | 15 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 13 | Squad | |||||||||||||||||
| THA 2024 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 13 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 21 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||
| POL 2025 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 13 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 20 | Squad |
Mediterranean Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Position | Total | 13/13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria 1975 | ||||
| Yugoslavia 1979 | 4th | |||
| Morocco 1983 | 5th | |||
| Syria 1987 | ||||
| Greece 1991 | ||||
| France 1993 | ||||
| Italy 1997 | ||||
| Tunisia 2001 | ||||
| Spain 2005 | ||||
| Italy 2009 | ||||
| Turkey 2013 | ||||
| Spain 2018 | ||||
| Algeria 2022 | ||||
| Italy 2026 |
European Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Total | colspan="2" | Qualified: 16/33 | 112 | 62 | 50 | 213 | 192 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 2017 | Semifinal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Slovakia Hungary Poland Turkey 2019 | Final | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia Bulgaria Croatia Romania 2021 | Semifinal | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium Italy Germany Estonia 2023 | Final | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan Czech Republic Sweden Turkey 2026 |
European Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Position | W | L | Total | 1/1 | 7 | 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan 2015 | 7 | 1 |
European League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Position | W | L | Total | 7/12 | 65 | 30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey 2009 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
| Turkey 2010 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||
| Turkey 2011 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic 2012 | 8th | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| Bulgaria 2013 | 6th | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 2014 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 11 | 3 |
Montreux Volley Masters
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Position | W | L | Total | 5/34 | 16 | 8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland 2007 | 6th | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Switzerland 2015 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| Switzerland 2016 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Switzerland 2018 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| Switzerland 2019 | 5th | 3 | 1 |
Islamic Solidarity Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Position | W | L | Total | 3/3 | 12 | 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan 2017 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Turkey 2021 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 2025 | 5 | 0 |
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
- Head coach: ITA Daniele Santarelli
- Asst. coach: ITA Andrea Zotta
| No. | Pos. | Player | Birth date and age | Height | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (cm) | Block | |||||
| (cm) | Spike | |||||
| (cm) | ||||||
| 1 | L | Gizem Örge | 173 | 263 | 270 | |
| 3 | S | Cansu Özbay | 179 | 294 | 299 | |
| 4 | OP | Melissa Vargas | 194 | 315 | 325 | |
| 7 | OH | Hande Baladın | 187 | 304 | 310 | |
| 8 | MB | Sinead Jack Kısal | 195 | 304 | 310 | |
| 11 | OP | Derya Cebecioğlu | 181 | 303 | 308 | |
| 12 | S | Elif Şahin | 184 | 302 | 306 | |
| 14 | MB | Eda Erdem (C) | 188 | 304 | 313 | |
| 18 | MB | Zehra Güneş | 198 | 312 | 318 | |
| 19 | MB | Aslı Kalaç | 185 | 302 | 309 | |
| 20 | OH | Yaprak Erkek | 182 | 300 | 306 | |
| 22 | OH | İlkin Aydın | 179 | 298 | 304 | |
| 23 | L | Eylül Yatgın | 170 | 270 | 285 | |
| 99 | OH | Ebrar Karakurt | 195 | 315 | 325 |
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: TUR Reşat Yazıcıoğulları.
- 2009 European League — Silver Medal
- : İpek Soroğlu, Pelin Çelik, Neslihan Darnel, Nihan Yeldan, Seda Tokatlıoğlu, Deniz Hakyemez, Naz Aydemir, Esra Gümüş, Eda Erdem, Duygu Bal, Gözde Kırdar and Gülden Kayalar Head coach: ITA Alessandro Chiappini.
- 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: BRA Marco Aurelio Motta.
- 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix — Bronze Medal
- : Gülden Kayalar Kuzubaşıoğlu, Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma, Gizem Güreşen, Ergül Avcı, Bahar Toksoy, Güldeniz Önal, Naz Aydemir, Esra Gümüş, Neriman Özsoy, Eda Erdem, Neslihan Darnel and Nilay Özdemir. Head coach: BRA Marco Aurelio Motta.
- 2014 European League — Gold Medal
- : Ezgi Dilik, Kübra Akman, Ceylan Arısan, Bihter Dumanoğlu, Polen Uslupehlivan, Yeliz Başa, Hatice Gizem Örge, Cansu Çetin, Gözde Yılmaz, Meliha İsmailoğlu, Çağla Akın and Özgenur Yurtdagülen. Head coach: TUR Ferhat Akbaş.
- 2015 Montreux Volley Masters — Gold Medal
- : Seniye Merve Dalbeler, Gizem Karadayı, Dicle Nur Babat, Kübra Akman, Polen Uslupehlivan, Seda Aslanyürek, Büşra Cansu, Güldeniz Önal Paşalıoğlu (C), Naz Aydemir Akyol, Neriman Özsoy, Gözde Yılmaz, Meliha İsmailoğlu, Aslı Kalaç, Çağla Akın and Ezgi Dağdelenler. Head coach: TUR Ferhat Akbaş.
- 2015 European Games — Gold Medal
- : Seniye Merve Dalbeler, Gizem Karadayı, Dicle Nur Babat, Kübra Akman, Polen Uslupehlivan, Seda Aslanyürek, Büşra Cansu, Güldeniz Önal Paşalıoğlu (C), Naz Aydemir Akyol, Neriman Özsoy, Gözde Yılmaz, Meliha İsmailoğlu, Aslı Kalaç and Çağla Akın. Head coach: TUR Ferhat Akbaş.
- 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: TUR Ismail Yengil.
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Nations League — Gold Medal
- : Gizem Örge, Simge Şebnem Aköz, Cansu Özbay, Melissa Vargas, Ayça Aykaç, Kübra Akman, Hande Baladın, Yasemin Güveli, Meliha Diken, Derya Cebecioğlu, Elif Şahin, Eda Erdem (C), Saliha Şahin, Zehra Güneş, Aslı Kalaç, İlkin Aydın, Ebrar Karakurt. Head coach: ITA Daniele Santarelli.
- 2023 European Championship — Gold Medal
- : Gizem Örge, Simge Şebnem Aköz, Cansu Özbay, Melissa Vargas, Ayça Aykaç, Kübra Akman, Hande Baladın, Derya Cebecioğlu, Elif Şahin, Eda Erdem (C), Zehra Güneş, Aslı Kalaç, İlkin Aydın, Ebrar Karakurt. Head coach: ITA Daniele Santarelli.
- 2024 Summer Olympics — 4th place
- : Gizem Örge, Cansu Özbay, Melissa Vargas, Hande Baladın, Meliha Diken, Derya Cebecioğlu, Elif Şahin, Eda Erdem Dündar, Zehra Güneş, Aslı Kalaç, İlkin Aydın, Ebrar Karakurt. Head coach: ITA Daniele Santarelli.
- 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games — Gold Medal
- : Selin Adalı, Ege Melisa Bükmen, Berka Buse Özden, Aslı Tecimer, Nazlı Eda Kafkas, Merve Nur Öztürk, Dilay Özdemir, Liza Safronova, Deniz Uyanıl, Defne Başyolcu Ayşe Çürük Karmen Aksoy. Head coach: TUR Yunus Öçal
References
References
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