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"[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.
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | 9th | 2 | 3 |
2016 | did not qualify | ||
2020 | 5th | 3 | 3 |
2024 | qualified | ||
Total | 5 | 6 |
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 |
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
2003[6] | 7th | 5 | 6 |
2023 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 2/14 | 12 | 6 |
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 |
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 |
Year | Position |
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1975 | |
1979 | 4th |
1983 | 5th |
1987 | |
1991 | |
1993 | |
1997 | |
2001 | |
2005 | |
2009 | |
2013 | |
2018 | |
2022 | |
Total | 13/13 |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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 |
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 1/1 | 7 | 1 |
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 |
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 |
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | 3 | 2 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 2/2 | 7 | 2 |
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 |
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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 |