Sultanlar Ligi (''Sultans League''), known for sponsorship reasons as Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi, is the highest professional women's

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. It is run by the

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and began with the 1984–85 season. 14 clubs are currently participating in the league. It is often regarded as the best professional women's volleyball league in the

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. Its clubs have obtained significant successes in

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and other international competitions.

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are the most successful club, having won 16 championships so far. It succeeded the former Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (1956–1984).

Teams

The following teams compete in the Sultanlar Ligi.

2023–24 season

Title holders

Source:

Performance by club

MVP by Edition

* 2007–08 – * 2008–09 – * 2009–10 – * 2010–11 – * 2011–12 – * 2012–13 – * 2013–14 – * 2014–15 – * 2015–16 – * 2016–17 – * 2017–18 – * 2018–19 – * 2019–20 – ''cancelled'' * 2020–21 – * 2021–22 – * 2022–23 – * 2023–24 – * 2024–25 –

All-time team records

Summary by team since 1977/1978 Podiums by city since 1977/1978 Various statistics since 2009/2010 (Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

References

External links

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Turkish Volleyball Federation

Türkiye Kadınlar. women.volleybox.net
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Women's volleyball in Turkey

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Professional sports leagues in Turkey Turkish Women's Volleyball League