The Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) (in
Turkish: ''Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu'') is the governing body of
volleyball
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and
beach volleyball
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in
Turkey
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. Formed in 1958, it is based in
Ankara
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. The TVF is a member of the
International Volleyball Federation
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(FIVB) and the
European Volleyball Confederation
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(CEV). Federation's president is Mehmet Akif Ustundag since November 21, 2016.
Volleyball
Competitions
National
The federation organizes three volleyball leagues and one Turkey cup for men's and women's teams each.
;Men’s leagues:
*
Acıbadem Men's Volleyball League (12 teams)
* Men's Volleyball Second League (24 teams in two groups)
* Men's Volleyball Third League (36 teams in four groups)
* Junior Men's Volleyball League
;Men’s cups:
*
Teledünya Men's Volleyball Cup
*
Men's Super Cup
;Women’s leagues:
*
Acıbadem Women's Volleyball League (12 teams)
* Women's Volleyball Second League (24 teams in two groups)
* Women's Volleyball Third League (36 teams in four groups)
* Junior Women's Volleyball League
;Women’s cups:
*
Teledünya Women's Volleyball Cup
*
Women's Super Cup
International
Turkish clubs and national teams participate after qualification at the
Olympics
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,
Mediterranean Games
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, Balkan Games as well as world and European events of following competitions:
;Men's:
:;National teams:
::;
Men's
::*
Men's European Volleyball Championship
The Men's European Volleyball Championship (''EuroVolley'') is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was va ...
- Hosted: (
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
2009
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)
::*
Men's European Volleyball League
The Men's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2004, the competition serves as a qualifying tourn ...
- Hosted: (
2006
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2008
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2012
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2013
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2012
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2008
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,
2010
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::;Men's Junior
::*
Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship
The Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship is a volleyball competition for men's national teams with players under the age of 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the confederation for ...
- Hosted: (1994)
::;Boys' Youth
::*
Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship
The Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship is a volleyball competition for men's national teams with players under the age of 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federatio ...
:;Clubs:
:*
CEV Men's Champions League
:: (
1979-80 Eczacıbaşı)
:: (
2013-14 Halkbank)
:*
Men's CEV Cup
:: (
2012-13 Halkbank)
:*
Men's Challenge Cup
:: (
2008-09 Arkas,
2013-14 Fenerbahçe Grundig)
:: (
1996-97 Netaş,
2010-11 Arkas)
;Women's:
:;National teams:
::;
Women's
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::*
FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
::*
FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitio ...
::: (
2012
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)
::*
Women's European Volleyball Championship
The Women's European Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but si ...
- Hosted: (
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
2003
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2003
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),
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2011
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)
::*
European Volleyball League European Volleyball League may refer to
* Men's European Volleyball League
* Women's European Volleyball League
The Women's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, ...
- Hosted: (
2009
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,
2010
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,
2011
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)
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2009
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,
2011
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)
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2010
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)
::;
Women's Junior
::*
Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship
The Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federation from Europe. ...
- Hosted: (1996,
2012
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)
::: (
2012
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)
::: (2008)
::;
Girls' Youth
::*
Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 19 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB).
The first edition was staged in 1989 FIVB Volleyba ...
- Hosted: (
2011
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2011
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)
::: (2007)
::*
Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship - Hosted: (2011)
::: (2011)
::: (
2013
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)
::*
European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fi ...
::: (2009)
::: (
2007
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2011
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)
:;Clubs:
:*
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first conte ...
:: (
2010
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Fenerbahçe,
2013
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Vakıfbank,
2015
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Eczacıbaşı)
:: (
2011
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Vakıfbank)
:: (
2012
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Fenerbahçe)
:*
CEV Women's Champions League
The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de V ...
:: (
2010-11 Vakıfbank,
2011-12 Fenerbahçe,
2012-13 Vakıfbank,
2014-15 Eczacıbaşı)
:: (1979-80
Eczacıbaşı, 1997-98
Vakıfbank, 1998-99
Vakıfbank,
2009-10 Fenerbahçe,
2013-14 Vakıfbank)
:: (1999-20
Eczacıbaşı,
2010-11 Fenerbahçe,
2014-15 Vakıfbank)
:*
Women's CEV Cup
The Women's CEV Cup, formerly known as CEV Cup Winners' Cup (from 1972 to 2000) and CEV Top Teams Cup (from 2000 to 2007), is the second-top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by ...
:: (1998-99
Eczacıbaşı, 2003-04
Vakıfbank,
2013-14 Fenerbahçe)
:: (
2011-12 Galatasaray,
2012-13 Fenerbahçe,
2015-16 Galatasaray)
:*
Women's Challenge Cup
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History 2012–2016: Foundations
The Women's Challenge Cup was set up in 2012 to run alongside the men's c ...
:: (2007-08
Vakıfbank,
2014-15 Bursa BBSK)
:: (1992-93
Eczacıbaşı, 1995-96
Emlakbank, 2013-2014
Beşiktaş
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,
2015-16 Trabzon İdmanocağı)
:* Değer Eraybar Tournament:* Top Volley Tournament
National teams
The federation forms the men's and women's national teams, which take part at international events.
*
Turkey men's team
*
Turkey men's U19 team
*
Turkey men's U21 team
*
Turkey men's U23 team
*
Turkey women's team
*
Turkey women's U18 team
*
Turkey women's U20 team
*
Turkey women's U23 team
Beach volleyball
Competitions
* Men's Beach Volleyball League (8 teams)
* Women's Beach Volleyball League (5 teams)
Facilities
The federation owns volleyball venues
TVF 50th Anniversary Sport Hall and
TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall
TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall ( tr, Burhan Felek Spor Salonu) is a volleyball arena located in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey and reopened on 19 November 2010. It is owned by the Municipality of Kadıköy District and operated by the Dire ...
in
Üsküdar
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,
Istanbul
)
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and
Başkent Volleyball Hall
Başkent Volleyball Hall, ( tr, Başkent Voleybol Salonu) is an indoor volleyball venue within the TVF Sports Complex located at Beşevler neighborhood of Yenimahalle district in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 2010, the venue has a seating capacity of ...
in
Yenimahalle, Ankara
Yenimahalle is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a fast-growing urban residential district of the city of Ankara, Turkey's capital. According to 2010 census, population of the urban center is 64 ...
.
In 2009, it established
TVF Fine Arts and Sports High School ( tr, TVF Güzel Sanatlar ve Spor Lisesi) in Ankara, dedicated to raise talented youth to sportspeople particularly in volleyball.
References
External links
Turkish Volleyball Federation official website
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National members of the European Volleyball Confederation
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
Sports organizations established in 1958
Federation
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Organizations based in Ankara
1958 establishments in Turkey