The Turkey women's national basketball team is the
women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It was first played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large parts via women's college compet ...
side that represents
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
in international tournaments. They have come away from the
EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
tournaments with a
silver medal in 2011 and
bronze medal in 2013.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
FIBA Women's World Cup
EuroBasket Women
Mediterranean Games
Team
Current roster
Roster for the
EuroBasket Women 2025.
Past rosters
2005 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Şaziye İvegin-Karslı,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Müjde Yüksel
Müjde Yüksel (born 9 March 1981) is a former Turkish female basketball player. The national competitor played in the forward position.
After Yüksel played for Migrosspor, she transferred to Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She played for two seasons ...
,
Nilay YiÄŸit,
Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu,
Esmeral Tunçluer,
Aylin Yıldızoğlu,
Nevriye Yılmaz,
Serap Yücesir,
Yasemin Horasan,
Arzu Bildirir,
Korel Engin
Korel Engin (born April 8, 1980), aka Cori Enghusen, is an American-born Turkish female basketball player at the center position for BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Cola Turka. At , she is the tallest member of the Turkish women's basketball national team.
Born in ...
, (Coach:
Cem AkdaÄŸ)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Şaziye İvegin-Karslı,
Gülşah Akkaya,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Nilay YiÄŸit,
Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu,
Esmeral Tunçluer,
Işıl Alben,
Nevriye Yılmaz,
Didem Sarıca,
Yasemin Horasan,
Bahar Çağlar,
Korel Engin
Korel Engin (born April 8, 1980), aka Cori Enghusen, is an American-born Turkish female basketball player at the center position for BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Cola Turka. At , she is the tallest member of the Turkish women's basketball national team.
Born in ...
, (Coach:
Cem AkdaÄŸ)
2009 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Şaziye İvegin-Karslı,
Yasemen Saylar,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Nilay YiÄŸit,
TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu
Emine TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu (born 4 December 1980) is a Turkish former professional basketball player.
Honors
;Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team, Galatasaray
*Turkish Presidents Cup
**Winners (1): 2008
*EuroCup Women
**Winners (1): 2008–2009
;F ...
,
Gülşah Gümüşay,
Sariye Gökçe,
Melek Bilge,
Naile Ä°vegin,
Yasemin Horasan,
Nevin Nevlin,
Bahar Çağlar, (Coach:
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)
2011 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Nilay YiÄŸit,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Işıl Alben,
TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu
Emine TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu (born 4 December 1980) is a Turkish former professional basketball player.
Honors
;Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team, Galatasaray
*Turkish Presidents Cup
**Winners (1): 2008
*EuroCup Women
**Winners (1): 2008–2009
;F ...
,
Seda ErdoÄŸan,
Gülşah Akkaya,
Şaziye İvegin-Karslı,
Bahar Çağlar,
Yasemin Horasan,
Naile Ivegin,
Nevriye Yılmaz,
Nevin Nevlin, (Coach:
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)
2013 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams
TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu
Emine TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu (born 4 December 1980) is a Turkish former professional basketball player.
Honors
;Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team, Galatasaray
*Turkish Presidents Cup
**Winners (1): 2008
*EuroCup Women
**Winners (1): 2008–2009
;F ...
,
Tuğçe Canıtez,
Ayşegül Günay,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar,
Esmeral Tunçluer,
Işıl Alben,
Nevriye Yılmaz,
Naile Çırak,
Quanitra Hollingsworth,
Åžaziye Ä°vegin,
Bahar Çağlar, (Coach:
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)
2014 FIBA World Championship for Women: finished 4th among 16 teams
TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu
Emine TuÄŸba PalazoÄŸlu (born 4 December 1980) is a Turkish former professional basketball player.
Honors
;Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team, Galatasaray
*Turkish Presidents Cup
**Winners (1): 2008
*EuroCup Women
**Winners (1): 2008–2009
;F ...
,
Tuğçe Canıtez,
Cansu Köksal,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar,
Esmeral Tunçluer,
Işıl Alben,
Nevriye Yılmaz,
LaToya Pringle,
Tilbe Şenyürek,
Åžaziye Ä°vegin,
Bahar Çağlar, (Coach:
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)
2015 EuroBasket : finished 5th among 20 teams
Pınar Demirok,
Tuğçe Canıtez,
Cansu Köksal,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Olcay Çakır,
Bahar Çağlar,
Işıl Alben,
Nevriye Yılmaz,
Lara Sanders,
AyÅŸe Cora,
Tilbe Şenyürek,
Åžaziye Ä°vegin, (Coach:
Sevgi Karasu)
2017 EuroBasket : finished 5th among 16 teams
Pelin Bilgiç,
AyÅŸe Cora,
Olcay Çakır,
Birsel Vardarlı,
Bahar Çağlar,
Işıl Alben,
Tuğçe Canıtez,
Quanitra Hollingsworth,
Åžaziye Ä°vegin,
Tilbe Şenyürek,
Cansu Köksal,
Esra Ural, (Coach:
Ekrem Memnun)
2019 EuroBasket : finished 14th among 16 teams
2023 EuroBasket : finished 14th among 16 teams
Sevgi Uzun,
Feride Akalan,
Olcay Çakır (C),
Gökşen Fitik,
Teaira McCowan,
Alperi Onar,
Elif Bayram,
Derin ErdoÄŸan,
Tilbe Şenyürek,
Meltem Yıldızhan,
İlayda Güner,
Esra Ural, (Coach:
Ekrem Memnun)
See also
*
Turkey women's national under-20 basketball team
The Turkey women's national under-20 basketball team () is a national basketball team of Turkey, administered by the Turkish Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-20 basketball competitions.
FIBA U20 Wom ...
*
*
References
External links
*
FIBA Profile
{{Women's Mediterranean Games Basketball winners
Women's national basketball teams
1987 establishments in Turkey
National sports teams established in 1987