
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
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
, Turkey. It is ranked fourth in the
FIVB World Rankings
The FIVB Senior World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. The teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on thei ...
as of 8 January 2025.
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. Turkish women's volleyball has undergone a rapid transformation since the 2000s, achieving many successes at both club and national 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 in 2023.
In that period, it completed the final stage of the
Nations League,
European Championship and
Olympic Qualification Round.
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
World Championship
FIVB World Cup
World Grand Prix
Nations League
Mediterranean Games
European Championship
European Games
European League
Montreux Volley Masters
Islamic Solidarity Games
Team
Current squad
Roster for the
2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.
* Head coach:
Daniele Santarelli
* 2
Simge Aköz L,C
* 6
Saliha Åžahin OH
* 7
Hande Baladın OH
* 9
Meliha Diken OH
* 10
Ayçin Akyol MB
* 11
Derya CebecioÄŸlu OH
* 12
Elif Åžahin S
* 13
Dilay Özdemir S
* 15
Deniz Uyanık MB
* 16
Berka Buse Özden MB
* 19
Aslı Kalaç MB
* 20
Yaprak Erkek OH
* 21
Ayşe Çürük OH
* 23
Eylül Akarçeşme Yatgın L
* 41
Alexia Căruțașu OP
Former squads
*
2003 European Championship — Silver Medal
*:
Bahar Mert,
Esra Gümüş,
Sinem Akap,
Özlem Özçelik,
Aysun Özbek,
Natalia HanikoÄŸlu,
Mesude Kuyan,
Pelin Çelik,
Çiğdem Can,
Gülden Kayalar,
Seda Tokatlıoğlu and
Neslihan Darnel. Head coach:
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:
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:
Marco Aurelio Motta
Marco may refer to:
People Given name
* Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor
Surname
* Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin
* Jindřich Marco (1921–2000), Czechoslovak photographer and numisma ...
.
*
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:
Marco Aurelio Motta
Marco may refer to:
People Given name
* Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor
Surname
* Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin
* Jindřich Marco (1921–2000), Czechoslovak photographer and numisma ...
.
*
2014 European League — Gold Medal
*:
Ezgi Dilik,
Kübra Akman,
Ceylan Arısan,
Bihter DumanoÄŸlu,
Polen Uslupehlivan,
Yeliz BaÅŸa,
Hatice Gizem Örge
Hatice (also Hadice, Hatçe) is an Arabic-origin Turkish feminine given name and Turkish variant of Khadija. It means trust worthy, highly respected and early born baby girl.
People
Notable people with this name include:
Ottoman period
* Hat ...
,
Cansu Çetin,
Gözde Yılmaz,
Meliha İsmailoğlu,
Çağla Akın and
Özgenur Yurtdagülen. Head coach:
Ferhat AkbaÅŸ.
*
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 DaÄŸdelenler. Head coach:
Ferhat AkbaÅŸ.
*
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:
Ferhat AkbaÅŸ.
*
2015 European League — Silver Medal
*:
Melike Yılmaz,
Birgül Güler,
Buse Kayacan,
Fatma Yıldırım,
Ceren Kestirengöz,
Ezgi Dilik,
Ezgi DaÄŸdelenler,
Meryem Boz,
Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak,
Damla Çakıroğlu,
Cansu Aydunoğulları,
Serpil Ersarı. Head coach:
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 CebecioÄŸlu,
Elif Åžahin,
Eda Erdem (
C),
Saliha Åžahin,
Zehra Güneş,
Aslı Kalaç,
İlkin Aydın,
Ebrar Karakurt. Head coach:
Daniele Santarelli.
*
2023 European Championship — Gold Medal
*:
Gizem Örge,
Simge Şebnem Aköz,
Cansu Özbay,
Melissa Vargas,
Ayça Aykaç,
Kübra Akman,
Hande Baladın,
Derya CebecioÄŸlu,
Elif Åžahin,
Eda Erdem (
C),
Zehra Güneş,
Aslı Kalaç,
İlkin Aydın,
Ebrar Karakurt. Head coach:
Daniele Santarelli.
*
2024 Summer Olympics
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— 4th place
*:
Gizem Örge,
Cansu Özbay,
Melissa Vargas,
Hande Baladın,
Meliha Diken,
Derya CebecioÄŸlu,
Elif Åžahin,
Eda Erdem Dündar,
Zehra Güneş,
Aslı Kalaç,
İlkin Aydın,
Ebrar Karakurt. Head coach:
Daniele Santarelli.
See also
** Women's
*
Turkey Women's national volleyball team U23
*
Turkey Women's national volleyball team U20
*
Turkey Women's national volleyball team U18
** Men's
*
Turkey Men's national volleyball team
*
Turkey Men's national volleyball team U23
*
Turkey Men's national volleyball team U21
*
Turkey Men's national volleyball team U19
References
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External links
*
FIVB profileCEV profile
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