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Turkey women's national volleyball team

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Türkiye
AssociationTurkish Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCEV
Head coachDaniele Santarelli[1]
FIVB ranking? (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2012)
Best result4th (2024)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 2006)
Best result6th (2010)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2003)
Best result (2023)
European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1963)
Best result (2023)
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Turkey against France EVC 2009 Poland
Turkey won the European Games in 2015

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 the most successful national sports team 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 fourth in the FIVB World Rankings as of August 2024. Daniele Santarelli is the head coach of the team.[1]

History

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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.[3] In that period, it completed the final stage of the Nations League, European Championship and Olympic Qualification Round / FIVB World Cup.

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

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Summer Olympics

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Preliminary round 9th place 5 2 3 9 11 Squad
Brazil 2016 did not qualify
Japan 2020 Quarterfinals 5th place 6 3 3 14 11 Squad
France 2024 Semifinals 4th place 6 3 3 10 14 Squad
United States 2028 future events
Total 0 titles 3/16 17 8 9 33 36

World Championship

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Year Position W L
Japan 2006[4] 10th 5 6
Japan 2010[5] 6th 6 5
Italy 2014 9th 5 4
Japan 2018 10th 5 4
NetherlandsPoland 2022 8th 6 4
Thailand 2025 qualified
Total 5/19 27 23

FIVB World Cup

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Year Position W L
Japan 2003[6] 7th 5 6
Japan 2023[7] 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0
Total 2/14 12 6

World Grand Prix

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Year Position W L
Japan 2008 7th 4 5
China 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 4
Japan 2013 8th 6 3
Japan 2014 4th 8 6
United States 2015 11th 2 7
Thailand 2016 10th 3 6
China 2017 11th 2 7
Total 7/25 35 38

Nations League

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Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
China 2018 Final Round 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 15 10 5 35 23 Squad
China 2019 Final Round 4th 19 13 6 43 25 Squad
Italy 2021 Final Round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17 12 5 40 24 Squad
Turkey 2022 Final Round 4th 15 8 7 31 25 Squad
United States 2023 Final Round 1st place, gold medalist(s) 15 12 3 40 13 Squad
Thailand 2024 Final Round 6th 13 8 5 31 21 Squad
2025
Total 6/6 94 63 31 220 131

Mediterranean Games

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Year Position
Algeria 1975 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 4th
Morocco 1983 5th
Syria 1987 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greece 1991 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
France 1993 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 1997 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tunisia 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Italy 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Turkey 2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Algeria 2022 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Italy 2026
Total 13/13

European Championship

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Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Romania 1963 Round Robin 10th 6 3 3 9 10
Turkey 1967 Round Robin 12th 8 3 5 16 19
Bulgaria 1981[8] Final Round 12th 8 0 8 1 23
West Germany 1989[9] Final Round 11th 7 2 5 8 17
Netherlands 1995[10] Preliminary Round 12th 5 0 5 2 15
Turkey 2003[11] Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 2 17 6
Croatia 2005[12] Final Round 6th 7 3 4 11 12
Belgium Luxembourg 2007[13] Playoff Round 10th 6 2 4 6 20
Poland 2009[14] Playoff Round 5th 6 4 2 14 8
Italy Serbia 2011[15] Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 2 17 11
Germany 2013 Quarter Final 7th 5 3 2 9 8
Netherlands Belgium 2015 Semifinal 4th 6 4 2 12 8
Azerbaijan Georgia (country) 2017 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 3 15 12
Slovakia Hungary Poland Turkey 2019[16] Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 7 2 24 12
Serbia Bulgaria Croatia Romania 2021 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 8 1 25 5
Belgium Italy Germany Estonia 2023 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 9 0 27 6
Azerbaijan Czech Republic Sweden Turkey 2026
Total Qualified: 16/33 112 62 50 213 192

European Games

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Year Position W L
Azerbaijan 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1
Total 1/1 7 1

European League

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Year Position W L
Turkey 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 3
Turkey 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 5
Turkey 2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 3
Czech Republic 2012 8th 5 7
Bulgaria 2013 6th 6 6
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 3
2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 3
Total 7/12 65 30

Montreux Volley Masters

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Year Position W L
Switzerland 2007 6th 2 3
Switzerland 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1
Switzerland 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 2
Switzerland 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1
Switzerland 2019 5th 3 1
Total 5/34 16 8

Islamic Solidarity Games

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Year Position W L
Azerbaijan 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 2
Turkey 2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0
Total 2/2 7 2

Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.[17]

Head coach: Italy Daniele Santarelli[18]

Former squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b GENGÖNÜL, Burak (27 December 2022). "Filenin Sultanları'nın Yeni Başantrenörü Daniele Santarelli". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu | TVF (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Filenin Sultanları bu kez üzdü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ "Türkiye". voleyballworld.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Women Volleyball XV World Championship 2006 Japan – 31.10–16.11". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  5. ^ "Women Volleyball XIV World Championship 2010 Japan – 28.10–13.11". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  6. ^ "Women Volleyball World Cup 2003 – Japan 01-15.11". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  7. ^ "Women Volleyball World Cup 2023 – Japan 16-24.09". Volleyball World. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  8. ^ "Women Volleyball XII European Championship 1981 Sofia (BUL) – 19–27.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  9. ^ "Women Volleyball XVI European Championship 1989 Stuttgart (FRG) – 02-10.09". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  10. ^ "Women Volleyball XIX European Championship 1995 Arnhem (NED) 23.09–01.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  11. ^ "Women Volleyball XXIII European Championship 2003 Ankara (TUR) – 20–28.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  12. ^ "Women Volleyball XXIV European Championship 2005 Zagreb,Pula (CRO) 17–25.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  13. ^ "Women Volleyball XXV European Championship 2007 Belgium, Luxembourg – 20–30.09". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  14. ^ "Women Volleyball XXVI European Championship 2009 – Poland 25.09–04.10". Todor 66. Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  15. ^ "Women Volleyball XXVII European Championship 2011 Serbia and Italy 23.09 – 02.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  16. ^ "Serbia silence record-breaking crowd to retain EuroVolley crown". CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Filenin Sultanları'nın Paris 2024 Kadrosu Belli Oldu" [The Paris 2024 Roster of The Sultans of the Net Announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Team roster: Turkey" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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