VakıfBank S.K.
| Full name | VakıfBank Türk Telekom Istanbul |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Ground | Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall (Capacity: 3,500) |
| Chairman |  Ömer Faruk Ergin |
| Manager |  Giovanni Guidetti |
| Captain | Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma |
| League | Turkish Women's Volleyball League CEV Champions League |
| 2010/11 | FIVB Club World Championship Runner-up CEV Champions League Champion |
| Website | Club home page |
| Medal record | ||
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| Women’s Volleyball | ||
| FIVB Club World Championship | ||
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2011 Doha | Team |
| CEV Champions League | ||
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2010-11 League | Team |
| The Champions Club | ||
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1998-99 League | Team |
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1997-98 League | Team |
| CEV Top Teams Cup | ||
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2003-04 Cup | Team |
| Challenge Cup | ||
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2007-08 Cup | Team |
| Women's Top Volley International | ||
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2007-08 Cup | Team |
| Turkish League | ||
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2009-10 League | Team |
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2005-06 League | Team |
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2004-05 League | Team |
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2003-04 League | Team |
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2002-03 League | Team |
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2000-01 League | Team |
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1999-00 League | Team |
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1998-99 League | Team |
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1997-98 League | Team |
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1996-97 League | Team |
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1994-95 League | Team |
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1992-93 League | Team |
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1991-92 League | Team |
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1990-91 League | Team |
| Turkish Cup | ||
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1997-98 Cup | Team |
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1996-97 Cup | Team |
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1994-95 Cup | Team |
VakıfBank Türk Telekom Istanbul, shortly VakıfBank TT,[1] is a Turkish volleyball club which plays its home matches at the Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall in Istanbul.
The current team was established following the merger between two formerly separate teams: Vakıfbank and Güneş Sigorta. Vakıfbank was originally an Ankara-based team. Türk Telekom is a former state-owned telecommunications company in Turkey.
Vakıfbank TT women's volleyball team won the European Top Teams Cup in 2004, while finishing 2nd in the European Champions' League of 1998 and 1999, and 3rd in the European Confederation Cup of 2000. The team managed to reach the Final Four of the European Champions' League in 4 seasons.[2]
Achievements
International
- 2011 FIVB Club World Championship Runner-up
- 2010-2011 Women's CEV Champions League
Champion - 2008 Women's Top Volley International Champion
- 2007-08 Challenge Cup Champion
- 2003-04 Top Teams Cup Champion
- 1998-99 The Champion Clubs Runner-up
- 1997-98 The Champion Clubs Runner-up
National
- 6 times Turkish League Champion (1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 2003-2004, 2004-2005)
- 3 times Turkish Cup Winner (1994-1995, 1996-1997, 1997-1998)
Previous names
- 1986-1999: Güneş Sigorta
- 1999-2009: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta
- 2009–2011: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom
- 2011–present: Vakıfbank Türk Telekom
Team Roster Season 2010-2011
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
Tuğçe Ergenç | July 23, 1991 | 180 | Outside Hitter |
| 2 | Turkey |
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma | November 25, 1985 | 182 | Outside Hitter |
| 3 | Turkey |
Gizem Güreşen | January 14, 1987 | 178 | Libero |
| 4 | Turkey |
Nilay Benli Özdemir | October 24, 1985 | 179 | Setter |
| 5 | Turkey |
Bahanur Şahin | March 6, 1991 | 176 | Libero |
| 7 |  Poland |
Małgorzata Glinka | September 30, 1978 | 193 | Opposite Hitter |
| 8 | Turkey |
Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak | April 20, 1990 | 184 | Middle Blocker |
| 9 | Turkey |
Özge Kırdar Çemberci | November 25, 1985 | 180 | Setter |
| 10 | Turkey |
Güldeniz Önal | March 25, 1984 | 181 | Outside Hitter |
| 11 | Turkey |
Bahar Toksoy | February 6, 1988 | 190 | Middle Blocker |
| 12 |  Serbia |
Jelena Nikolić | April 13, 1982 | 194 | Outside Hitter |
| 14 | Turkey |
Seray Altay | August 25, 1987 | 182 | Opposite Hitter |
| 15 |  Germany |
Christiane Fürst | March 29, 1985 | 192 | Middle Blocker |
See also
References
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