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Turkey women's national volleyball team

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Turkey
Nickname(s)
  • Filenin Sultanları
  • (Sultans of the Net)
AssociationTurkish Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCEV
Head coachDaniele Santarelli[1]
FIVB ranking 4 Steady (29 June 2025)[2]
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2012)
Best result4th place (2024)
World Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2006)
Best resultSilver (2025)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2003)
Best result (2023)
European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1963)
Best result (2023)
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Honours
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2025 Thailand Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokyo Team
Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2023 Arlington Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rimini Team
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ningbo Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgium-Estonia-Germany-Italy
Silver medal – second place 2003 Turkey
Silver medal – second place 2019 Slovakia-Hungary-Poland-Turkey
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Serbia-Italy
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Azerbaijan-Georgia
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Serbia-Bulgaria-Croatia-Romania
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Azerbaijan Team
European League
Gold medal – first place 2014 Rüsselsheim
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kayseri
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul
Silver medal – second place 2015 No Host
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ankara
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montreux
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montreux
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montreux
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Spain Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Syria Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Greece Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunisia Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Turkey Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Algeria Team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Algeria Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Spain Team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Team
Gold medal – first place 2025 Riyadh Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku Team
Turkey against France during the 2009 European Championship in 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"[3] (English: Sultans of the Net) since the 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship hosted in Ankara, Turkey. As of 8 September 2025, the team is ranked third in the FIVB World Rankings. 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.

Turkey against Bulgaria during their debut at the European Championship in 1963.

Turkey debuted at the European Championship in 1963, finishing 10th, and hosted the 1967 edition, finishing 12th. In 2003, Turkey won the silver medal at the European Championship on home soil, with Neslihan Demir as their top player. Turkish women's volleyball has undergone a rapid transformation since the 2000s, achieving many successes at both club and national team level.

Turkey were crowned European Champions for the first time in 2023.

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, 2023.[4] In that period, it completed the final stage of the Nations League, European Championship and Olympic Qualification Round. The team furthermore played the semi-final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal at the 2025 FIVB World Championship.

Turkey won the silver medal at the 2025 FIVB World Championship.

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
Australia 2032
Total 0 titles 3/18 17 8 9 33 36

World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 2006 9th–12th places 10th Place 11 5 6 17 22 Squad
Japan 2010 5th–8th places 6th Place 11 6 5 23 22 Squad
Italy 2014 Second round 9th Place 9 5 4 21 15 Squad
Japan 2018 Second round 10th Place 9 5 4 15 15 Squad
NetherlandsPoland 2022 Quarterfinals 8th place 10 6 4 21 16 Squad
Thailand 2025 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 1 20 5 Squad
United StatesCanada 2027 future events
Philippines 2029
Total 0 Titles 6/22 57 33 24 117 95 —

FIVB World Cup

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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

World Grand Prix

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
China 2018 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 15 10 5 35 23 Squad
China 2019 Semifinals 4th 19 13 6 43 25 Squad
Italy 2021 Semifinals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17 12 5 40 24 Squad
Turkey 2022 Semifinals 4th 15 8 7 31 25 Squad
United States 2023 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 15 12 3 40 13 Squad
Thailand 2024 Quarterfinals 6th 13 8 5 31 21 Squad
Poland 2025 Quarterfinals 6th 13 8 5 30 20 Squad
Total 7/7 107 71 36 250 151

Mediterranean Games

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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[7] Final Round 12th 8 0 8 1 23
West Germany 1989[8] Final Round 11th 7 2 5 8 17
Netherlands 1995[9] Preliminary Round 12th 5 0 5 2 15
Turkey 2003[10] Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 2 17 6
Croatia 2005[11] Final Round 6th 7 3 4 11 12
Belgium Luxembourg 2007[12] Playoff Round 10th 6 2 4 6 20
Poland 2009[13] Playoff Round 5th 6 4 2 14 8
Italy Serbia 2011[14] 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[15] 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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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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

European League

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Position W L
Azerbaijan 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 2
Turkey 2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0
Saudi Arabia 2025 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0
Total 3/3 12 2

Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

No. Pos. Player Birth date and age Height
(cm)		 Block
(cm)		 Spike
(cm)
1 L Gizem Örge (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 32) 173 263 270
3 S Cansu Özbay (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 29) 179 294 299
4 OP Melissa Vargas (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 26) 194 315 325
7 OH Hande Baladın (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 28) 187 304 310
8 MB Sinead Jack Kısal (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 32) 195 304 310
11 OP Derya Cebecioğlu (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 25) 181 303 308
12 S Elif Şahin (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 25) 184 302 306
14 MB Eda Erdem (C) (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 38) 188 304 313
18 MB Zehra Güneş (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 26) 198 312 318
19 MB Aslı Kalaç (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 30) 185 302 309
20 OH Yaprak Erkek (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 24) 182 300 306
22 OH İlkin Aydın (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 26) 179 298 304
23 L Eylül Yatgın (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 26) 170 270 285
99 OH Ebrar Karakurt (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 26) 195 315 325

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. ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Filenin Sultanları bu kez üzdü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  4. ^ "Türkiye". voleyballworld.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Women Volleyball World Cup 2003 – Japan 01-15.11". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  6. ^ JAPAN UNVEILED AS FIRST HOSTS OF OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS
  7. ^ "Women Volleyball XII European Championship 1981 Sofia (BUL) – 19–27.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Women Volleyball XIX European Championship 1995 Arnhem (NED) 23.09–01.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  10. ^ "Women Volleyball XXIII European Championship 2003 Ankara (TUR) – 20–28.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  11. ^ "Women Volleyball XXIV European Championship 2005 Zagreb,Pula (CRO) 17–25.09". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Women Volleyball XXVII European Championship 2011 Serbia and Italy 23.09 – 02.10". Todor 66. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  15. ^ "Serbia silence record-breaking crowd to retain EuroVolley crown". CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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