Turkey women's national volleyball team

The Turkey women's national volleyball team is the women's national team of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It is governed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation

Turkish Volleyball Federation

The Turkish Volleyball Federation is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Turkey. Formed in 1958, it is based in Ankara...

and takes part in international volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

competitions. The team's biggest success came in 2003, when Turkey won the silver medal at the 2003 European Championship in Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

.

The national team is nicknamed "Filenin Sultanları" (Sultanas of the Net). With players like Bahar Mert

Bahar Mert

Bahar Mert is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2007 and wear 1 number. She is team's captain...

, Esra Gümüş

Esra Gümüs

Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Özlem Özçelik

Özlem Özçelik

Özlem Özçelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as middle blocker. She plays for Beşiktaş.Özlem played 312 times for national team...

, Natalia Hanikoğlu

Natalia Hanikoglu

Natalia Hanikoğlu is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park and wears the number 7 jersey...

, Çiğdem Can Rasna

Çigdem Can Rasna

Çiğdem Can Rasna is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 184 cm and plays as middle player. She has played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem team since 2006 and wears number 12. Çiğdem is the team's captain. She played 280 times for national team...

, Gülden Kayalar

Gülden Kayalar

Gülden Kayalar is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 168 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva since 2003 and wear 2 number. She also played for Ankara Numunespor, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor.-Career:...

, Aysun Özbek

Aysun Özbek

Aysun Özbek is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Playing in the middle blocker position, she has competed for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta since 1996. She wears the number 5 jersey and is the team's captain.Özbek also played over 200 times for the national team...

, Seda Tokatlıoğlu

Seda Tokatlioglu

Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...

, Eda Erdem

Eda Erdem

Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...

and Neslihan Darnel

Neslihan Demir Darnel

Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

, Turkey women's national volleyball team has his spot among the European volleyball elite.

European Championship
European Volleyball Championship
The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions....

Year	Position	W	L
1963 1963 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 1963 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the sixth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...	10th	3	3
1967 1967 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 1967 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the sixth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...	12th	3	5
1981 1981 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 1981 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the twelfth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...	12th	0	7
1989 1989 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 1989 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...	11th	2	5
1995 1995 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 1995 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Arnhem and Groningen, Netherlands from September 23 to October 1, 1995...	11th	0	5
2003		5	2
2005	6th	3	4
2007 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 25th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...	10th	2	4
2009 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...	5th	4	2
2011 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...		5	2
Total	10/27	27	39

World Championship

Year	Position	W	L
2006	10th	5	6
2010 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship The 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the 16th edition of the FIVB World Championship. Like the previous 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, the 2010 edition also was held in Japan, from October 29, 2010 to November 14, 2010, though the range of venues and locations was modified...	6th	6	5
Total	2/16	11	11

World Cup

Year	Position	W	L
2003 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, 2004....	7th	5	6
Total	1/10	5	6

World Grand Prix

Year	Position	W	L
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 is a women's volleyball tournament played by 12 countries from June 20 to July 12, 2008. The finals will be held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American...	7th	4	5
Total	1/19	4	5

European Volleyball League
European Volleyball League
The European Volleyball League is an annual continental volleyball tournament, introduced in 2004. The event is the European equivalent of the FIVB World League. After a preliminary league round the tournament ends with a Final Four, hosted in one city. The women's tournament introduced in...

Year	Position	W	L
2009 2009 Women's European Volleyball League The 2009 Women's European Volleyball League was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 22 to June 28, 2009...		11	3
2010 2010 Women's European Volleyball League The 2010 Women's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from June 5 to July 18, 2010...		10	5
2011 2011 Women's European Volleyball League The 2011 Women's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured Women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey...		11	3
Total	3/3	32	11

Mediterranean Games
Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games
volleyball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1959 for men and since the year 1975 for women . The Italy national volleyball team and Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team are the most successful men's teams and the Italy women's national volleyball team is...

Year	Position
1975 Volleyball at the 1975 Mediterranean Games In the 1975 Mediterranean Games, one of the games played was volleyball. Yougoslavia won the men's and the women's division .-Medalists:-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-External links:*...
1979 Volleyball at the 1979 Mediterranean Games In the 1979 Mediterranean Games, one of the games played was volleyball. Yougoslavia won the men's division and Italy won the women's division.-Medalists:-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-External links:*...	4th
1983 Volleyball at the 1983 Mediterranean Games In the 1983 Mediterranean Games, one of the games played was volleyball. Italy won the men's division and also won the women's division.-Medalists:-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-External links:*...	5th
1987 Volleyball at the 1987 Mediterranean Games In the 1987 Mediterranean Games, one of the games played was volleyball. Spain won the men's division and Albania won the women's.-Medalists:-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-External links:*...
1991 Volleyball at the 1991 Mediterranean Games The Volleyball Tournament at the 1991 Mediterranean Games was held in Athens, Greece from June 11 to July 12, 1991.-Medalists:-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-External links:*...
1993 Volleyball at the 1993 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-References:...
1997 Volleyball at the 1997 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-References:...
2001 Volleyball at the 2001 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-References:...
2005 Volleyball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games The Volleyball Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Mediterranean Sports Palace and the Moisés Ruiz Sports Hall of the Diputación from Friday June 24 to Sunday July 3, 2005 in Almería, Spain.-Teams:Group AGroup B...
2009 Volleyball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-References:* *...
Total	10/10

Current squad

Technical Staff
Mehmet Bedestenlioğlu (Head Coach) Taner Atik (Assistant Coach) Nilüfer Shimonsky (Team Manager) Cengiz Göllü (Women’s National Teams Coordinator) Alper Hamurcu (Statistic) Onur Çarıkçı (Statistic)

No.	Player	Height	Club	Position
1.	Nihan Yeldan	172	Fenerbahçe Universal	Libero
6.	Elif Onur	185	Nilüfer Belediyespor Nilüfer Belediyespor Nilüfer BS is a sports club from Nilüfer district of Bursa. Althougn competing at lots of branches, the club mostly known for its football and volleyball sections....	Outside Hitter
7.	Gizem Güreşen Gizem Güreşen Gizem Güreşen is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 178 cm and plays as libero. She plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta.-Career:...	178	VB Güneş Sigorta	Libero
8.	Bahar Toksoy Bahar Toksoy Bahar Toksoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as a middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and wears number 11. She is regular Turkish national team player.-Career:...	188	VB Güneş Sigorta	Middle Blocker
9.	Deniz Hakyemez Deniz Hakyemez Deniz Hakyemez is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 188 cm and plays as an outside hitter.Hakyemez plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She signed 1 year contract with the team on July 2009.-External links:*...	188	Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Volleyball Team Galatasaray is the women's volleyball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.-Previous names:* Galatasaray * Galatasaray Medical Park * Galatasaray -Domestic:...	Outside Hitter
10.	Gözde Kırdar Gözde Kırdar Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....	182	VB Güneş Sigorta	Outside Hitter
11.	Naz Aydemir Naz Aydemir Naz Aydemir is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal and wears the number 17. She's won one league championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva...	186	Fenerbahçe Universal	Setter
12.	Esra Gümüş Esra Gümüs Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...	181	Eczacıbaşı Zentiva	Outside Hitter
13.	Neriman Özsoy Neriman Özsoy Neriman Özsoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Despar Perugia and after then she signed one year loan with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland....	188	Pge Trefl Sopot	Outside Hitter
14.	Eda Erdem Eda Erdem Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...	188	Fenerbahçe Universal	Middle Blocker
15.	Meryem Boz Meryem Boz Meryem Boz is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland....	194	Pge Trefl Sopot	Outside Hitter
16.	İpek Soroğlu İpek Soroğlu İpek Soroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm and plays as middle blocker and plays for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Career:İpek signed a 3 years contract with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem on June 2009...	194	Fenerbahçe Universal	Middle Blocker
17.	Neslihan Darnel Neslihan Demir Darnel Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...	187	Eczacıbaşı Zentiva	Opposite
19.	Seda Tokatlıoğlu Seda Tokatlioglu Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...	192	Fenerbahçe Universal	Opposite

Squads

2003 European Championship — Silver Medal

Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2007 and wear 1 number. She is team's captain...

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Sinem Akap, Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as middle blocker. She plays for Beşiktaş.Özlem played 312 times for national team...

, Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Playing in the middle blocker position, she has competed for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta since 1996. She wears the number 5 jersey and is the team's captain.Özbek also played over 200 times for the national team...

, Natalia Hanikoğlu
Natalia Hanikoglu
Natalia Hanikoğlu is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park and wears the number 7 jersey...

, Mesude Kuyan, Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Rabita Baku. She played 275 times for national team...

, Çiğdem Can
Çigdem Can Rasna
Çiğdem Can Rasna is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 184 cm and plays as middle player. She has played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem team since 2006 and wears number 12. Çiğdem is the team's captain. She played 280 times for national team...

, Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 168 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva since 2003 and wear 2 number. She also played for Ankara Numunespor, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor.-Career:...

, Seda Tokatlıoğlu
Seda Tokatlioglu
Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...

and Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

. Head Coach: Reşat Yazıcıoğulları.

2003 FIVB World Cup
2003 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, 2004....

— 7th place

Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2007 and wear 1 number. She is team's captain...

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Sinem Akap, Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as middle blocker. She plays for Beşiktaş.Özlem played 312 times for national team...

, Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Playing in the middle blocker position, she has competed for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta since 1996. She wears the number 5 jersey and is the team's captain.Özbek also played over 200 times for the national team...

, Gökçen Denkel
Gökçen Denkel
Gökçen Denkel is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 193 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker.Gökçen Denkel plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She has played for Eczacıbaşı Zenitiva since she was 11 years old at both youth and senior level.-External links:*...

, Natalia Hanikoğlu
Natalia Hanikoglu
Natalia Hanikoğlu is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park and wears the number 7 jersey...

, Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....

, Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Rabita Baku. She played 275 times for national team...

, Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 168 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva since 2003 and wear 2 number. She also played for Ankara Numunespor, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor.-Career:...

, Seda Tokatlıoğlu
Seda Tokatlioglu
Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...

and Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

. Head Coach: Reşat Yazıcıoğulları.

2005 European Championship — 6th place

Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2007 and wear 1 number. She is team's captain...

, Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 168 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva since 2003 and wear 2 number. She also played for Ankara Numunespor, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor.-Career:...

, Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as middle blocker. She plays for Beşiktaş.Özlem played 312 times for national team...

, Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Playing in the middle blocker position, she has competed for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta since 1996. She wears the number 5 jersey and is the team's captain.Özbek also played over 200 times for the national team...

, Duygu Sipahioğlu, Natalia Hanikoğlu
Natalia Hanikoglu
Natalia Hanikoğlu is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park and wears the number 7 jersey...

, Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 188 cm and plays as an outside hitter.Hakyemez plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She signed 1 year contract with the team on July 2009.-External links:*...

, Güldeniz Önal
Güldeniz Önal
Güldeniz Önal is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 182 cm and plays as outside hitter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2008 and wear 10 number...

, Elif Ağca
Elif Agca
Elif Ağca is a national level Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as settler. She played for Galatasaray in 2009-2010 season...

, Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...

, Seda Tokatlıoğlu
Seda Tokatlioglu
Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...

and Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

. Head Coach: Reşat Yazıcıoğulları.

2006 World Championship — 10th place

Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2007 and wear 1 number. She is team's captain...

, Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 168 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva since 2003 and wear 2 number. She also played for Ankara Numunespor, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor.-Career:...

, Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik
Özlem Özçelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as middle blocker. She plays for Beşiktaş.Özlem played 312 times for national team...

, Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Playing in the middle blocker position, she has competed for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta since 1996. She wears the number 5 jersey and is the team's captain.Özbek also played over 200 times for the national team...

, Natalia Hanikoğlu
Natalia Hanikoglu
Natalia Hanikoğlu is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park and wears the number 7 jersey...

, Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 188 cm and plays as an outside hitter.Hakyemez plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She signed 1 year contract with the team on July 2009.-External links:*...

, Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Elif Ağca
Elif Agca
Elif Ağca is a national level Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as settler. She played for Galatasaray in 2009-2010 season...

, Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...

, Seda Tokatlıoğlu
Seda Tokatlioglu
Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...

and Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

. Head Coach: Reşat Yazıcıoğulları.

2007 European Championship
2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 25th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

— 10th place

Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert
Bahar Mert is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2007 and wear 1 number. She is team's captain...

, Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 168 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva since 2003 and wear 2 number. She also played for Ankara Numunespor, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor.-Career:...

, Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek
Aysun Özbek is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Playing in the middle blocker position, she has competed for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta since 1996. She wears the number 5 jersey and is the team's captain.Özbek also played over 200 times for the national team...

, Gökçen Denkel
Gökçen Denkel
Gökçen Denkel is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 193 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker.Gökçen Denkel plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She has played for Eczacıbaşı Zenitiva since she was 11 years old at both youth and senior level.-External links:*...

, Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 188 cm and plays as an outside hitter.Hakyemez plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She signed 1 year contract with the team on July 2009.-External links:*...

, Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....

, Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Rabita Baku. She played 275 times for national team...

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Çiğdem Can Rasna
Çigdem Can Rasna
Çiğdem Can Rasna is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 184 cm and plays as middle player. She has played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem team since 2006 and wears number 12. Çiğdem is the team's captain. She played 280 times for national team...

, Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...

, Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Despar Perugia and after then she signed one year loan with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland....

and Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

. Head Coach: Alessandro Chiappini.

2008 FIVB World Grand Prix
FIVB World Grand Prix 2008
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 is a women's volleyball tournament played by 12 countries from June 20 to July 12, 2008. The finals will be held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American...

— 7th place

Nihan Yeldan
Nihan Yeldan
Nihan Yeldan Güneyligil is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal.-Career:...

, Seray Altay
Seray Altay
Seray Altay is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 182 cm and plays as opposite. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.-Career:With VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom Seray won the 2010–11 CEV Champions League....

, Ergül Avcı
Ergül Avcı
Ergül Avcı is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and also played before for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem, Yeşilyurt and Bursa Nilüfer Belediye for 2009-10 season from Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Clubs:* 2008-09 Women's CEV Top...

, Duygu Bal
Duygu Bal
Duygu Bal is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as a middle blocker. She plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe....

, Bahar Toksoy
Bahar Toksoy
Bahar Toksoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as a middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and wears number 11. She is regular Turkish national team player.-Career:...

, Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 188 cm and plays as an outside hitter.Hakyemez plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She signed 1 year contract with the team on July 2009.-External links:*...

, Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....

, Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Rabita Baku. She played 275 times for national team...

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Despar Perugia and after then she signed one year loan with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland....

, Seda Tokatlıoğlu
Seda Tokatlioglu
Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...

and Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal and wears the number 17. She's won one league championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva...

. Head Coach: Alessandro Chiappini.

2009 European League
2009 Women's European Volleyball League
The 2009 Women's European Volleyball League was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 22 to June 28, 2009...

— 2nd place

İpek Soroğlu
İpek Soroğlu
İpek Soroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm and plays as middle blocker and plays for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Career:İpek signed a 3 years contract with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem on June 2009...

, Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Rabita Baku. She played 275 times for national team...

, Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

, Nihan Yeldan
Nihan Yeldan
Nihan Yeldan Güneyligil is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal.-Career:...

, Seda Tokatlıoğlu
Seda Tokatlioglu
Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...

, Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 188 cm and plays as an outside hitter.Hakyemez plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She signed 1 year contract with the team on July 2009.-External links:*...

, Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal and wears the number 17. She's won one league championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva...

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...

, Duygu Bal
Duygu Bal
Duygu Bal is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as a middle blocker. She plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe....

, Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....

and Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar
Gülden Kayalar is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 168 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva since 2003 and wear 2 number. She also played for Ankara Numunespor, Şanlıurfa Gençlikspor.-Career:...

Head Coach: Alessandro Chiappini.

2009 European Championship
2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

— 5th place

Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik
Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Rabita Baku. She played 275 times for national team...

, Nihan Yeldan
Nihan Yeldan
Nihan Yeldan Güneyligil is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal.-Career:...

, Elif Onur, Gizem Güreşen
Gizem Güreşen
Gizem Güreşen is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 178 cm and plays as libero. She plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta.-Career:...

, Bahar Toksoy
Bahar Toksoy
Bahar Toksoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as a middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and wears number 11. She is regular Turkish national team player.-Career:...

, Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez
Deniz Hakyemez is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 188 cm and plays as an outside hitter.Hakyemez plays for Galatasaray Medical Park. She signed 1 year contract with the team on July 2009.-External links:*...

, Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....

, Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal and wears the number 17. She's won one league championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva...

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Despar Perugia and after then she signed one year loan with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland....

, Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...

, Meryem Boz
Meryem Boz
Meryem Boz is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland....

, İpek Soroğlu
İpek Soroğlu
İpek Soroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm and plays as middle blocker and plays for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Career:İpek signed a 3 years contract with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem on June 2009...

and Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

. Head Coach: Alessandro Chiappini.

2011 European Championship
2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

— Silver Medal

Asuman Karakoyun, Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma
Gözde Kırdar
Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player....

, Gizem Güreşen
Gizem Güreşen
Gizem Güreşen is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 178 cm and plays as libero. She plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta.-Career:...

, Elif Onur, Ergül Avcı
Ergül Avcı
Ergül Avcı is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and also played before for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem, Yeşilyurt and Bursa Nilüfer Belediye for 2009-10 season from Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Clubs:* 2008-09 Women's CEV Top...

, Polen Uslupehlivan
Polen Uslupehlivan
Polen Uslupehlivan is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is tall and plays as an opposite. She currently plays for Nilüfer Belediyespor and wears the number 6. Polen Uslupehlivan is a member of the Turkish national team.-National team:*2011 European League - *2011 European Championship -...

, Bahar Toksoy
Bahar Toksoy
Bahar Toksoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as a middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and wears number 11. She is regular Turkish national team player.-Career:...

, Güldeniz Önal
Güldeniz Önal
Güldeniz Önal is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 182 cm and plays as outside hitter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2008 and wear 10 number...

, Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir
Naz Aydemir is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal and wears the number 17. She's won one league championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva...

, Esra Gümüş
Esra Gümüs
Esra Gümüş is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 181 cm and plays as an outside hitter with the jersey number of 12 in Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She started her career with VakıfBank Istanbul in 1995 to 2000. Then she played for Yeşilyurt between 2000-04...

, Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter.-Career:She signed two years deal with Despar Perugia and after then she signed one year loan with Pge Trefl Sopot in Poland....

, Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...

, Neşve Büyükbayram, Selime İlyasoğlu
Selime İlyasoğlu
Selime İlyasoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 183 cm and plays as outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.-References:...

, Neslihan Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel
Neslihan Demir Darnel is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.-Career:She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team...

, Özge Kırdar Çemberci
Özge Kırdar
Özge Kırdar Çemberci is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as setter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 9. She is regular national team player...

and Ceren Kestirengöz. Head Coach: Marco Aurelio Motta.

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