Turkey men's national volleyball team

This article is about men's national volleyball team. For women's, see Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Turkey

Nickname(s)	Filenin Efeleri
Association	Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Slobodan Kovač
FIVB ranking	17 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
World Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1956 )
Best result	11th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1958 )
Best result	10th (2021)
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Honours Challenger Cup 2023 Qatar 2022 South Korea European League 2019 Estonia 2021 Belgium 2023 Croatia 2012 Turkey 2022 Croatia 2008 Turkey 2010 Spain 2018 Czech Republic Mediterranean Games 1959 Lebanon 1971 Turkey 1987 Syria 1997 Italy 1963 Italy 1967 Tunisia 1993 France 2001 Tunisia Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Indonesia 2021 Turkey

The Turkey men's national volleyball team is the men's national team of Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

Medals

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Challenger Cup	1	1	0	2
European League	3	2	3	8
Mediterranean Games	0	4	4	8
Islamic Solidarity Games	0	0	2	2
Summer Universiade	2	0	0	2
Total	6	7	9	22

Competitions

Olympic Games

Main article: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

World Championship

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

World Championship record
Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1949 – 1952	did not enter
1956	21st–24th places	22nd	5	2	3	8	9
1960 – 1962	did not enter
1966	9th–16th places	16th	10	2	8	7	19
1970 – 1994	did not qualify
1998	First round	19th	3	0	3	2	9	Squad
2002 – 2018	did not qualify
2022	Round of 16	11th	4	2	2	8	6	Squad
2025	In Progress
Total	5/21		22	6	16	25	43

Record by Opponent

FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship(by team)
Opponent	GP	MW	ML
Australia	1		1
Belgium	1		1
Brazil	1		1
Canada	2	2
China	2	1	1
Hungary	1		1
India	1		1
Italy	2	1	1
Japan	1	1
Libya	1	1
Luxembourg	1	1
Mongolia	1	1
Netherlands	1		1
Poland	1		1
Romania	1		1
Russia	1		1
South Korea	1		1
Soviet Union	1		1
United States	2		2
Germany	1	1
Yugoslavia	1		1
Total	25	9	16

World Cup

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	L
1965 – 2019	did not enter
Total	1/15	7	4	3

World League

Main article: FIVB Volleyball World League

World League Record
Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	L
1990 – 2009	did not enter
2010 – 2013	did not qualify
2014	Group 3 Final	22nd	8	5	3
2015	Intercontinental round	25th	6	5	1
2016	Group 2 Final	16th	11	8	3
2017	Intercontinental round	23rd	9	3	6
Total	5/21		34	21	13

Nations League

Main article: FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

Year	Result	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	PW	PL	Squad
2018	did not qualify
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024	16th place	12	1	11	13	34	1024	1124	Squad
2025	17th place	12	3	9	14	28	945	992	Squad
2026	qualified
Total	2/7	24	4	20	27	62	1969	2116	—

Record by opponent

FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League matches (by team)
Opponent	GP	MW	ML
Argentina	2	0	2
Brazil	1	0	1
Bulgaria	2	1	1
Canada	1	0	1
China	1	1	0
France	2	0	2
Germany	2	1	1
Iran	1	1	0
Italy	1	0	1
Netherlands	2	0	2
Poland	2	0	2
Serbia	2	0	2
Slovenia	2	0	2
Ukraine	1	0	1
United States	2	0	2
Total	24	4	20

Challenger Cup

Main article: FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup Record
Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	L
2018	did not qualify
2019	Semifinal	4th	4	1	3
2022	Final		3	2	1
2023	Final		3	3	0
2024	did not enter (Participated in Nations League)
Total	3/5	Titles:1	10	6	4

Record by opponent

FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	GP	MW	ML
Belarus	1	0	1
Chile	1	1	0
Cuba	2	0	2
Dominican Republic	1	1	0
Qatar	2	2	0
Slovenia	1	0	1
South Korea	1	1	0
Ukraine	1	1	0
Total	10	6	4

European Championship

Main article: Men's European Volleyball Championship

European Championship Record										Qualification Record
Year	Result	M	W	L	SW	SL	PW	PL		M	W	L	SW	SL	PW	PL
1948	did not enter									no qualification
1950
1951
1955
1958	12/20	11	6	5	22	19	489	500
1963	11/17	12	8	4	27	14	551	425
1967	14/20	10	3	7	15	25	428	512
1971	15/22	7	3	4	10	16	291	321
1975	did not qualify
1977										4	1	3	6	10
1979										did not start
1981										5	3	2	10	9
1983										3	0	3	0	9
1985										5	2	3	6	11
1987										5	2	3	7	9
1989										3	1	2	3	8
1991										5	2	3	7	9
1993										6	2	4	8	14
1995										6	4	2	14	11
1997										8	5	3	18	12
1999										10	4	6	17	19
2001										6	4	2	13	9
2003										6	1	5	7	15
2005										6	5	1	16	4
2007	15/16	3	0	3	3	9	243	287		6	5	1	17	5
2009	13/16	3	0	3	2	9	234	269		via host
2011	11/16	4	1	3	6	9	320	332		8	6	2	20	9
2013	14/16	3	0	3	4	9	283	293		8	4	4	19	14
2015	did not qualify									6	3	3	12	13
2017	11/16	4	1	3	5	10	339	357		8	6	2	21	10
2019	12/24	6	2	4	9	13	474	496		via 2017 ranking
2021	10/24	6	3	3	14	11	579	554		4	3	1	10	4	328	263
2023	13/24	6	2	4	12	13	574	546		4	3	1	11	4	349	278
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	12/33	75	29	46	129	157	4805	4892		122	66	56

• 1975 results unknown
• 1983:   Turkey-  Belgium result unknown

European Volleyball League

Main article: Men's European Volleyball League

European League Record
Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	L
2004	League Round	5th	12	7	5
2005	Semifinal	4th	14	8	6
2006	Semifinal	4th	14	6	8
2007	League Round	5th	12	9	3
2008	Semifinal		14	7	7
2009	League Round	5th	12	8	4
2010	Semifinal		14	7	7
2011	League Round	11th	12	3	9
2012	Final		14	6	8
2013	Semifinal	4th	14	4	10
2014	League Round	8th	8	3	5
2015	League Round	6th	12	6	6
2016	did not enter
2017
2018	Semifinal		8	5	3
2019	Final		8	8	0
2021	Final		8	8	0
2022	Final		6	5	1
2023	Final		8	7	1
2024	did not enter (Participated in Nations League)
2025
Total	17/21		190	107	83

Mediterranean Games

Main article: Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games

Year	Position
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975	5th
1979	7th
1983	7th
1987
1991	6th
1993
1997
2001
2005	8th
2009	5th
2013	4th
2018	7th
2022	5th
2026

Other tournaments

• Balkan Volleyball Championship
• BVA Cup

• Islamic Solidarity Games
  • 2013 – 3rd place
  • 2017 – 4th
  • 2021 – 3rd place

• Universiade
  • 2005 – Champions
  • 2007 – Champions

Team

Current squad

The following is the Turkish roster in the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. ^[1]

Head coach: Slobodan Kovac

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2023–24 club
3	Ahmet Tümer	15 September 2001	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	375 cm (148 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Galatasaray
5	Mert Matić	22 May 1995	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	368 cm (145 in)	350 cm (140 in)	Halkbank
7	Bedirhan Bülbül  [ tr ]	29 July 1999	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Ziraat Bankası
9	Ramazan Efe Mandıracı  [ tr ]	1 April 2002	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	370 cm (150 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Piacenza
11	Mirza Lagumdžija	18 May 2001	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	334 cm (131 in)	Arkas Spor
12	Adis Lagumdžija	29 March 1999	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Volley Lube
14	Gökçen Yüksel	11 July 2004	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Galatasaray
16	Beytullah Hatipoğlu	24 February 1992	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Galatasaray
17	Murat Yenipazar	1 January 1993	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	339 cm (133 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Ziraat Bankası
19	Berkay Bayraktar	3 July 1998	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Ziraat Bankası
23	Muhammed Kaya	7 February 1995	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Spor Toto
55	Cafer Kirkit	1 January 2001	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	0 cm (0 in)	0 cm (0 in)	Altekma S.K
59	Can Koç	9 April 2003	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Arkas Spor
77	Yiğit Savaş Kaplan	10 January 2004	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	340 cm (130 in)	İstanbul Gençlik S.K

Former coaches

Dates	Name
1958–1959	Nicolae Sotir
1966	Nicolae Murafa
1970–1971	Kosta Shapov
2006–2008	Gennady Parshin [2]
2008–2010	Fausto Polidori [3]
2010–2013	Veljko Bašić [4]
2013–2016	Emanuele Zanini
2017	Joško Milenkoski
2018–2022	Nedim Özbey
2023	Alberto Giuliani
2024	Cédric Énard
2025	Umut Çakır
2025–present	Slobodan Kovač

Former squads

• 2010 European League — Silver Medal

  Volkan Güç, Enver Kıdoğlu, Sinan Cem Tanık, Selçuk Keskin, Hasan Yeşilbudak, Arslan Ekşi, Rahmi Çağlar Aksoy, Erhan Dünge, Kadir Cin, Serhat Coşkun, Cüneyt Dağcı, Emre Batur, Burutay Subaşı, Kemal Kuvanç Elgaz, Ahmet Pezük, Zafer Ceyhun Tendar, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Ufuk Minici, Fatih Cihan, Berkan Bozan, Mustafa Koç, Özer Özger, Mustafa Kırıcı and Sabit Karaağaç. Head coach: Veljko Bašić

• 2012 European League — Silver Medal

  Ulaş Kıyak, Murat Yenipazar, Ahmet Pezük, Kemal Kıvanç Elgaz, Gökhan Gökgöz, Emin Gök, Burutay Subaşı, Serhat Coşkun, Halil İbrahim Yücel, Emre Batur, Murathan Kısal, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Berkan Bozan, Baturalp Burak Güngör, Alperay Demirciler, Shoyo Hinita, Arslan Ekşi, Sabit Karaağaç, Selçuk Keskin, Serkan Oğuz, Ali Berke Sağır, Sinan Cem Tanık, Resul Tekeli and Koray Şahin. Head coach: Veljko Bašić ^[5]

See also

• • 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
  • Women's
• Turkey Women's national volleyball team
• Turkey Women's national volleyball team U23
• Turkey Women's national volleyball team U20
• Turkey Women's national volleyball team U18

References

1. "Team Turkıye" . Retrieved 17 September 2025.
2. "A Milli voleybolculara yeni antrenör". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
3. "A Erkeklerde Fausto Polidori Dönemi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
4. "A Erkek Milli Takımın yeni hocası Veljko Bašić". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
5. "2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men – Turkey Team Roster". CEV. Retrieved 2013-09-03.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile
• CEV profile