Turkey men's national water polo team

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Turkey
Flag of Turkey.svg
FINA code TUR
Association Türkiye Sutopu Federasyonu
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Konstantinos Loudis
Asst coachEmirhan Otman
Captain Atakan Destici
Top scorer(s)Nadir Sönmez
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current19 (as of 9 August 2021)
Biggest win
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 33–6 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
(9 June 2025)
Biggest defeat
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 1–27 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
(16 July 2018)
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1966 )
Best result10th (2010)
Media
Website https://sutopu.org.tr/

The Turkish men's national water polo team was formed in the 1930s.

Contents

Results

Olympic Games

Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Year [1] RoundPldWDLGSGAGD
1900–2020 Did not enter0000000
Total0/260000000

Olympic Games Qualification

Water polo at the Summer Olympics
YearRoundPldWDLGSGAGD
2012 7th place71245698−42
Total1/1471245698−42

FINA World League

FINA Water Polo World League
Year [1] RoundPldWDLGSGAGD
2010 Preliminary Round60063687−51
2011 Preliminary Round60062068−48
2012 Preliminary Round60062781−54
2013 Preliminary Round600622104−82
2015 Preliminary Round810740105−65
2016 Preliminary Round60063497−63
Total6/16381037179542−363

European Championship

European Water Polo Championship
YearRoundPldWDLGSGAGD
1966 16th place7016669−63
1991 14th place61145088−38
2010 10th place810745102−57
2012 12th place700733119−86
2016 16th place701651110−59
2018 15th place51043199−68
2020 12th place61054092−52
2026
Total8/37464339256679−423

European Championship Level II

European Water Polo Championship
YearRoundPldWDLGSGAGD
1987 9th place420228280
1994 9th place22001513+2
1996 -0000000
1998 -0000000
2000 -0000000
2002 4th place64023933+6
2004 4th place75026640+24
2007 8th place73137468+6
2009 Champion87018750+37
Total0/00000000

LEN Europa Cup

LEN Europa Cup
YearRoundPldWDLGSGAGD
2018 Did not enter0000000
Total0/10000000

European Games (Junior Team)

European Games
YearRoundPldWDLGSGAGD
2015 13th place52033754−17
Total1/152033754−17

FINA World Development Trophy

FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy
Year [1] RoundPldWDLGSGAGD
2007–2017 ِDid not enter0000000
Total0/60000000

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games
YearRoundPldWDLGSGAGD
2005 Did not enter0000000
2017 Champion43106420+44
Total1/243106420+44

Mediterranean Games

Water polo at the Mediterranean Games
YearRoundPldWDLGSGAGD
1951 Did enter0000000
1955 Did enter0000000
1959 Did enter0000000
1963 Did enter0000000
1967 Did enter0000000
1971 5th place0000000
1975 5th place0000000
1979 5th place0000000
1983 6th place0000000
1987 Third place0000000
1991 6th place0000000
1993 Did enter0000000
1997 Did enter0000000
2001 Did enter0000000
2005 8th place40131840−22
2009 8th place50053357−24
2013 7th place30031539−24
2018 8th place40041470−56
10/180000000

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. [2]

Head coach: Sinan Turunç

NoNamePos.L/RDate of birthHeightWeightCapsClub
1 Attila Sezer GKR13 September 1975 (age 49)1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)105 kg (231 lb)295 Flag of Turkey.svg Enka SK
2 Selçuc Can Caner ARR3 December 2001 (age 23)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb)30 Flag of Turkey.svg Adalar SS
3 Mehmet Yutmaz ARR7 July 2002 (age 22)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)25 Flag of Turkey.svg Enka SK
4 Fatih Acar ARR22 November 1998 (age 26)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb)35 Flag of Turkey.svg Enka SK
5 Berk Bıyık (C)CFR1 January 1993 (age 32)1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)110 kg (240 lb)100 Flag of Turkey.svg Heybeliada SK
6 Emre Gürdenli CBR17 May 2000 (age 25)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (200 lb)15 Flag of Turkey.svg Enka SK
7 Emirhan Yenigün CBR11 December 1993 (age 31)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb) Flag of Turkey.svg Heybeliada SK
8 Oğuz Berke Senemoğlu ARR7 March 1995 (age 30)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)77 kg (170 lb)40 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray
9 Nadir Sönmez ARR29 October 1992 (age 32)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)100 kg (220 lb)60 Flag of Turkey.svg Heybeliada SK
10 Neşfet Toğkan Ozbek ARR2 September 1994 (age 30)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)100 Flag of Turkey.svg Enka SK
11 Ege Kahraman ARR8 March 1999 (age 26)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb)40 Flag of Turkey.svg Enka SK
12 Mehmet Dilek Gökmen CFR5 February 1999 (age 26)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)107 kg (236 lb)20 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray
13 Hüseyin Kağan Kil GKR23 July 1999 (age 25)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)83 kg (183 lb)28 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2020.