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| FINA code | TUR |
|---|---|
| Association | Türkiye Sutopu Federasyonu |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Sinan Turunç |
| Asst coach | Oytun Okman Mehmet Özkol |
| Captain | Berk Bıyık |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 19 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Biggest win | |
Turkey  29–0  Latvia (27 September 2015) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Turkey 1–27  Greece (16 July 2018) | |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1966 ) |
| Best result | 10th (2010) |
The Turkish men's national water polo team was formed in the 1930s.
| Water polo at the Summer Olympics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year [1] | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1900–2020 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Water polo at the Summer Olympics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2012 | 7th place | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 98 | −42 | |
| Total | 1/14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 98 | −42 | |
| FINA Water Polo World League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year [1] | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2010 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 87 | −51 | |
| 2011 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 68 | −48 | |
| 2012 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 81 | −54 | |
| 2013 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 104 | −82 | |
| 2015 | Preliminary Round | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 105 | −65 | |
| 2016 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 97 | −63 | |
| Total | 6/16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 179 | 542 | −363 | |
| European Water Polo Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1966 | 16th place | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 69 | −63 | |
| 1991 | 14th place | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 88 | −38 | |
| 2010 | 10th place | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 102 | −57 | |
| 2012 | 12th place | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 119 | −86 | |
| 2016 | 16th place | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 110 | −59 | |
| 2018 | 15th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 99 | −68 | |
| 2020 | 12th place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 92 | −52 | |
| Total | 7/34 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 256 | 679 | −423 | |
| European Water Polo Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1987 | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 9th place | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
| 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | +6 | |
| 2004 | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 40 | +24 | |
| 2007 | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 68 | +6 | |
| 2009 | Champion | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 50 | +37 | |
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LEN Europa Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2018 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| European Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2015 | 13th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 54 | −17 | |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 54 | −17 | |
| FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year [1] | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2007–2017 | ِDid not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2005 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Champion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 20 | +44 | |
| Total | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 20 | +44 | |
| Water polo at the Mediterranean Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1951 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 6th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | Third place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 6th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 40 | −22 | |
| 2009 | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 57 | −24 | |
| 2013 | 7th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 39 | −24 | |
| 2018 | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 70 | −56 | |
| 10/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. [2]
Head coach: Sinan Turunç
| No | Name | Pos. | L/R | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attila Sezer | GK | R | 13 September 1975 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 295 | Enka SK |
| 2 | Selçuc Can Caner | AR | R | 3 December 2001 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 30 | Adalar SS |
| 3 | Mehmet Yutmaz | AR | R | 7 July 2002 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 | Enka SK |
| 4 | Fatih Acar | AR | R | 22 November 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 35 | Enka SK |
| 5 | Berk Bıyık (C) | CF | R | 1 January 1993 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 100 | Heybeliada SK |
| 6 | Emre Gürdenli | CB | R | 17 May 2000 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 15 | Enka SK |
| 7 | Emirhan Yenigün | CB | R | 11 December 1993 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | Heybeliada SK | |
| 8 | Oğuz Berke Senemoğlu | AR | R | 7 March 1995 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 40 | Galatasaray |
| 9 | Nadir Sönmez | AR | R | 29 October 1992 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 60 | Heybeliada SK |
| 10 | Neşfet Toğkan Ozbek | AR | R | 2 September 1994 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 100 | Galatasaray |
| 11 | Ege Kahraman | AR | R | 8 March 1999 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 40 | Enka SK |
| 12 | Mehmet Dilek Gökmen | CF | R | 5 February 1999 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 107 kg (236 lb) | 20 | Galatasaray |
| 13 | Hüseyin Kağan Kil | GK | R | 23 July 1999 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 | Galatasaray |
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| Men | |
|---|---|
| Women | |
| Mixed | |