Turkey women's national handball team

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Association Turkey Handball Federation (THF)
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Results
World Championship
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2024 )
Best resultTBD (2024)
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Turkey women's national handball team
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Pescara Team
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Turkey (white/red) vs Austria at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match.

The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation.

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The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidarity Games in 2022. The team is being coached by Costică Buceschi from Romania in 2023. Turkey qualified for the country's first European Women's Handball Championship in 2024. Two years later, they will take part as co-host in 2026.

Current squad

As of 23 April 2022. [1]

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
GK Merve Durdu (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)1.82 m Flag of Turkey.svg lKastamonu
GK Yaren Berfe Göker (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24)1.83 m Flag of Turkey.svg Üsküdar
LW Fatma Gül Sakızcan (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)1.73 m Flag of Turkey.svg Yalıkavak
LW Kübra Sarıkaya (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 27)1.68 m Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu
RW Beyza İrem Türkoğlu (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)1.73 m Flag of Denmark.svg Esbjerg
RW Nurşah Sancak (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 26)1.68 m Flag of Turkey.svg Yalıkavak
P Cansu Akalın (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 25)1.82 m Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu
P Ceren Demirçelen (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)1.73 m Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu
P Nurceren Akgün Göktepe (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 31)1.81 m Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu
LB Aslı İskit (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 30)1.78 m Flag of Germany.svg Thüringer
LB Betül Yılmaz (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 35)1.78 m Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu
LB Neslihan Çalışkan (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 26)1.81 m Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu
CB Ayşenur Sormaz (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 23)1.76 m Flag of Turkey.svg Anadolu University
CB Yasemin Şahin (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 35)1.68 m Flag of Turkey.svg Yalıkavak
RB Beyza Karaçam (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 23)1.76 m Flag of Turkey.svg Yenimahalle
RB Merve Özbolluk (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 29)1.80 m Flag of Turkey.svg Üsküdar

Notable former members

Coaches

Players

Competitive record

Islamic Solidarity Games

YearHostResultGPWDLGFGAGD
2005 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mecca Did not participate
2010 Flag of Iran.svg Tehran Cancelled
2013 Flag of Indonesia.svg Palembang Not held
2017 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku Silver medal icon.svg5302152125+27
2021 Flag of Turkey.svg Konya Gold medal icon.svg5500191109+82

Mediterranean Games

YearHostResultGPWDLGFGAGD
2001 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis 5thData missing
2005 Flag of Spain.svg Almeria 5th4202152146+6
2009 Flag of Italy.svg Pescara Silver medal icon.svg6501190154+36
2013 Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin 6th5203119137-8
2018 Flag of Spain.svg Tarragona 5th5302148149-1
2022 Flag of Algeria.svg Oran 5th4202121117+4

European Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Germany.svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of Denmark.svg 1996
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1998
Flag of Romania.svg 2000
Flag of Denmark.svg 2002
Flag of Hungary.svg 2004
Flag of Sweden.svg 2006
Flag of North Macedonia.svg 2008
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2010
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012
Flag of Hungary.svg / Flag of Croatia.svg 2014
Flag of Sweden.svg 2016
Flag of France.svg 2018
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg 2020
Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg 2022
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2024 Qualified
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2026 Qualified as co-hosts
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2028 TBD
Total2/18–000000

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References

  1. ↑ "A Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımımız, İsveç'e 33-21 mağlup oldu" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.


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