Turkey women's national handball team

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Association Turkey Handball Federation (THF)
Coach Costică Buceschi
Colours
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1st
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Results
World Championship
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2024 )
Best result20th (2024)
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Turkey women's national handball team
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Pescara Team
Turkey (white/red) vs Austria at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match. 20141206 1849 TURAUT 6758.jpg
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

The official squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship. [1]

Heah coach: Flag of Romania.svg Costică Buceschi

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
2RB Beyza Gedik (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 23)1.76 m3178 Flag of Turkey.svg Yalıkavak SK
2LW Beyzanur Türkyılmaz (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23)1.65 m00 Flag of Turkey.svg Adasokağı SK
9LB Aslı İskit (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 30)1.78 m72242 Flag of Romania.svg SCM Craiova
10LW Elif Sıla Aydın (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28)1.68 m3072 Flag of Poland.svg AZS Koszalin
11RB Döne Gül Bozdoğan (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 25)1.72 m3043 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Slatina
13RW Bilgenur Öztürk (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)1.71 m1336 Flag of Turkey.svg Yalıkavak SK
14P Nurceren Akgün Göktepe (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 32)1.81 m72127 Flag of Turkey.svg Yalıkavak SK
16LB Buğu Sönmez (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)1.82 m00 Flag of Turkey.svg Anadolu University
17LW Beyza İrem Türkoğlu (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)1.76 m27103 Flag of Romania.svg SCM Gloria Buzău
18GK Yağmur Bembeyaz (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 25)1.83 m30 Flag of Turkey.svg Üsküdar Belediyespor
20CB Gülcan Tügel (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24)1.73 m1843 Flag of Turkey.svg Adasokağı SK
21LB Betül Yılmaz (c) (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36)1.78 m85182 Flag of Turkey.svg Bursa BBSK
22RW Emine Gökdemir (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)1.63 m1827 Flag of Turkey.svg Bursa BBSK
23CB Yasemin Şahin (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 36)1.68 m96341 Flag of Turkey.svg Üsküdar Belediyespor
26LB Diğdem Hoşgör (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)1.80 m2934 Flag of Poland.svg MKS Kalisz
47P Büşra Işıkhan (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)1.76 m00 Flag of France.svg Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball
58GK Merve Erbektaş (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)1.82 m367 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Slatina
61RB Edanur Çetin (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)1.71 m610 Flag of Turkey.svg Bursa BBSK
99P Ceren Demirçelen (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)1.71 m3682 Flag of Turkey.svg Bursa BBSK

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

World Championship

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1957 Did not qualify
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1962
Flag of Germany.svg 1965
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1971
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1973
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1975
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1978
Flag of Hungary.svg 1982
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1986
Flag of South Korea.svg 1990
Flag of Norway.svg 1993
Flag of Hungary.svg 1995
Flag of Germany.svg 1997
Flag of Norway.svg 1999
Flag of Italy.svg 2001
Flag of Croatia.svg 2003
Flag of Russia.svg 2005
Flag of France.svg 2007
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2009
Flag of Brazil.svg 2011
Flag of Serbia.svg 2013
Flag of Denmark.svg 2015
Flag of Germany.svg 2017
Flag of Japan.svg 2019
Flag of Spain.svg 2021
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2023
Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2025 To be determined
Flag of Hungary.svg 2027
Flag of Spain.svg 2029
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Poland.svg 2031
Total0/300000000


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 Preliminary20th301268102
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
Total2/18301268102

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References

  1. "Team Roster Türkiye - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP EHF EURO 2024". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.