Turkish women in sports

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Nevin Yanıt

Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have won several important trophies, especially in athletics, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.

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Participation in Olympics

Pioneers

The first Turkish women to take part in the Olympic Games were Halet Çambel and Suat Fetgeri Aşani who participated in the fencing competitions of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Medals

OlympicsNameEventRank
1992 Hülya Şenyurt Judo 48 kgBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2000 Hamide Bıçkın Taekwondo 57 kgBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2004 Nurcan Taylan Weightlifting 48 kgGold medal icon.svg Gold
2008 Azize Tanrıkulu Taekwondo 57 kgSilver medal icon.svg Silver
2012 Nur Tatar Taekwondo 67 kgSilver medal icon.svg Silver
2016 Nur Tatar Taekwondo 67 kgBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2020 Busenaz Sürmeneli Boxing welterweightGold medal icon.svg Gold
Buse Naz Çakıroğlu Boxing flyweightSilver medal icon.svg Silver
Hatice Kübra İlgün Taekwondo 57 kgBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Yasemin Adar Wrestling freestyle 76 kgBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Merve Çoban Karate 61 kgBronze medal icon.svg Bronze

Archery

Yasemin Ecem Anagoz, archer. Yasemin Ecem Anagoz (2).jpg
Yasemin Ecem Anagöz, archer.

- Necla Şahin, Islamic Solidarity Games (2021) champion

Arm wrestling

Athletics

Gulcan Mingir, middle-distance runner Gulcan Mingir Ostrava 2011.jpg
Gülcan Mıngır, middle-distance runner

National record-holders

World Athletics Championship

YearNameEventRank
2003 Süreyya Ayhan 1500 m.Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2009 Karin Melis Mey Long jumpBronze medal icon.svg Bronze

European Athletics Championship

YearNameEventRank
2002 Süreyya Ayhan 1500 m.Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2006 Elvan Abeylegesse 5000 m.Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2010Elvan Abeylegesse5000 m.Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Elvan Abeylegesse10000 m.Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Nevin Yanıt 100 m. hurdlesGold medal icon.svg Gold
2012 Gülcan Mıngır 3000 m. steeplechaseGold medal icon.svg Gold
2023 Tuğba Danışmaz triple jump IndoorGold medal icon.svg Gold

Athletics in Mediterranean Games

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YearNameEventRank
1987 Serap Aksu 400 m. hurdlesSilver medal icon.svg Silver
1991 Aysel Taş JavelinBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
1997 Serap Aktaş MarathonGold medal icon.svg Gold
Lale Öztürk MarathonBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2001 Nora Güner 100 m.Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Nora Güner200 m.Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Süreyya Ayhan 1500 m.Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Ebru Kavaklıoğlu 1500 m.Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Ebru Kavaklıoğlu5000 m.Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Elvan Abeylegesse 10000 m.Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Mehtap Sızmaz MarathonGold medal icon.svg Gold
Serap Aktaş MarathonSilver medal icon.svg Silver
Anzhela Atroshchenko HeptathlonGold medal icon.svg Gold
2005 Binnaz Uslu 800 m.Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Anzhela AtroshchenkoHeptathlonBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Turkish team4 × 400 m.Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2009 Nevin Yanıt 100 m. hurdlesGold medal icon.svg Gold
Elvan Abeylegesse10000 m.Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Burcu Ayhan high jumpSilver medal icon.svg Silver
Karin Melis Mey long jumpSilver medal icon.svg Silver

, Islamic Solidarity Games (2021) champion

Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse 2010 European Team Championships.jpg
Elvan Abeylegesse

Badminton

Basketball

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Turkey (white) vs. Serbia at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women

The Turkey women's national basketball team, also known as "Periler" (The Fairies) by the Turkish fans, is No 13 in FIBA World Rankings.

European Women Basketball Championship
YearCityRank
2011 Łódź, PolandSilver medal icon.svg Silver
2013 Orchies, FranceBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Mediterranean Games
YearCityRank
1987 Latakia, SyriaSilver medal icon.svg Silver
2005 Almeria, SpainGold medal icon.svg Gold
Players
Referees

Bocce

Boxing

Busenaz Surmeneli. Busenaz Surmeneli (51828949512) (cropped).jpg
Busenaz Sürmeneli.

Cycling

Fencing

Irem Karamete. Irem Karamete.jpg
İrem Karamete.

Football

Women's football in Turkey began with the establishment of the all-women's club Dostlukspor in Istanbul in the early 1970s. Turkey women's national football team was established in 1995.

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Sevgi Çınar, from Konak Belediyespor.
Notable footballers
Managers
Ayturk Kiyici, manager of the Turkey women's national team. AyturkKiyici (6).jpg
Aytürk Kıyıcı, manager of the Turkey women's national team.
Referees
FIFA listed refereesː
Neslihan Muratdagi, ;FIFA listed referee. NeslihanMuratdagi (16).jpg
Neslihan Muratdağı, ;FIFA listed referee.

Freediving

Gymnastics

Aerobic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Handball

Perihan Topaloglu (white) at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match 20141206 1930 TURAUT 6885.jpg
Perihan Topaloğlu (white) at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match

The Turkish Women's Handball League was established in 1978.

In the Mediterranean Games
YearCityRank
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, ItalySilver medal icon.svg Silver

Ice hockey

Turkish national women's ice hockey team was established in 2006.

Judo

Karate

Kickboxing

Modern pentathlon

Muaythai

Rowing

Sailing

Windsurfing

Shooting

Swimming

NameCompetitionHostEventRank
Melis Akarsu 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 200m butterfly Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 400m ind medley Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 200 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gizem Bozkurt 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4 × 100 m free relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 100 m free Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 200m ind medley Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 200 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m medley relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Ceren Dilek 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m medley relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Burcu Dolunay 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey50m freeBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4 × 100 m free relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Dilara Buse Gunaydin 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey50m breastSilver medal icon.svg Silver
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 100m breast Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Esra Kübra Kaçmaz 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4 × 100 m free relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 50m butterfly Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 200m back Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 100m butterfly Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 200 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Ayşe Ezgi Yazıcı 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 50m butterfly Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 100m butterfly Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m medley relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Halime Zülal Zeren 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey200m backBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4 × 100 m free relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 200m free Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 50m back Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 200m back Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 200 m free relay Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 4 × 100 m medley relay Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze

Open water swimming

Table tennis

Melek Hu, table tannis player. Mondial Ping -Women's Singles - Quarterfinal - Melek Hu-Liu Shiwen - 26 (cropped).jpg
Melek Hu, table tannis player.

Taekwondo

Nafia Kus (blue). Taekwondo at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 11.jpg
Nafia Kuş (blue).

Tennis

Ipek Soylu at the 2012 US Open. Ipek Soylu (TUR).jpg
İpek Soylu at the 2012 US Open.

Some notable Turkish female tennis players include:

Volleyball

National teams

The Turkish Women's National Team is also known as "Filenin Sultanları" (Sultans of the Net).

YearCityRank
1975 Mediterranean Games Algiers, Algeria Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
1987 Mediterranean Games Latakia, SyriaSilver medal icon.svg Silver
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, GreeceSilver medal icon.svg Silver
1993 Mediterranean Games Languedoc-Roussillon, FranceBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, ItalySilver medal icon.svg Silver
2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis, TunisiaSilver medal icon.svg Silver
2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship Ankara, TurkeySilver medal icon.svg Silver
2005 Mediterranean Games Almeria, SpainGold medal icon.svg Gold
2009 Women's European Volleyball League Kayseri, TurkeySilver medal icon.svg Silver
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, ItalySilver medal icon.svg Silver
2010 Women's European Volleyball League Ankara, TurkeyBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2011 Women's European Volleyball League Istanbul, TurkeySilver medal icon.svg Silver
2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship Italy and Serbia Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Ningbo, ChinaBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, TurkeySilver medal icon.svg Silver
2014 Women's European Volleyball League Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2015 European Games Women's Volleyball Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2015 Women's European Volleyball League Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship Azerbaijan, Georgia Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Nanjing, Chna Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, SpainBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, RomaniaBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Rimini, ItalyBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Arlington, TX, United States Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Italy Gold medal icon.svg Gold

Club teams

Vakifbank SK, Istanbul. Vakifbank Istanbul (8427656320).jpg
Vakıfbank SK, Istanbul.

Fenerbahçe won the 2011–12 CEV Women's Champions League. Vakıfbank is the winner of the 2013 Club World Championship and the 2012–13 CEV Champions League. Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor won the 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup.

Water polo

National team players:

Weightlifting

Cansu bektas (2023) Cansu Bektas.jpg
Cansu bektaş (2023)

Wrestling

Yasemin Adar (2016) Yasemin Adar.jpg
Yasemin Adar (2016)

Para Archery

Para Athletics

Sumeyye Ozcan running with guide in a 1500m event. Sumeyye Ozcan - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.jpg
Sümeyye Özcan running with guide in a 1500m event.

Mediterranean Games (2018) and Islamic Similarity Games (2021) champion

Goalball

Para Judo

Powerlifting

Para Shooting

Para Swimming

Para Table tennis

Para Taekwondo

Wheelchair tennis

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