Turkey women's national handball team
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| country = Turkey
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| Association = Turkey Handball Federation (THF)
| Coach = David Ginesta Montes
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| Regional name = European Championship
| Regional cup apps = 1
| Regional cup first = 2024
| Regional cup best = 20th (2024)
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The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation.
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.{{cite web|url=https://res.ehf.eu/doxtore/TLCEQLGQDD/1deWV7bsuEkruwD6PhR5mKEuKwoxkhaQzSOtDjfeB48|title=Team Roster Türkiye - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP EHF EURO 2024 |website=eurohandball.com|access-date=30 November 2024}}
Heah coach: {{Flagicon|ROU}} Costică Buceschi
{{Nat hs start}}
{{Nat hs player |no=2|pos=RB|name=Beyza Gedik |age={{Birth date and age|2000|12|15|df=y}} |height=1.76 m |apps=31|goals=78 |club=Yalıkavak SK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=2|pos=LW|name=Beyzanur Türkyılmaz |age={{Birth date and age|2001|8|29|df=y}} |height=1.65 m |apps=0|goals=0 |club=Adasokağı SK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=9|pos=LB|name=Aslı İskit |age={{Birth date and age|1993|12|7|df=y}} |height=1.78 m |apps=72 |goals=242 |club=SCM Craiova |clubnat=ROM }}
{{Nat hs player |no=10|pos=LW |name=Elif Sıla Aydın |age={{Birth date and age|1996|4|11|df=y}} |height=1.68 m |apps=30 |goals=72 |club=AZS Koszalin |clubnat=POL }}
{{Nat hs player |no=11|pos=RB |name=Döne Gül Bozdoğan |age={{Birth date and age|1999|2|3|df=y}} |height=1.72 m |apps=30 |goals=43 |club=CSM Slatina |clubnat=ROM }}
{{Nat hs player |no=13|pos=RW |name=Bilgenur Öztürk |age={{Birth date and age|1999|6|16|df=y}} |height=1.71 m |apps=13 |goals=36 |club=Yalıkavak SK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=14|pos=P |name=Nurceren Akgün Göktepe |age={{Birth date and age|1992|6|20|df=y}} |height=1.81 m |apps=72 |goals=127 |club=Yalıkavak SK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=16|pos=LB |name=Buğu Sönmez |age={{Birth date and age|2006|1|1|df=y}} |height=1.82 m |apps=0 |goals=0 |club=Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player|no=17|pos=LW |name=Beyza İrem Türkoğlu |age={{Birth date and age|1997|2|14|df=y}} |height=1.76 m |apps=27 |goals=103 |club=SCM Gloria Buzău |clubnat=ROM }}
{{Nat hs player |no=18 |pos=GK |name=Yağmur Bembeyaz |age={{Birth date and age|1999|6|25|df=y}} |height=1.83 m |apps=3 |goals =0 |club=Üsküdar Belediyespor |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=20 |pos=CB |name=Gülcan Tügel |age={{Birth date and age|2000|7|10|df=y}} |height=1.73 m |apps=18 |goals=43 |club=Adasokağı SK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=21 |pos=LB |name=Betül Yılmaz (c)|age={{Birth date and age|1988|10|31|df=y}} |height=1.78 m |apps=85 |goals=182 |club=Bursa BBSK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=22 |pos=RW |name=Emine Gökdemir |age={{Birth date and age|2003|2|1|df=y}} |height=1.63 m |apps=18 |goals=27 |club=Bursa BBSK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=23 |pos=CB |name=Yasemin Şahin |age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|25|df=y}} |height=1.68 m |apps=96 |goals=341 |club=Üsküdar Belediyespor |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=26 |pos=LB |name=Diğdem Hoşgör |age={{Birth date and age|1991|10|2|df=y}} |height=1.80 m |apps=29 |goals=34 |club=MKS Kalisz |clubnat=POL }}
{{Nat hs player |no=47 |pos=P |name=Büşra Işıkhan |age={{Birth date and age|1999|1|1|df=y}} |height=1.76 m |apps=0 |goals=0 |club=Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball |clubnat=FRA }}
{{Nat hs player |no=58 |pos=GK |name=Merve Erbektaş |age={{Birth date and age|1996|4|15|df=y}} |height=1.82 m |apps=36 |goals =7 |club=CSM Slatina |clubnat=ROM }}
{{Nat hs player |no=61|pos=RB |name=Edanur Çetin |age={{Birth date and age|2000|5|3|df=y}} |height=1.71 m |apps=6 |goals=10 |club=Bursa BBSK |clubnat=TUR }}
{{Nat hs player |no=99 |pos=P |name=Ceren Demirçelen |age={{Birth date and age|1992|2|23|df=y}} |height=1.71 m |apps=36 |goals =82 |club=Bursa BBSK |clubnat=TUR }}
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Notable former members
= Coaches =
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Kovács (born 1955), head coach (2007-2010)
= Players =
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- Fatma Akgün (born 1988)
- Fatma Ay (born 1992)
- Sevilay İmamoğlu Öcal (born 1984)
- Serpil İskenderoğlu (born 1982)
- Gonca Nahcıvanlı (born 1979)
- Çiğdem Özcan (born 1984)
- Esra Öztürk (born 1988)
- Burcu Pirinçci (born 1990)
- Seda Yörükler (born 1984)
- Yeliz Özel (born 1980)
- Esin Sağdıç (born 1988)
}}
Competitive record
= Islamic Solidarity Games =
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!Year !!width=150 |Host !!Result !!{{abbr|GP|Games played}} !!{{abbr|W|Won}} !!{{abbr|D|Drawn}} !!{{abbr|L|Lost}} !!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !!{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} | ||||||||
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|2005 | align=left |{{flagicon|KSA}} Mecca
|colspan=8 |Did not participate | |||||||
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|2010 | align=left |{{flagicon|IRI}} Tehran
|colspan=8 |Cancelled | |||||||
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|2013 | align=left |{{flagicon|INA}} Palembang
|colspan=8 |Not held | |||||||
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|2017 | align=left| {{flagicon|AZE}} Baku
|{{silver2}} | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 125 | +27 |
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|2021 | align=left |{{flagicon|TUR}} Konya
|{{gold1}} | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 109 | +82 |
= Mediterranean Games =
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!Year !!width=150 |Host !!|Result !!{{abbr|GP|Games played}} !!{{abbr|W|Won}} !!{{abbr|D|Drawn}} !!{{abbr|L|Lost}} !!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !!{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} | ||||||||
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|2001 | align=left |{{flagicon|TUN}} Tunis
|5th | colspan=7 |Data missing | ||||||
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|2005 | align=left |{{flagicon|ESP}} Almeria
|5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 146 | +6 |
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|2009 | align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Pescara
|{{silver2}} | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 154 | +36 |
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|2013 | align=left |{{flagicon|TUR}} Mersin
|6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 137 | -8 |
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|2018 | align=left |{{flagicon|ESP}} Tarragona
|5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 149 | -1 |
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|2022 | align=left |{{flagicon|ALG}} Oran
|5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 117 | +4 |
=World Championship=
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Year
!Position !{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{tooltip|W|Won}} !{{tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} !{{tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}} !+/– | ||||||||
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{{Flagicon|YUG}} 1957 | colspan=8 rowspan=27|Did not qualify | |||||||
{{Flagicon|ROM|1952}} 1962 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|FRG}} 1965 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|NED}} 1971 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|YUG}} 1973 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|SOV|1955}} 1975 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|TCH}} 1978 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|HUN}} 1982 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|NED}} 1986 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|KOR}} 1990 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|NOR}} 1993 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|HUN}} 1995 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|GER}} 1997 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|NOR}} 1999 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|ITA}} 2001 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|CRO}} 2003 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|RUS}} 2005 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|FRA}} 2007 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|CHN}} 2009 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|BRA}} 2011 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|SER}} 2013 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|DEN}} 2015 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|GER}} 2017 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|JPN}} 2019 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|SPA}} 2021 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|DEN}}{{Flagicon|NOR}}{{Flagicon|SWE}} 2023 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|GER}}{{Flagicon|NED}} 2025 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|HUN}} 2027 | colspan=8 rowspan=3|To be determined | |||||||
{{Flagicon|ESP}} 2029 | ||||||||
{{Flagicon|CZE}}{{Flagicon|POL}} 2031 | ||||||||
Total | 0/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=European Championship=
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Year
!Round !Position !{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Draw}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} | ||||||||
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{{flagicon|GER}} 1994 | colspan=8 rowspan=15|Did not qualify | |||||||
{{flagicon|DEN}} 1996 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|NED}} 1998 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Romania}} 2000 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|DEN}} 2002 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|HUN}} 2004 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|SWE}} 2006 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|MKD}} 2008 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|DEN}}{{flagicon|NOR}} 2010 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|SRB}} 2012 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|HUN}}{{flagicon|CRO}} 2014 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|SWE}} 2016 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2018 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|DEN}}{{flagicon|NOR}} 2020 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|SLO}}{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|MNE}} 2022 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|AUT}}{{flagicon|HUN}}{{flagicon|SUI}} 2024 | Preliminary | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 102 |
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|CZE}}{{flagicon|POL}}{{flagicon|ROU}}{{flagicon|SVK}}{{flagicon|TUR}} 2026 | colspan=8|Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||
{{flagicon|DEN}}{{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|SWE}} 2028 | colspan=8|TBD | |||||||
Total || 2/18 || – || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 68 || 102 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.thf.gov.tr/ Official website]
- [https://archive.ihf.info/TheIHF/ContinentalFederations/EuropeanHandballFederation(EHF)/ListofFederations/T%c3%bcrkiyeHentbolFederasyonu.aspx IHF profile]
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