Turkey women's national handball team

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

Turkey
Information
Association	Turkey Handball Federation (THF)
Coach	David Ginesta Montes
Colours
1st 2nd 3rd
Results
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	20th (2024)
Last updated on .

Turkey women's national handball team

Medal record
Mediterranean Games
	2009 Pescara	Team

Turkey (white/red) vs Austria at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match.

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

Heah coach: Costică Buceschi

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 RB Beyza Gedik (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 24) 1.76 m 31 78 Yalıkavak SK 2 LW Beyzanur Türkyılmaz (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23) 1.65 m 0 0 Adasokağı SK 9 LB Aslı İskit (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 31) 1.78 m 72 242 SCM Craiova 10 LW Elif Sıla Aydın (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 29) 1.68 m 30 72 AZS Koszalin 11 RB Döne Gül Bozdoğan (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 26) 1.72 m 30 43 CSM Slatina 13 RW Bilgenur Öztürk (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 26) 1.71 m 13 36 Yalıkavak SK 14 P Nurceren Akgün Göktepe (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 33) 1.81 m 72 127 Yalıkavak SK 16 LB Buğu Sönmez (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19) 1.82 m 0 0 Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK 17 LW Beyza İrem Türkoğlu (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 28) 1.76 m 27 103 SCM Gloria Buzău 18 GK Yağmur Bembeyaz (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 26) 1.83 m 3 0 Üsküdar Belediyespor 20 CB Gülcan Tügel (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 25) 1.73 m 18 43 Adasokağı SK 21 LB Betül Yılmaz (c) (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36) 1.78 m 85 182 Bursa BBSK 22 RW Emine Gökdemir (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22) 1.63 m 18 27 Bursa BBSK 23 CB Yasemin Şahin (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 37) 1.68 m 96 341 Üsküdar Belediyespor 26 LB Diğdem Hoşgör (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33) 1.80 m 29 34 MKS Kalisz 47 P Büşra Işıkhan (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 26) 1.76 m 0 0 Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball 58 GK Merve Erbektaş (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 29) 1.82 m 36 7 CSM Slatina 61 RB Edanur Çetin (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 25) 1.71 m 6 10 Bursa BBSK 99 P Ceren Demirçelen (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 33) 1.71 m 36 82 Bursa BBSK

Notable former members

Coaches

• Péter Kovács (born 1955), head coach (2007-2010)

Players

• 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

World Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1957	Did not qualify
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
2027	To be determined
2029
2031
Total	0/30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

European Championship

European Women's Handball Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	Preliminary	20th	3	0	1	2	68	102
2026	Qualified as co-hosts
2028	TBD
Total	2/18	–	3	0	1	2	68	102

Islamic Solidarity Games

Year	Host	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Mecca	Did not participate
2010	Tehran	Cancelled
2013	Palembang	Not held
2017	Baku		5	3	0	2	152	125	+27
2021	Konya		5	5	0	0	191	109	+82
Total	0/0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mediterranean Games

Year	Host	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2001	Tunis	5th	5	3	1	1	162	138	+24
2005	Almeria	5th	4	2	0	2	152	146	+6
2009	Pescara		6	5	0	1	190	154	+36
2013	Mersin	6th	5	2	0	3	119	137	-8
2018	Tarragona	5th	5	3	0	2	148	149	-1
2022	Oran	5th	4	2	0	2	121	117	+4
Total	0/0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mediterranean Handball Championship

Carpathian Trophy (women's handball)

1. 2024: 6th