Turkey women's national basketball team

Turkey Türkiye
FIBA ranking 10 Increase1
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Turkish Basketball Federation
Coach Aziz Akkaya
Nickname(s) Potanın Perileri
(Fairies of Basket)
Olympic Games
Appearances 1
Women's World Cup
Appearances 1
EuroBasket
Appearances 5
Medals
Uniforms
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The Turkish women's national basketball team, is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.

Current roster

Turkey women's national basketball team - EuroBasket Women 2015 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club
G 4 Demirok, Pınar 22 – (1991-08-06)6 August 1991 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi Turkey
F 5 Canıtez, Tuğçe 23 – (1990-11-10)10 November 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
F 6 Köksal, Cansu 20 – (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank Turkey
G 7 Vardarlı, Birsel 30 – (1984-07-12)12 July 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
G 8 Çakır, Olcay 21 – (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
F 9 Çağlar, Bahar 25 – (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank Turkey
G 10 Alben, Işıl 28 – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank Turkey
C 11 Yılmaz, Nevriye 34 – (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank Turkey
F 12 Sanders, Lara 27 – (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi Turkey
F 13 Cora, Ayşe 21 – (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank Turkey
F 14 İvegin, Şaziye 32 – (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) İstanbul Üniv Turkey
C 15 Şenyürek, Tilbe 19 – (1995-04-26)26 April 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Botaş SK Turkey
Head coach
  • Ekrem Memnun
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 11 June 2015

Competitive record

FIBA World Championship

Year Position Pld W L
1953 to 2010Did not qualify
Turkey 20144th642
Total642

Olympic Games

Year Position Pld W L
1936 to 2008Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 5th642
Total642

Mediterranean Games

Year Position Pld W L
1951 to 83 Did not qualify
Syria 19872nd
Greece 1991 Did not qualify
France 1993 Did not qualify
Italy 1997 2nd
Tunisia 2001 Did not qualify
Spain 2005 1st 440
Italy 2009 5th 532
Turkey 2013 Cancelled
Total972

EuroBasket

Year Position Pld W L
1938 to 2003Did not qualify
Turkey 20058th826
Italy 20079th624
Latvia 20099th633
Poland 20112nd954
France 20133rd972
Hungary Romania 20155th1082
Total482721

Past Rosters

Turkey (red kit) vs. Czech Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Turkey (white kit) vs. Serbia at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.

2005 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams

Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Birsel Vardarlı, Müjde Yüksel, Nilay Yiğit, Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu, Esmeral Tunçluer, Aylin Yıldızoğlu, Nevriye Yılmaz, Serap Yücesir, Yasemin Horasan, Arzu Bildirir, Korel Engin, (Coach: Cem Akdağ)

2007 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Gülşah Akkaya, Birsel Vardarlı, Nilay Yiğit, Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu, Esmeral Tunçluer, Işıl Alben, Nevriye Yılmaz, Didem Sarıca, Yasemin Horasan, Bahar Çağlar, Korel Engin, (Coach: Cem Akdağ)

2009 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams

Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Yasemen Saylar, Birsel Vardarlı, Nilay Yiğit, Tuğba Palazoğlu, Dürdane Gülşah Gümüşay, Sariye Gökçe, Melek Bilge, Naile İvegin, Yasemin Horasan, Nevin Nevlin, Bahar Çağlar, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)

2011 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Nilay Yiğit, Birsel Vardarlı, Işıl Alben, Tuğba Palazoğlu, Seda Erdoğan, Gülşah Akkaya, Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Bahar Çağlar, Yasemin Horasan, Naile Ivegin, Nevriye Yılmaz, Nevin Nevlin, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)

2013 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Tuğba Palazoğlu, Tuğçe Canıtez, Ayşegül Günay, Birsel Vardarlı, Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar, Esmeral Tunçluer, Işıl Alben, Nevriye Yılmaz, Naile Çırak, Quanitra Hollingsworth, Şaziye İvegin, Bahar Çağlar, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)

2014 FIBA World Championship for Women: finished 4th among 16 teams

Tuğba Palazoğlu, Tuğçe Canıtez, Cansu Köksal, Birsel Vardarlı, Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar, Esmeral Tunçluer, Işıl Alben, Nevriye Yılmaz, LaToya Pringle, Tilbe Şenyürek, Şaziye İvegin, Bahar Çağlar, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)

2015 EuroBasket : finished 5th among 20 teams

Pınar Demirok, Tuğçe Canıtez, Cansu Köksal, Birsel Vardarlı, Olcay Çakır, Bahar Çağlar, Işıl Alben, Nevriye Yılmaz, Lara Sanders, Ayşe Cora, Tilbe Şenyürek, Şaziye İvegin, (Coach: Ekrem Memnun)

See also

References

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