Association | TVF | ||
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Confederation | CEV | ||
Head coach | Giovanni Guidetti | ||
FIVB ranking | 12 (as of August 2016) | ||
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Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2012) | ||
Best result | 9th (2012) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2006) | ||
Best result | 6th (2010) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1963) | ||
Best result | 2003) | (||
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The Turkey women's national volleyball team (Turkish: Türkiye Kadın Voleybol Milli Takımı) is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations.
The team is one of the most successful national sport teams of the country and is nicknamed "Filenin Sultanları" (English: Sultans of the Net) since 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship hosted in Ankara, Turkey. It is ranked tenth in the FIVB World Rankings as of October, 2015. They are the bronze medalist of both 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship and 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. Ferhat Akbaş is the current head coach of the team as of August 2015.
The following is the Turkish roster in the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix.
Head coach:Giovanni Guidetti