The crescent moon and a star as seen on the Turkish flag is the badge used on the players jerseys.
|
|
Association | Turkish Ice Hockey Federation |
---|---|
Head coach | Çağrı Karabulut |
Assistants | Mehmet Balkaya Olcay Lökbaş |
Captain | Refika Yılmaz |
Most games |
Elif Ulaş (14) Nilay Gunay (14) |
Most points | Çağla Baktıroğlu (37) |
IIHF code | TUR |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 31 |
Highest IIHF | 31 (first in 2016) |
Lowest IIHF | 35 (2012) |
First international | |
Romania 27–0 Turkey (Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; 27 March 2007) |
|
Biggest win | |
Turkey 11–3 Bulgaria (Hong Kong, China; 18 February 2015) |
|
Biggest defeat | |
Finland 32–0 Turkey (Erzurum, Turkey; 31 January 2011) |
|
International record (W–L–T) | |
8–25–1 |
The Turkish women's national ice hockey team represents Turkey at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Women's Ice Hockey Championship Division IV. The women's national team, established in late 2006, is controlled by Turkish Ice Hockey Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF). As of 2011, Turkey has 160 female players. The Turkish women's national team is ranked 33rd in the world.
The Turkish women team made its first appearance at the 2007 Women's World Championships Division IV tournament held between March 26 through April 1 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Women's ice hockey sport in Turkey began in 2005 with the forming of women's clubs in Ankara. The first official competitions were a cup and a tournament held in 2006. The first women's ice hockey league started on February 17, 2007 with the participation of 6 teams from Ankara and one team from Kocaeli.
The national team was selected following national team camps. The first team coach was Canadian Clive R. Tolley from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, who has assumed the head coach duties for the Turkish senior men's, juniors' (under 20) and espoir (under 18) teams for 4 years term with a trial period of January–June 2007.
The Turkey women's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
The Turkish squad made its international debut at the World Championship held in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania between March 26 through April 1, playing in the Division IV, which got together from the teams of Romania, Estonia, New Zealand, Iceland and Croatia besides of Turkey.