The Turkey men's national volleyball team is the men's national team of Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
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| Nickname(s) | Filenin Efeleri | ||
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| Association | Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu | ||
| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Cédric Énard | ||
| FIVB ranking | 17 (as of 10 July 2024) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1956) | ||
| Best result | 11th (2022) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1958) | ||
| Best result | 10th (2021) | ||
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Honours | |||
Medals
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Challenger Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| European League | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Summer Universiade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
Competitions
editOlympic Games
editWorld Championship
edit| Year | Result | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1949 –  1952 |
did not enter | |||
 1956 |
22/24 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 1960 –  1962 |
did not enter | |||
| 1966 |
15/22 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
 1970 –  1994 |
did not qualify | |||
 1998 |
19/24 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 2002 –  2018 |
did not qualify | |||
  2022 |
11/24 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 2025 |
Qualified | |||
| Total | 5/21 | 22 | 6 | 16 |
World Cup
edit| Year | Result | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1965 – 2019 |
did not enter | |||
| Total | 1/15 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
World League
edit| World League Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | ||||
 1990 –  2009 |
did not enter | |||||||
| 2010 – 2013 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 |
22/28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
 2015 |
25/32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 |
16/36 | 11 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 |
23/36 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 4/28 | 34 | 21 | 13 | ||||
Nations League
edit| Nations League Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | ||||
 2018 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2019
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| 2021
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| 2022
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| 2023
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| 2024 |
16th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 2025 | qualified | |||||||
| Total | 1/6 | 12 | 1 | 11 | ||||
Record by opponent
edit| FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League matches (by team) | |||||||
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| Opponent | GP | MW | ML | ||||
| Argentina |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
 Canada |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| France |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
 Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
 Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Poland |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Serbia |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Slovenia |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 11 | ||||
Challenger Cup
edit| Challenger Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | ||||
 2018 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 |
4/6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 2022 |
2/8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
 2023 |
1/8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3/4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Record by opponent
edit| FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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| Opponent | GP | MW | ML | ||||
 Belarus |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
 Chile |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
 Cuba |
2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Qatar |
2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Slovenia |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
 Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
European Championship
edit| European Championship Record | Qualification Record | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | M | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL | M | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL | |||
| 1948 |
did not enter | no qualification | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950
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| 1951
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 1955
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| 1958 |
12/20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 489 | 500 | ||||||||||
 1963 |
11/17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 551 | 425 | ||||||||||
 1967 |
14/20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 428 | 512 | ||||||||||
| 1971 |
15/22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 291 | 321 | ||||||||||
 1975 |
did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
 1977 |
4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1979 |
did not start | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 1983 |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 1985 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||
 1987 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 1989 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1991 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 1993 |
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 1995 |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 |
8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | |||||||||||||
 1999 |
10 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||
 2005 |
6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||||
 2007 |
15/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 243 | 287 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 2009 |
13/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 234 | 269 | via host | |||||||||
| 2011 |
11/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 320 | 332 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 | |||||
 2013 |
14/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 283 | 293 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | |||||
| 2015 |
did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |
11/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 339 | 357 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10 | |||||
| 2019 |
12/24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 474 | 496 | via 2017 ranking | |||||||||
 2021 |
10/24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 579 | 554 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 328 | 263 | |||
  2023 |
13/24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 574 | 546 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 349 | 278 | |||
| 2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12/33 | 75 | 29 | 46 | 129 | 157 | 4805 | 4892 | 122 | 66 | 56 | |||||||
European Volleyball League
edit| European League Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | ||||
| 2004 |
5/8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 2005 |
4/8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 2006 |
4/8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 2007 |
5/12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2008 |
3/9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 2009 |
5/12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ||||
 2010 |
3/8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | ||||
 2011 |
11/12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| 2012 |
2/10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 2013 |
4/12 | 14 | 4 | 10 | ||||
 2014 |
8/10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 2015 |
6/12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 2016 |
did not enter | |||||||
| 2017 |
did not enter | |||||||
| 2018 |
3/20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 |
1/20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 |
1/19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
 2022 |
2/17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 |
1/18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17/19 | 190 | 107 | 83 | ||||
Mediterranean Games
edit| Year | Position |
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 1959 |
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| 1963 |
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 1967 |
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| 1971 |
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 1975 |
5th |
| 1979 |
7th |
 1983 |
7th |
 1987 |
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| 1991 |
6th |
| 1993 |
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| 1997 |
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| 2001 |
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| 2005 |
8th |
| 2009 |
5th |
| 2013 |
4th |
| 2018 |
7th |
| 2022 |
5th |
Other tournaments
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Team
editCurrent squad
editThe following is the Turkish roster in the 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship.[1]
Head coach: Alberto Giuliani
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
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| 1 | Kaan Gürbüz | 16 August 2001 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Fenerbahçe
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| 6 | Arda Bostan | 13 January 2002 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | Fenerbahçe
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| 7 | Bedirhan Bülbül | 29 July 1999 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Ziraat Bankası
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| 8 | Burutay Subaşı | 15 July 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 339 cm (133 in) | Arkas Spor
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| 9 | Mirza Lagumdžija | 18 May 2001 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Arkas Spor
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| 10 | Arslan Ekşi (C) | 17 July 1985 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Ziraat Bankası
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| 11 | Yiğit Gülmezoğlu | 28 December 1995 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 356 cm (140 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Fenerbahçe
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| 12 | Adis Lagumdžija | 29 March 1999 | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Volley Lube
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| 14 | Faik Samet Güneş | 27 May 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 329 cm (130 in) | Ziraat Bankası
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| 15 | Mert Matić | 22 May 1995 | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 368 cm (145 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Halkbank
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| 19 | Berkay Bayraktar | 3 July 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Ziraat Bankası
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| 20 | Efe Bayram | 1 March 2002 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Top Volley Cisterna
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| 53 | Volkan Döne | 18 February 1987 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Halkbank
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| 77 | Vahit Emre Savaş | 7 March 1995 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | Fenerbahçe
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Former coaches
edit- 1958–59
Nicolae Sotir[2] (1916–1991) - 1966– Nicolae Murafa[2]
- 1970–71 Kosta Shapov[2]
- 2006–08
Gennady Parshin[3] - 2008–10 Fausto Polidori[4] (born 1949)
- 2010–13 Veljko Bašić[5] (born 1959)
- 2013–16 Emanuele Zanini (born 1965)
- 2017 Joško Milenkoski (born 1962)
- 2018–22 Nedim Özbey (born 1955)
Former squads
edit- 2010 European League — Silver Medal
- Volkan Güç, Enver Kıdoğlu, Sinan Cem Tanık, Selçuk Keskin, Hasan Yeşilbudak, Arslan Ekşi, Rahmi Çağlar Aksoy, Erhan Dünge, Kadir Cin, Serhat Coşkun, Cüneyt Dağcı, Emre Batur, Burutay Subaşı, Kemal Kuvanç Elgaz, Ahmet Pezük, Zafer Ceyhun Tendar, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Ufuk Minici, Fatih Cihan, Berkan Bozan, Mustafa Koç, Özer Özger, Mustafa Kırıcı and Sabit Karaağaç. Head coach: Veljko Bašić
- Volkan Güç, Enver Kıdoğlu, Sinan Cem Tanık, Selçuk Keskin, Hasan Yeşilbudak, Arslan Ekşi, Rahmi Çağlar Aksoy, Erhan Dünge, Kadir Cin, Serhat Coşkun, Cüneyt Dağcı, Emre Batur, Burutay Subaşı, Kemal Kuvanç Elgaz, Ahmet Pezük, Zafer Ceyhun Tendar, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Ufuk Minici, Fatih Cihan, Berkan Bozan, Mustafa Koç, Özer Özger, Mustafa Kırıcı and Sabit Karaağaç. Head coach:
- 2012 European League — Silver Medal
- Ulaş Kıyak, Murat Yenipazar, Ahmet Pezük, Kemal Kıvanç Elgaz, Gökhan Gökgöz, Emin Gök, Burutay Subaşı, Serhat Coşkun, Halil İbrahim Yücel, Emre Batur, Murathan Kısal, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Berkan Bozan, Baturalp Burak Güngör, Alperay Demirciler, Shoyo Hinita, Arslan Ekşi, Sabit Karaağaç, Selçuk Keskin, Serkan Oğuz, Ali Berke Sağır, Sinan Cem Tanık, Resul Tekeli and Koray Şahin. Head coach: Veljko Bašić[6]
- Ulaş Kıyak, Murat Yenipazar, Ahmet Pezük, Kemal Kıvanç Elgaz, Gökhan Gökgöz, Emin Gök, Burutay Subaşı, Serhat Coşkun, Halil İbrahim Yücel, Emre Batur, Murathan Kısal, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Berkan Bozan, Baturalp Burak Güngör, Alperay Demirciler, Shoyo Hinita, Arslan Ekşi, Sabit Karaağaç, Selçuk Keskin, Serkan Oğuz, Ali Berke Sağır, Sinan Cem Tanık, Resul Tekeli and Koray Şahin. Head coach:
See also
edit- Men's
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team U23
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team U21
- Turkey Men's national volleyball team U19
- Women's
- Turkey Women's national volleyball team
- Turkey Women's national volleyball team U23
- Turkey Women's national volleyball team U20
- Turkey Women's national volleyball team U18
References
edit- ^ "Filenin Efeleri Avrupa Şampiyonası İçin İsrail'e Gitti". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Voleybolun Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "A Milli voleybolculara yeni antrenör". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "A Erkeklerde Fausto Polidori Dönemi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "A Erkek Milli Takımın yeni hocası Veljko Bašić". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men – Turkey Team Roster". CEV. Retrieved 2013-09-03.