Turkey national women's basketball team
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The Turkey national women’s basketball team is the basketball
side that represents Turkey
in international competitions for women.
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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
)
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
side that represents Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in international competitions for women.
Current roster
This is the roster for the EuroBasket Women 2011EuroBasket Women 2011
The 2011 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2011, was the 33rd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland from 2011. This was the 4th time that the EuroBasket Women was hosted by Poland....
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| Position | Player | Born | Height | Current Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guard | Nilay Yiğit Nilay Yigit Nilay Yiğit is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka. She is marrieded with Fenerbahçe Istanbul volleyball player Cengizhan Kartaltepe on 5 June 2010... |
1979 | 1.72 |  Beşiktaş Cola TurkaBesiktas Cola Turka Beşiktaş Milangaz is a professional basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a sports club from İstanbul, Turkey. Their home arena is the Sinan Erdem Dome with a capacity of 16,000 seats... |
| Guard | Birsel Vardarlı Birsel Vardarli Birsel Vardarlı is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. She is 175 cm tall and 64 kg weight. The guard also played for Migrosspor between 2005-07.... |
1984 | 1.75 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall... |
| Guard | Işıl Alben Isil Alben Işıl Alben is a Turkish professional female basketball player. Işıl plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.-Honors:*Turkish Women's Basketball League**Runners-up : 2007-08, 2009–10*Turkish Cup... |
1986 | 1.72 | Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park.... |
| Guard | Tuğba Palazoğlu Tugba Palazoglu Tuğba Palazoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player of Free Agent.-Honors: Galatasaray**Turkish Presidents Cup***Winners : 2007-2008**EuroCup Women***Winners : 2008-2009-External links:*... |
1980 | 1.72 | Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park.... |
| Guard | Seda Erdoğan | 1987 | 1.75 | Tarsus Belediyesi |
| Forward | Gülşah Akkaya Gülsah Akkaya Gülşah Akkaya is a Turkish professional woman basketball player in forward position. The 1.81 m tall national player is a top scorer.... |
1977 | 1.81 | Samsun Basket |
| Forward | Şaziye İvegin-Karslı | 1982 | 1.83 | Galatasaray Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,... |
| Forward | Bahar Çağlar Bahar Çaglar Bahar Çağlar is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team.-Honors: Galatasaray**Turkish Presidents Cup***Winners : 2007-2008**EuroCup Women... |
1988 | 1.88 | Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park.... |
| Forward/Center | Yasemin Horasan Yasemin Horasan Yasemin Horasan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka.-Career:Horasan played in the season 2002–2003 for Beşiktaş J.K. and was elected Most Valuable Player of Turkish Women's Basketball League including all domestic and foreign players... |
1983 | 1.87 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka Besiktas Cola Turka Beşiktaş Milangaz is a professional basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a sports club from İstanbul, Turkey. Their home arena is the Sinan Erdem Dome with a capacity of 16,000 seats... |
| Forward/Center | Naile İvegin | 1985 | 1.85 | Tarsus Belediye |
| Center | Nevriye Yılmaz Nevriye Yilmaz Nevriye Yılmaz is a Turkish-Bulgarian professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Yılmaz, who grew up in Bulgaria as a member of Turkish minority, moved to İstanbul, Turkey with her parents when she was nine years old.In 1997, she won the World High School Basketball Championship... |
1980 | 1.94 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall... |
| Center | Nevin Nevlin Nevin Nevlin Kristen Michelle Newlin aka Nevin Nevlin is a Turkish American female basketball player at the center position who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She is 1.96 m and her primary position is center. Nevlin became a valuable member of a EuroLeague Women side of Fenerbahçe Istanbul... |
1985 | 1.95 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall... |
FIBA World Championship
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women - Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... to 2010 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games... |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2014 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 17th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, will be held in Turkey.-References:... |
Qualified | – | – | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Olympic Games
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.The teams were divided... to 2008 Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China... |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2012 Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics - External links :**... |
Qualified | – | – | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Basketball at the 1951 Mediterranean Games The basketball tournament at the 1951 Mediterranean Games was held in Alexandria, Egypt.-Medalists:-References:... to 83 |
Did not qualify | |||
 1987 |
– | – | – | |
 1991 |
Did not qualify | |||
 1993 |
Did not qualify | |||
 1997 |
– | – | – | |
 2001 |
Did not qualify | |||
 2005Basketball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games The Basketball Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the El Ejido Sports Hall from Friday June 24 to Friday July 1, 2005 in Almería, Spain.-Rosters:*... |
4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009 Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games The basketball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in the Elettra Sports Hall, Ortona Sports Hall, Teramo Sports Hall and the Roseto Sports Hall from June 27 to July 4, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-Medalists:-Medal count:... |
5th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 |
Qualified | – | – | – |
| Total | – | – | – | |
Past Rosters
2005 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teamsŞaziye İvegin-Karslı, Birsel Vardarlı
Birsel Vardarli
Birsel Vardarlı is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. She is 175 cm tall and 64 kg weight. The guard also played for Migrosspor between 2005-07....
, Müjde Yüksel, Nilay Yiğit
Nilay Yigit
Nilay Yiğit is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka. She is marrieded with Fenerbahçe Istanbul volleyball player Cengizhan Kartaltepe on 5 June 2010...
, Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu
Sebnem Kimyacioglu
Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu is a player on the Turkish American Women's Basketball Team. She was born in Santa Clara, California, USA. She is an alumnus from Pinewood High School in California and graduated from Stanford before returning to Turkey...
, Esmeral Tunçluer
Esmeral Tunçluer
Esmeral Özçelik Tunçluer is a Dutch-Turkish female basketball player for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. The national competitor plays in the guard position....
, Aylin Yıldızoğlu
Aylin Yildizoglu
Aylin Yıldızoğlu is a Turkish female basketball player.-Career:Aylin played 13 years for Ceyhan Municipality and then for Botaş Spor. In 2003, she won three titles with Botaş Spor in one season, Turkish Women's Basketball League championship, Turkey Cup and President’s Cup...
, Nevriye Yılmaz
Nevriye Yilmaz
Nevriye Yılmaz is a Turkish-Bulgarian professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Yılmaz, who grew up in Bulgaria as a member of Turkish minority, moved to İstanbul, Turkey with her parents when she was nine years old.In 1997, she won the World High School Basketball Championship...
, Serap Yücesir, Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka.-Career:Horasan played in the season 2002–2003 for Beşiktaş J.K. and was elected Most Valuable Player of Turkish Women's Basketball League including all domestic and foreign players...
, Arzu Bildirir, Korel Engin
Korel Engin
Korel Engin , aka Cori Enghusen, is U.S. born Turkish female basketball player at the center position. At 201 cm , she is the tallest member of the Turkish women's basketball national team....
, (Coach: Cem Akdağ)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Gülşah Akkaya
Gülsah Akkaya
Gülşah Akkaya is a Turkish professional woman basketball player in forward position. The 1.81 m tall national player is a top scorer....
, Birsel Vardarlı
Birsel Vardarli
Birsel Vardarlı is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. She is 175 cm tall and 64 kg weight. The guard also played for Migrosspor between 2005-07....
, Nilay Yiğit
Nilay Yigit
Nilay Yiğit is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka. She is marrieded with Fenerbahçe Istanbul volleyball player Cengizhan Kartaltepe on 5 June 2010...
, Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu
Sebnem Kimyacioglu
Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu is a player on the Turkish American Women's Basketball Team. She was born in Santa Clara, California, USA. She is an alumnus from Pinewood High School in California and graduated from Stanford before returning to Turkey...
, Esmeral Tunçluer
Esmeral Tunçluer
Esmeral Özçelik Tunçluer is a Dutch-Turkish female basketball player for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. The national competitor plays in the guard position....
, Işıl Alben
Isil Alben
Işıl Alben is a Turkish professional female basketball player. Işıl plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.-Honors:*Turkish Women's Basketball League**Runners-up : 2007-08, 2009–10*Turkish Cup...
, Nevriye Yılmaz
Nevriye Yilmaz
Nevriye Yılmaz is a Turkish-Bulgarian professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Yılmaz, who grew up in Bulgaria as a member of Turkish minority, moved to İstanbul, Turkey with her parents when she was nine years old.In 1997, she won the World High School Basketball Championship...
, Didem Sarıca, Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka.-Career:Horasan played in the season 2002–2003 for Beşiktaş J.K. and was elected Most Valuable Player of Turkish Women's Basketball League including all domestic and foreign players...
, Bahar Çağlar
Bahar Çaglar
Bahar Çağlar is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team.-Honors: Galatasaray**Turkish Presidents Cup***Winners : 2007-2008**EuroCup Women...
, Korel Engin
Korel Engin
Korel Engin , aka Cori Enghusen, is U.S. born Turkish female basketball player at the center position. At 201 cm , she is the tallest member of the Turkish women's basketball national team....
, (Coach: Cem Akdağ)
2009 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Yasemen Saylar
Yasemen Saylar
Yasemin Saylar is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Galatasaray Medical Park.-Honors:*Turkish Women's Basketball League**Runners-up : 2007-08, 2009–10*Turkish Cup**Winners : 2009-10...
, Birsel Vardarlı
Birsel Vardarli
Birsel Vardarlı is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. She is 175 cm tall and 64 kg weight. The guard also played for Migrosspor between 2005-07....
, Nilay Yiğit
Nilay Yigit
Nilay Yiğit is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka. She is marrieded with Fenerbahçe Istanbul volleyball player Cengizhan Kartaltepe on 5 June 2010...
, Tuğba Palazoğlu
Tugba Palazoglu
Tuğba Palazoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player of Free Agent.-Honors: Galatasaray**Turkish Presidents Cup***Winners : 2007-2008**EuroCup Women***Winners : 2008-2009-External links:*...
, Dürdane Gülşah Gümüşay, Sariye Gökçe
Sariye Gökçe
Sariye Kumral is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Galatasaray Medical Park.Gökçe also played for Beşiktaş , Fenerbahçe Istanbul , Erdemir , Ceyhan Belediyesi , Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi , Beşiktaş Cola Turka , Galatasaray Istanbul .-External links:*-References:...
, Melek Bilge
Melek Bilge
Melek Bilge is a Turkish professional female basketball player.Melek's parents are from Serbia.She has both Turkish and Serbian nationalities...
, Naile İvegin, Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka.-Career:Horasan played in the season 2002–2003 for Beşiktaş J.K. and was elected Most Valuable Player of Turkish Women's Basketball League including all domestic and foreign players...
, Nevin Nevlin
Nevin Nevlin
Kristen Michelle Newlin aka Nevin Nevlin is a Turkish American female basketball player at the center position who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She is 1.96 m and her primary position is center. Nevlin became a valuable member of a EuroLeague Women side of Fenerbahçe Istanbul...
, Bahar Çağlar
Bahar Çaglar
Bahar Çağlar is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team.-Honors: Galatasaray**Turkish Presidents Cup***Winners : 2007-2008**EuroCup Women...
, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is currently coaching the Turkish pro side Galatasaray Medical Park.-Club level:* 1989-2008 Botaş Spor* 2008-2010 Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi...
)
2011 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Nilay Yiğit
Nilay Yigit
Nilay Yiğit is a Turkish professional female basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka. She is marrieded with Fenerbahçe Istanbul volleyball player Cengizhan Kartaltepe on 5 June 2010...
, Birsel Vardarlı
Birsel Vardarli
Birsel Vardarlı is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. She is 175 cm tall and 64 kg weight. The guard also played for Migrosspor between 2005-07....
, Işıl Alben
Isil Alben
Işıl Alben is a Turkish professional female basketball player. Işıl plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.-Honors:*Turkish Women's Basketball League**Runners-up : 2007-08, 2009–10*Turkish Cup...
, Tuğba Palazoğlu
Tugba Palazoglu
Tuğba Palazoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player of Free Agent.-Honors: Galatasaray**Turkish Presidents Cup***Winners : 2007-2008**EuroCup Women***Winners : 2008-2009-External links:*...
, Seda Erdoğan, Gülşah Akkaya
Gülsah Akkaya
Gülşah Akkaya is a Turkish professional woman basketball player in forward position. The 1.81 m tall national player is a top scorer....
, Şaziye İvegin-Karslı, Bahar Çağlar
Bahar Çaglar
Bahar Çağlar is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team.-Honors: Galatasaray**Turkish Presidents Cup***Winners : 2007-2008**EuroCup Women...
, Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan
Yasemin Horasan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Beşiktaş Cola Turka.-Career:Horasan played in the season 2002–2003 for Beşiktaş J.K. and was elected Most Valuable Player of Turkish Women's Basketball League including all domestic and foreign players...
, Naile Ivegin, Nevriye Yılmaz
Nevriye Yilmaz
Nevriye Yılmaz is a Turkish-Bulgarian professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Yılmaz, who grew up in Bulgaria as a member of Turkish minority, moved to İstanbul, Turkey with her parents when she was nine years old.In 1997, she won the World High School Basketball Championship...
, Nevin Nevlin
Nevin Nevlin
Kristen Michelle Newlin aka Nevin Nevlin is a Turkish American female basketball player at the center position who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She is 1.96 m and her primary position is center. Nevlin became a valuable member of a EuroLeague Women side of Fenerbahçe Istanbul...
, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is currently coaching the Turkish pro side Galatasaray Medical Park.-Club level:* 1989-2008 Botaş Spor* 2008-2010 Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi...
)