Turkey women's national handball team

Turkey
Information
Association	Turkey Handball Federation (THF)
Coach	David Ginesta Montes
Colours
1st 2nd 3rd
Results
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	20th (2024)
Last updated on .

Turkey women's national handball team

Medal record
Mediterranean Games
	2009 Pescara	Team

The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation.

The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidarity Games in 2022. The team is being coached by Costică Buceschi from Romania in 2023. Turkey qualified for the country's first European Women's Handball Championship in 2024. Two years later, they will take part as co-host in 2026.

The squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.^[1]

Heah coach: Costică Buceschi

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 RB Beyza Gedik (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 1.76 m 31 78 Yalıkavak SK 2 LW Beyzanur Türkyılmaz (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 1.65 m 0 0 Adasokağı SK 9 LB Aslı İskit (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 1.78 m 72 242 SCM Craiova 10 LW Elif Sıla Aydın (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 1.68 m 30 72 AZS Koszalin 11 RB Döne Gül Bozdoğan (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 1.72 m 30 43 CSM Slatina 13 RW Bilgenur Öztürk (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 1.71 m 13 36 Yalıkavak SK 14 P Nurceren Akgün Göktepe (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 1.81 m 72 127 Yalıkavak SK 16 LB Buğu Sönmez (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 1.82 m 0 0 Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK 17 LW Beyza İrem Türkoğlu (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 1.76 m 27 103 SCM Gloria Buzău 18 GK Yağmur Bembeyaz (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 1.83 m 3 0 Üsküdar Belediyespor 20 CB Gülcan Tügel (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 1.73 m 18 43 Adasokağı SK 21 LB Betül Yılmaz (c) (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 1.78 m 85 182 Bursa BBSK 22 RW Emine Gökdemir (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 1.63 m 18 27 Bursa BBSK 23 CB Yasemin Şahin (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 1.68 m 96 341 Üsküdar Belediyespor 26 LB Diğdem Hoşgör (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 1.80 m 29 34 MKS Kalisz 47 P Büşra Işıkhan (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 1.76 m 0 0 Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball 58 GK Merve Erbektaş (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 1.82 m 36 7 CSM Slatina 61 RB Edanur Çetin (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 1.71 m 6 10 Bursa BBSK 99 P Ceren Demirçelen (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 1.71 m 36 82 Bursa BBSK

• Péter Kovács (born 1955), head coach (2007-2010)

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1957	Did not qualify
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
2027	To be determined
2029
2031
Total	0/30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

European Women's Handball Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	Preliminary	20th	3	0	1	2	68	102
2026	Qualified as co-hosts
2028	TBD
Total	2/18	–	3	0	1	2	68	102

Year	Host	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Mecca	Did not participate
2010	Tehran	Cancelled
2013	Palembang	Not held
2017	Baku		5	3	0	2	152	125	+27
2021	Konya		5	5	0	0	191	109	+82
Total	0/0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

Year	Host	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2001	Tunis	5th	5	3	1	1	162	138	+24
2005	Almeria	5th	4	2	0	2	152	146	+6
2009	Pescara		6	5	0	1	190	154	+36
2013	Mersin	6th	5	2	0	3	119	137	-8
2018	Tarragona	5th	5	3	0	2	148	149	-1
2022	Oran	5th	4	2	0	2	121	117	+4
Total	0/0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

1. 2024: 6th

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