Turkish national basketball team of women

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Turkey
Türkiye
Nickname (s) Potanın Perileri
Association TBF
FIBA member since 1936
FIBA world rankings 11
Trainer Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
World championships
Participation in the finals 1
Best results 4th place ( 2014 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals 1
Best results 5th place ( 2012 )
Continental championships
championship European Championship
Participation in the finals 5
Best results silver( 2011 ); bronze( 2013 )
(As of October 7, 2014)

The Turkish national basketball team for women represents Turkey in international basketball competitions. After the women's selection at the European Women's Basketball Championship in 2005 was the first participant and host of this final round, it subsequently achieved notable successes in international competitions for the first time by winning medals at the 2011 and 2013 European Championships . As a result, the selection also qualified for the first time for the Olympic Games , in which they came fifth in 2012 , and for the World Championships , in which they took fourth place as the host in 2014 .

Performing in international competitions

Olympic games

World championships

European championships

  • 1938 - did not participate or

until 2003 - not qualified

Squad

Squad of Turkey at the 2016 Olympic Games
player
No. Surname birth size info Calls society
Guards ( PG , SG )
4th Olcay Çakır 07/13/1993 182 Fenerbahçe
7th Birsel Vardarlı 07/12/1984 174 Fenerbahçe
10 Işıl albums 02/22/1986 170 Galatasaray
13 Ayşe Cora 03/03/1993 175 Fenerbahçe
Forwards ( SF , PF )
5 Tuğçe Canıtez 11/10/1990 190 Fenerbahçe
9 Bahar Çağlar 09/28/1988 190 Galatasaray
12 Lara Sanders 09/11/1986 191 Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi SK Kayseri
14th Şaziye İvegin Üner 02/08/1982 180 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK
33 Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu 06/14/1983 182 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi SK
Center ( C )
8th Esra Urals 08/18/1991 198 Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi SK Kayseri
11 Nevriye Yılmaz 06/16/1980 193 Galatasaray
15th Tilbe Şenyürek 04/26/1995 189 Botaş SK
Trainer
Nat. Surname position
TurkeyTurkey Ekrem Memnun Head coach
TurkeyTurkey Murat Bilge Assistant coach
TurkeyTurkey Aziz Akkaya Sports director
Legend
Abbr. meaning
(C)Captain of the crew Team captain
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Team homepage
League homepage
As of August 5, 2016

See also

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