The Turkey women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Turkey in international tournaments. They have come away from the EuroBasket tournaments with a silver medal in 2011 and bronze medal in 2013.
Competitive record Olympic Games YearPosition 20125th642 20166th633 2020 Did not qualify 2024 Did not qualify 2028 To be determinedTotal1275
FIBA Women's World Cup YearPosition 1953did not enter 1957 1959 1964 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 20144th642 201810th413 2022 Did not qualify 202614th303 2030 To be determined3/211358
EuroBasket Women YearRankMWLPFPAPD 1938Did not enter 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 20058th826593633-40 20079th624394432-38 20099th633372395-23 2011954545538+7 2013972592484+108/ 20155th1082603521+82 20175th651410388+22/ 201914th312168177-9/ 202114th303162199-37/ 202314th312198219-21/// 20257th633489456+33/// 2027 To be determined11/4169373245264442+84
Mediterranean Games YearPosition 1987 ––– 1997 ––– 2001 4th 633 2005 440 2009 5th 532 2013 Cancelled 2018 312 2022 Total1284
Team Current roster Roster for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Past rosters
2005 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
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, 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)
2013 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams
Tuğba Palazoğlu, Tuğçe Canıtez, Ayşegül Günay, Birsel Vardarlı, Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar, Esmeral Tunçluer, Işıl Alben, Nevriye Yılmaz, Naile Çırak, Quanitra Hollingsworth, Şaziye İvegin, Bahar Çağlar, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)
2014 FIBA World Championship for Women: finished 4th among 16 teams
Tuğba Palazoğlu, Tuğçe Canıtez, Cansu Köksal, Birsel Vardarlı, Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar, Esmeral Tunçluer, Işıl Alben, Nevriye Yılmaz, LaToya Pringle, Tilbe Şenyürek, Şaziye İvegin, Bahar Çağlar, (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)
2015 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 20 teams
Pınar Demirok, Tuğçe Canıtez, Cansu Köksal, Birsel Vardarlı, Olcay Çakır, Bahar Çağlar, Işıl Alben, Nevriye Yılmaz, Lara Sanders, Ayşe Cora, Tilbe Şenyürek, Şaziye İvegin, (Coach: Sevgi Karasu)
2017 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams
Pelin Bilgiç, Ayşe Cora, Olcay Çakır, Birsel Vardarlı, Bahar Çağlar, Işıl Alben, Tuğçe Canıtez, Quanitra Hollingsworth, Şaziye İvegin, Tilbe Şenyürek, Cansu Köksal, Esra Ural, (Coach: Ekrem Memnun)
2018 FIBA World Championship for Women: finished 10th among 16 teams
Asena Yalçın, Ayşe Cora, Olcay Çakır, Cansu Köksal, Bahar Çağlar, Işıl Alben (C), Tuğçe Canıtez, Quanitra Hollingsworth, Tilbe Şenyürek, Merve Aydın, İlayda Güner, Esra Ural (Coach: Ekrem Memnun)
2019 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Asena Yalçın, Pelin Bilgiç, Ayşe Cora, Olcay Çakır, Cansu Köksal, Bahar Çağlar, Işıl Alben, Tuğçe Canıtez, Tilbe Şenyürek, İnci Güçlü, Esra Ural, Kiah Stokes (Coach: Osman Orak)
2021 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Pelin Bilgiç, Sevgi Uzun, Olcay Çakır, Melis Gülcan, Bahar Çağlar, Tuğçe Canıtez, Quanitra Hollingsworth, Meltem Yıldızhan, İnci Güçlü, Alperi Onar, Esra Ural Topuz, Gökşen Fitik (Coach: Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu)
2023 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Sevgi Uzun, Feride Akalan, Olcay Çakır (C), Gökşen Fitik, Teaira McCowan, Alperi Onar, Elif Bayram, Derin Erdoğan, Tilbe Şenyürek, Meltem Yıldızhan, İlayda Güner, Esra Ural, (Coach: Ekrem Memnun)
2025 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams
Elif İstanbulluoğlu, Sevgi Uzun, Olcay Çakır (C), Gökşen Fitik, Teaira McCowan, Pelin Bilgiç, Alperi Onar, Elif Bayram, Tilbe Şenyürek, Derin Erdoğan, Sinem Ataş, Esra Ural (Coach: Ekrem Memnun)
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup:
Elif İstanbulluoğlu, Sevgi Uzun, Olcay Çakır (C), Gökşen Fitik, Ayşe Cora, Elif Bayram, Tilbe Şenyürek, Derin Erdoğan, Sinem Ataş, Kennedy Burke, Melek Uzunoğlu, Esra Ural (Coach: Andrea Mazzon)
See also Turkey national basketball team Turkey women's national under-20 basketball team Turkey women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team Turkey women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team Turkey women's national 3x3 team
References
External links
FIBA Profile