Turkey women's national basketball team

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FIBA ranking	10 1
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Turkish Basketball Federation
Coach	Aziz Akkaya
Nickname(s)	Potanın Perileri (Fairies of Basket)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1
Women's World Cup
Appearances	1
EuroBasket
Appearances	5
Medals	2011 2013
Uniforms
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The Turkish women's national basketball team, is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.

Current roster

Turkey women's national basketball team - EuroBasket Women 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Demirok, Pınar – (1991-08-06)6 August 1991 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi F 5 Canıtez, Tuğçe – (1990-11-10)10 November 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fenerbahçe F 6 Köksal, Cansu – (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank G 7 Vardarlı, Birsel – (1984-07-12)12 July 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe G 8 Çakır, Olcay – (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Fenerbahçe F 9 Çağlar, Bahar – (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank G 10 Alben, Işıl – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank C 11 Yılmaz, Nevriye – (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank F 12 Sanders, Lara – (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi F 13 Cora, Ayşe – (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Galatasaray OdeaBank F 14 İvegin, Şaziye – (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) İstanbul Üniv C 15 Şenyürek, Tilbe – (1995-04-26)26 April 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Botaş SK	Head coach Ekrem Memnun Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 11 June 2015

Competitive record

FIBA World Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1953 to 2010	Did not qualify
2014	4th	6	4	2
Total		6	4	2

Olympic Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1936 to 2008	Did not qualify
2012	5th	6	4	2
Total		6	4	2

Mediterranean Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1951 to 83	Did not qualify
1987		–	–	–
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1997		–	–	–
2001	Did not qualify
2005		4	4	0
2009	5th	5	3	2
2013	Cancelled
Total		9	7	2

EuroBasket

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1938 to 2003	Did not qualify
2005	8th	8	2	6
2007	9th	6	2	4
2009	9th	6	3	3
2011		9	5	4
2013		9	7	2
2015	5th	10	8	2
Total		48	27	21

Past Rosters

Turkey (red kit) vs. Czech Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

File:2014FIBAWomenWC Turkey vs Serbia 01.JPG

Turkey (white kit) vs. Serbia at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.

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, 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)

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: Ekrem Memnun)

See also

• Turkish women in sports
• Turkey women's national under-19 basketball team
• Turkey women's national under-17 basketball team
• Turkey women's national 3x3 team

External links

• [1]
• Official website
• FIBA Profile