Turkey women's national handball team

Turkey women's national handball team
Medal record
Mediterranean Games

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

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.

Current squad

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

Record against other teams at the European Championship

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
2025	Riyadh		5	5	0	0	143	112	+31
Total	3/6	–	15	13	0	2	486	346	+140

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

^ "Team Roster: Turkey". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

National sports teams of Turkey
Men	Amputee football Baseball Basketball U-20 U-18 & U-19 U-16 & U-17 3x3 Beach handball Beach soccer Cricket Curling U-21 Field hockey Football U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 Futsal Goalball Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey U-20 U-18 Rugby league Rugby union Rugby sevens Tennis Volleyball U-23 U-21 U-19 Water polo Wheelchair basketball
Women	Basketball U-20 U-18 U-16 & U-17 3x3 Beach handball Cricket Curling U-21 Field hockey Indoor hockey Football U-21 U-19 U-17 Goalball Handball Ice hockey U-18 Rugby league Rugby sevens Tennis Volleyball U-23 U-21 U-19 Water polo Wheelchair basketball
Mixed	Badminton Baseball5 Curling Korfball
Olympics Paralympics Deaflympics European Games Universiade Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games European Youth Games