# Türk Hava Yolları (women's volleyball)

Türk Hava Yolları Women's Volleyball Team is a Turkish women's volleyball team from Istanbul which is owned by Turkish Airlines. This team play their matches at the 7.000-seated TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
The club was founded in 1979 but withdrew from volleyball leagues in the 1993–1994 season. In 2016, with Turkish Airlines chairman of the board and executive committee İlker Aycı being elected as the club president, the team returned to the volleyball arena and started its competition in the Turkish Women's Volleyball 2nd League. In the 2016–2017 season, it was promoted from the Turkish Women's 2nd League to the 1st League, and in the 2017–2018 season, it was promoted from the 1st League to the Sultanlar Ligi as the champion.
* Turkish Women's Volleyball League (1985–1994)
* Turkish Women's Volleyball 2nd League (2016–2017)
* Turkish Women's Volleyball 1st League (2017–2018)
* Turkish Volleyball Sultanlar Ligi (2018–present)

## Honours
### European competitions

* CEV Cup: 2022–23
* CEV Challenge Cup: 2020–21
* BVA Cup: 2019, 2020

### Domestic competitions

* Turkish Volleyball League: 2020–21
* Turkish Volleyball 1.League: 2017–18
* Turkish Volleyball 2.League Group A: 2016–17
* Turkish Cup: 2021–22, 2023–24

## Roster

Season 2024–2025
| No | Player | Position | Birth Date | Height | Nation |
| 1 | Melis Yılmaz | Libero | 28 June 1997 | 1.67 | Turkey |
| 2 | Buse Kayacan Sonsırma | Libero | 15 July 1992 | 1.76 | Turkey |
| 3 | Emine Arıcı | Middle Blocker | 17 January 1997 | 1.92 | Turkey |
| 4 | Tuğba Şenoğlu İvegin | Outside Hitter | 2 February 1998 | 1.84 | Turkey |
| 6 | Özlem Tuğral | Setter | 21 October 2001 | 1.83 | Turkey |
| 7 | Çağla Çiçekoğlu | Setter | 19 January 1995 | 1.77 | Turkey |
| 8 | Ada Germen Korkmaz | Wing Spiker | 24 June 1997 | 1.83 | Turkey |
| 9 | Büşra Kılıçlı (C) | Middle Blocker | 16 July 1990 | 1.88 | Turkey |
| 10 | Selin Coşkun | Opposite | 16 July 1990 | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 11 | Anthí Vasilantonáki | Outside Hitter | 9 April 1996 | 1.96 | Greece |
| 12 | Diana Duarte | Middle Blocker | 22 February 1999 | 1.94 | Brazil |
| 14 | Melis Durul | Outside Hitter | 21 October 1993 | 1.83 | Turkey |
| 17 | Júlia Bergmann | Outside Hitter | 21 February 2001 | 1.96 | Brazil |
| 21 | Roberta Ratzke | Setter | 28 April 1990 | 1.85 | Brazil |
| 22 | Hanna Orthmann | Outside hitter | 3 October 1998 | 1.88 | Germany |
| 44 | Karmen Aksoy | Middle Blocker | 8 July 2003 | 1.92 | Turkey |

## Notable players

* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Played at least one season for the club.
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
* To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
Players written in italic still play for the club.

## Technical and managerial staff

Staff as of November 8, 2024
| Name | Position |
| Asuman Karakoyun Baş | Team manager |
| Kamil Söz | Head coach |
| Yalçın Özbek | Assistant coach |
| Baran Yılmaz | Coach |
| Muhammet Karakuş | Statistician |
| Abdullah Akay | Physiotherapist |
| Bilal Aslan | Physiotherapist |
| Yusuf Karadaş | Doctor |

## Head coaches

This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.
| Period | Head coach |
| 2018–2019 | Suphi Doğancı |
| 2019–2023 | Marcello Abbondanza |
| 2023–2023 | Kamil Söz |
| 2023–2024 | Zé Roberto |
| 2024– | Kamil Söz |