# Turkey women's national handball team

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

The official squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.
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 (age 24)
* 1.76 m
* 31
* 78
* Yalıkavak SK
* 2
* LW
* Beyzanur Türkyılmaz
* (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23)
* 1.65 m
* 0
* 0
* Adasokağı SK
* 9
* LB
* Aslı İskit
* (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 31)
* 1.78 m
* 72
* 242
* SCM Craiova
* 10
* LW
* Elif Sıla Aydın
* (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28)
* 1.68 m
* 30
* 72
* AZS Koszalin
* 11
* RB
* Döne Gül Bozdoğan
* (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 26)
* 1.72 m
* 30
* 43
* CSM Slatina
* 13
* RW
* Bilgenur Öztürk
* (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)
* 1.71 m
* 13
* 36
* Yalıkavak SK
* 14
* P
* Nurceren Akgün Göktepe
* (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 32)
* 1.81 m
* 72
* 127
* Yalıkavak SK
* 16
* LB
* Buğu Sönmez
* (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)
* 1.82 m
* 0
* 0
* Anadolu University
* 17
* LW
* Beyza İrem Türkoğlu
* (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 28)
* 1.76 m
* 27
* 103
* SCM Gloria Buzău
* 18
* GK
* Yağmur Bembeyaz
* (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 25)
* 1.83 m
* 3
* 0
* Üsküdar Belediyespor
* 20
* CB
* Gülcan Tügel
* (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24)
* 1.73 m
* 18
* 43
* Adasokağı SK
* 21
* LB
* Betül Yılmaz (c)
* (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36)
* 1.78 m
* 85
* 182
* Bursa BBSK
* 22
* RW
* Emine Gökdemir
* (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22)
* 1.63 m
* 18
* 27
* Bursa BBSK
* 23
* CB
* Yasemin Şahin
* (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 36)
* 1.68 m
* 96
* 341
* Üsküdar Belediyespor
* 26
* LB
* Diğdem Hoşgör
* (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)
* 1.80 m
* 29
* 34
* MKS Kalisz
* 47
* P
* Büşra Işıkhan
* (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 26)
* 1.76 m
* 0
* 0
* Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball
* 58
* GK
* Merve Erbektaş
* (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)
* 1.82 m
* 36
* 7
* CSM Slatina
* 61
* RB
* Edanur Çetin
* (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
* 1.71 m
* 6
* 10
* Bursa BBSK
* 99
* P
* Ceren Demirçelen
* (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 33)
* 1.71 m
* 36
* 82
* Bursa BBSK

## Notable former members
### Coaches

* Péter Kovács (born 1955), head coach (2007-2010)

### Players

* Fatma Akgün (born 1988)
* Fatma Ay (born 1992)
* Sevilay İmamoğlu Öcal (born 1984)
* Serpil İskenderoğlu (born 1982)
* Gonca Nahcıvanlı (born 1979)
* Çiğdem Özcan (born 1984)
* Esra Öztürk (born 1988)
* Burcu Pirinçci (born 1990)
* Seda Yörükler (born 1984)
* Yeliz Özel (born 1980)
* Esin Sağdıç (born 1988)

## Competitive record
### Islamic Solidarity Games

| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2005 | Mecca | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Tehran | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2013 | Palembang | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2017 | Baku | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 125 | +27 |
| 2021 | Konya | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 109 | +82 |

### Mediterranean Games

| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2001 | Tunis | 5th | Data missing | Data missing | Data missing | Data missing | Data missing | Data missing | Data missing |
| 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 |

### World Championship

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 1957 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1965 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1971 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1973 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1975 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### European Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Preliminary | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 102 |
| 2026 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts |
| 2028 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 2/18 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 102 |