# Turkey men's national volleyball team

The Turkey men's national volleyball team is the men's national team of Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

## Medals

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Challenger Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| European League | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Summer Universiade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |

## Competitions
### World Championship

| Year | Result | Pld | W | L |
| 1949 – 1952 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1956 | 22/24 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 – 1962 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1966 | 15/22 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 1970 – 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | 19/24 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 – 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | 11/24 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 5/21 | 22 | 6 | 16 |

### World Cup

| Year | Result | Pld | W | L |
| 1965 – 2019 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| Total | 1/15 | 7 | 4 | 3 |

### World League

World League Record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L |
| 1990 – 2009 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 – 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | 22/28 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 25/32 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 16/36 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | 23/36 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 4/28 | 34 | 21 | 13 |

### Nations League

| Year | Rank | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL | Squad |
| 2018 | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified |
| 2019 | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified |
| 2021 | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified |
| 2022 | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified |
| 2023 | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified |
| 2024 | 16th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 1024 | 1124 | Squad |
| 2025 | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | 2/7 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 1024 | 1124 | — |

### Record by opponent

FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League matches (by team) :
| Opponent | GP | MW | ML |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 11 |

### Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup Record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | 4/6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2/8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1/8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3/4 | 10 | 6 | 4 |

### Record by opponent

FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup matches (by team) :
| Opponent | GP | MW | ML |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cuba | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 4 |

### European Championship

| European Championship Record | European Championship Record | European Championship Record | European Championship Record | European Championship Record | European Championship Record | European Championship Record | European Championship Record | European Championship Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record |
| Year | Result | M | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL | M | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1948 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 1950 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 1951 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 1955 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 1958 | 12/20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 489 | 500 | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 1963 | 11/17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 551 | 425 | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 1967 | 14/20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 428 | 512 | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 1971 | 15/22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 291 | 321 | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification | no qualification |
| 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 | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | |
| 1979 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | | |
| 1983 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | | |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | | |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | | |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | | |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | | |
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | | |
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | | |
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | | |
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | | |
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | | |
| 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 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | | |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | | |
| 2007 | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 243 | 287 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | | |
| 2009 | 13/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 234 | 269 | via host | via host | via host | via host | via host | via host | via host |
| 2011 | 11/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 320 | 332 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 | | |
| 2013 | 14/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 283 | 293 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | | |
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | | |
| 2017 | 11/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 339 | 357 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10 | | |
| 2019 | 12/24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 474 | 496 | via 2017 ranking | via 2017 ranking | via 2017 ranking | via 2017 ranking | via 2017 ranking | via 2017 ranking | via 2017 ranking |
| 2021 | 10/24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 579 | 554 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 328 | 263 |
| 2023 | 13/24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 574 | 546 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 349 | 278 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 | 12/33 | 75 | 29 | 46 | 129 | 157 | 4805 | 4892 | 122 | 66 | 56 | | | | |
* 1975 results unknown
* 1983: Turkey- Belgium result unknown

### European Volleyball League

European League Record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L |
| 2004 | 5/8 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4/8 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4/8 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5/12 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3/9 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5/12 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3/8 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 11/12 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2/10 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4/12 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8/10 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6/12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2017 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2018 | 3/20 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1/20 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1/19 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2/17 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1/18 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 17/19 | 190 | 107 | 83 |

### Mediterranean Games

| Year | Position |
| 1959 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1975 | 5th |
| 1979 | 7th |
| 1983 | 7th |
| 1987 | |
| 1991 | 6th |
| 1993 | |
| 1997 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2005 | 8th |
| 2009 | 5th |
| 2013 | 4th |
| 2018 | 7th |
| 2022 | 5th |

### Other tournaments

* Balkan Volleyball Championship
* BVA Cup
* Islamic Solidarity Games
** 2013 – 3rd place
** 2017 – 4th
** 2021 – 3rd place
* Universiade
** 2005 – Champions
** 2007 – Champions

## Team
### Current squad

The following is the Turkish roster in the 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
Head coach: Alberto Giuliani
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
| 1 | Kaan Gürbüz | 16 August 2001 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 6 | Arda Bostan | 13 January 2002 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 7 | Bedirhan Bülbül | 29 July 1999 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Ziraat Bankası |
| 8 | Burutay Subaşı | 15 July 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 339 cm (133 in) | Arkas Spor |
| 9 | Mirza Lagumdžija | 18 May 2001 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Arkas Spor |
| 10 | Arslan Ekşi (C) | 17 July 1985 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Ziraat Bankası |
| 11 | Yiğit Gülmezoğlu | 28 December 1995 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 356 cm (140 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 12 | Adis Lagumdžija | 29 March 1999 | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Volley Lube |
| 14 | Faik Samet Güneş | 27 May 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 329 cm (130 in) | Ziraat Bankası |
| 15 | Mert Matić | 22 May 1995 | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 368 cm (145 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Halkbank |
| 19 | Berkay Bayraktar | 3 July 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Ziraat Bankası |
| 20 | Efe Bayram | 1 March 2002 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Top Volley Cisterna |
| 53 | Volkan Döne | 18 February 1987 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Halkbank |
| 77 | Vahit Emre Savaş | 7 March 1995 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | Fenerbahçe |

### Former coaches

* 1958–59 Nicolae Sotir (1916–1991)
* 1966– Nicolae Murafa
* 1970–71 Kosta Shapov
* 2006–08 Gennady Parshin
* 2008–10 Fausto Polidori (born 1949)
* 2010–13 Veljko Bašić (born 1959)
* 2013–16 Emanuele Zanini (born 1965)
* 2017 Joško Milenkoski (born 1962)
* 2018–22 Nedim Özbey (born 1955)

### Former squads

* 2010 European League — Silver Medal
    Volkan Güç, Enver Kıdoğlu, Sinan Cem Tanık, Selçuk Keskin, Hasan Yeşilbudak, Arslan Ekşi, Rahmi Çağlar Aksoy, Erhan Dünge, Kadir Cin, Serhat Coşkun, Cüneyt Dağcı, Emre Batur, Burutay Subaşı, Kemal Kuvanç Elgaz, Ahmet Pezük, Zafer Ceyhun Tendar, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Ufuk Minici, Fatih Cihan, Berkan Bozan, Mustafa Koç, Özer Özger, Mustafa Kırıcı and Sabit Karaağaç. Head coach: Veljko Bašić
* 2012 European League — Silver Medal
    Ulaş Kıyak, Murat Yenipazar, Ahmet Pezük, Kemal Kıvanç Elgaz, Gökhan Gökgöz, Emin Gök, Burutay Subaşı, Serhat Coşkun, Halil İbrahim Yücel, Emre Batur, Murathan Kısal, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç, Berkan Bozan, Baturalp Burak Güngör, Alperay Demirciler, Shoyo Hinita, Arslan Ekşi, Sabit Karaağaç, Selçuk Keskin, Serkan Oğuz, Ali Berke Sağır, Sinan Cem Tanık, Resul Tekeli and Koray Şahin. Head coach: Veljko Bašić