Turkey men's national volleyball team

Turkey
Nickname(s)	Filenin Efeleri
Association	Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Slobodan Kovač
FIVB ranking	10 (3 August 2026)
Uniforms
World Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1956)
Best result	6th (2025)
European Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1958)
Best result	10th (2021)
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Challenger Cup
European League
Mediterranean Games
Islamic Solidarity Games

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.

Nickname(s)Filenin Efeleri

AssociationTürkiye Voleybol Federasyonu

ConfederationCEV

Head coachSlobodan Kovač

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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

World Championship record
Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1949 – 1952	did not enter
1956	21st–24th places	22nd	5	2	3	8	9
1960 – 1962	did not enter
1966	9th–16th places	16th	10	2	8	7	19
1970 – 1994	did not qualify
1998	First round	19th	3	0	3	2	9	Squad
2002 – 2018	did not qualify
2022	Round of 16	11th	4	2	2	8	6	Squad
2025	Quarterfinals	6th	5	4	1	12	5	Squad
2027	Future event
2029	Future event
Total	5/21		27	10	17	37	48

FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship(by team)
Opponent	GP	MW	ML
Australia	1		1
Belgium	1		1
Brazil	1		1
Canada	2	2
China	2	1	1
Hungary	1		1
India	1		1
Italy	2	1	1
Japan	1	1
Libya	1	1
Luxembourg	1	1
Mongolia	1	1
Netherlands	2	1	1
Poland	2		2
Romania	1		1
Russia	1		1
South Korea	1		1
Soviet Union	1		1
United States	2		2
Germany	1	1
Yugoslavia	1		1
Total	27	10	17

Year	Result	Pld	W	L
2023 Japan	4th place	7	4	3
Total	1/15	7	4	3

World League Record
Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	L
1990 – 2009	did not enter
2010 – 2013	did not qualify
2014	Group 3 Final	22nd	8	5	3
2015	Intercontinental round	25th	6	5	1
2016	Group 2 Final	16th	11	8	3
2017	Intercontinental round	23rd	9	3	6
Total	5/21		34	21	13

Turkey men's national volleyball team

Medals

Competitions

Olympic Games

World Championship

Record by Opponent

World Cup

World League

Nations League

Record by opponent

Challenger Cup

Record by opponent

European Championship

European Volleyball League

Mediterranean Games

Other tournaments

Team

Current squad

Former coaches

Former squads

See also

References

External links

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Year	Result	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	PW	PL	Squad
2018	did not qualify
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024	16th place	12	1	11	13	34	1024	1124	Squad
2025	17th place	12	3	9	14	28	945	992	Squad
2026	6th place	13	8	5	28	22	1145	1119	Squad
2027	qualified
Total	4/9	37	12	25	55	84	3114	3235	—

FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League matches (by team)
Opponent	GP	MW	ML
Argentina	3	1	2
Belgium	1	1	0
Brazil	1	0	1
Bulgaria	2	1	1
Canada	2	1	1
China	2	2	0
France	3	1	2
Germany	2	1	1
Iran	2	2	0
Italy	2	0	2
Netherlands	2	0	2
Poland	3	0	3
Serbia	3	1	2
Slovenia	4	0	4
Ukraine	2	1	1
United States	3	0	3
Total	37	12	25

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 Record									Qualification Record
Year	Result	M	W	L	SW	SL	PW	PL	M	W	L	SW	SL	PW	PL
1948	did not enter								no qualification
1950
1951
1955
1958	12/20	11	6	5	22	19	489	500
1963	11/17	12	8	4	27	14	551	425
1967	14/20	10	3	7	15	25	428	512
1971	15/22	7	3	4	10	16	291	321
1975	did not qualify
1977									4	1	3	6	10
1979									did not start
1981									5	3	2	10	9
1983									3	0	3	0	9
1985									5	2	3	6	11
1987									5	2	3	7	9
1989									3	1	2	3	8
1991									5	2	3	7	9
1993									6	2	4	8	14
1995									6	4	2	14	11
1997									8	5	3	18	12
1999									10	4	6	17	19
2001									6	4	2	13	9
2003									6	1	5	7	15
2005									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
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								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
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	Qualified								4	3	1	9	5	326	253
2028	To be determined								To be determined
Total	13/35	75	29	46	129	157	4805	4892	126	69	57

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
2026

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2023–24 club
3	Ahmet Tümer	15 September 2001	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	375 cm (148 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Galatasaray
5	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
7	Bedirhan Bülbül [tr]	29 July 1999	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Ziraat Bankası
9	Ramazan Efe Mandıracı	1 April 2002	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	370 cm (150 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Piacenza
11	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
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	Gökçen Yüksel	11 July 2004	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Galatasaray
16	Beytullah Hatipoğlu	24 February 1992	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Galatasaray
17	Murat Yenipazar	1 January 1993	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	339 cm (133 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Ziraat Bankası
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
23	Muhammed Kaya	7 February 1995	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Spor Toto
55	Cafer Kirkit	1 January 2001	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	0 cm (0 in)	0 cm (0 in)	Altekma S.K
59	Can Koç	9 April 2003	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Arkas Spor
77	Yiğit Savaş Kaplan	10 January 2004	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	340 cm (130 in)	İstanbul Gençlik S.K

Dates	Name
1958–1959	Nicolae Sotir
1966	Nicolae Murafa
1970–1971	Kosta Shapov
2006–2008	Gennady Parshin^[3]
2008–2010	Fausto Polidori^[4]
2010–2013	Veljko Bašić^[5]
2013–2016	Emanuele Zanini
2017	Joško Milenkoski
2018–2022	Nedim Özbey
2023	Alberto Giuliani
2024	Cédric Énard
2025	Umut Çakır
2025–present	Slobodan Kovač