Turkey men's national water polo team
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FINA codeTUR
AssociationTürkiye Sutopu Federasyonu
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachKonstantinos Loudis
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| FINA code | TUR |
|---|---|
| Association | Türkiye Sutopu Federasyonu |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Konstantinos Loudis |
| Asst coach | Emirhan Otman Evangelos Patras Andrea Perazzetti |
| Captain | Tugay Ergin |
| Top scorer(s) | Nadir Sönmez |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 19 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Biggest win | |
Turkey  33–6  Finland(9 June 2025) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Turkey 1–27  Greece(16 July 2018) | |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1966) |
| Best result | 10th (2010) |
| Media | |
| Website | https://sutopu.org.tr/ |
The Turkish men's national water polo team was formed in the 1930s.
Olympic Games
| Water polo at the Summer Olympics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year[1] | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1900–2024 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Olympic Games Qualification
| Water polo at the Summer Olympics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2012 | 7th place | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 98 | −42 | |
| Total | 1/14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 98 | −42 | |
FINA World League
| FINA Water Polo World League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year[1] | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2010 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 87 | −51 | |
| 2011 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 68 | −48 | |
| 2012 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 81 | −54 | |
| 2013 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 104 | −82 | |
| 2015 | Preliminary Round | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 105 | −65 | |
| 2016 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 97 | −63 | |
| Total | 6/16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 179 | 542 | −363 | |
European Championship
| European Water Polo Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1966 | 16th place | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 69 | −63 | |
| 1991 | 14th place | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 88 | −38 | |
| 2010 | 10th place | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 102 | −57 | |
| 2012 | 12th place | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 119 | −86 | |
| 2016 | 16th place | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 110 | −59 | |
| 2018 | 15th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 99 | −68 | |
| 2020 | 12th place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 92 | −52 | |
| 2026 | 12th place | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 136 | −56 | |
| Total | 8/37 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 336 | 815 | −479 | |
European Championship Level II
| European Water Polo Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1987 | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 9th place | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
| 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | +6 | |
| 2004 | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 40 | +24 | |
| 2007 | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 68 | +6 | |
| 2009 | Champion | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 50 | +37 | |
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
LEN Europa Cup
| LEN Europa Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2018 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FINA World Development Trophy
| FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year[1] | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2007–2017 | ِDid not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Islamic Solidarity Games
| Islamic Solidarity Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2005 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Champion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 20 | +44 | |
| Total | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 20 | +44 | |
Mediterranean Games
| Water polo at the Mediterranean Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1951 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 5th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 6th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | Third place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 6th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Did enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 40 | −22 | |
| 2009 | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 57 | −24 | |
| 2013 | 7th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 39 | −24 | |
| 2018 | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 70 | −56 | |
| 10/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
