Turkey women's national handball team
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AssociationTurkey Handball Federation (THF)
Coach
David Ginesta Montes
David Ginesta MontesAppearances1 (First in 2024)
Best result20th (2024)
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| Association | Turkey Handball Federation (THF) | |||
| Coach | David Ginesta Montes | |||
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| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2024) | |||
| Best result | 20th (2024) | |||
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| Mediterranean Games | ||
 | 2009 Pescara | 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 was coached by Costică Buceschi from Romania in 2023. In 2024, Turkey qualified for the country's first European Women's Handball Championship, a competition they would participate in as hosts in December 2026.
The squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[1]
Heah coach: Costică Buceschi
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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
World Championship
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| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
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| Total | 0/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
European Championship
European Women's Handball Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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  2024 | Preliminary | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 102 |
 2026 | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||
| 2028 | TBD | |||||||
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| Total | 2/20 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 102 |
Islamic Solidarity Games
| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 2005 |  Mecca |
Did not participate | |||||||
| 2010 |  Tehran |
Cancelled | |||||||
| 2013 |  Palembang |
Not held | |||||||
| 2017 |  Baku |
 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 125 | +27 |
| 2021 | Konya |
 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 109 | +82 |
| 2025 | Riyadh |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 112 | +31 |
| Total | 3/6 | – | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 486 | 346 | +140 |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 2001 |  Tunis |
5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 138 | +24 |
| 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 |
| Total | 0/0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mediterranean Handball Championship
Carpathian Trophy (women's handball)
- 2024: 6th
