Women of Turkey that practice sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have several important trophies, especially in athletics , weightlifting , combat sports , volleyball and basketball .
Participation in Olympics [ ]
Pioneers [ ]
The first Turkish women to take part in the Olympic Games were Halet Çambel and Suat Fetgeri Aşani who participated at the fencing competitions of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Medals [ ]
Archery [ ]
Athletics [ ]
National record-holders [ ]
World Athletics Championship [ ]
European Athletics Championship [ ]
Athletics in Mediterranean Games [ ]
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Basketball [ ]
Main article:
The Turkish Women's National Basketball Team , also known as "Periler" (The Fairies) by the Turkish fans, is No 13 in FIBA World Rankings .
European Women Basketball Championship
Mediterranean Games
Players
Referees
Cycling [ ]
Boxing [ ]
Fencing [ ]
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Women's football in Turkey began with the establishment of the all-women's club Dostlukspor in Istanbul in early 1970s. Turkey women's national football team was established in 1995.
Notable footballers
Managers
Referees
FIFA listed refereesː
Freediving [ ]
Gymnastics [ ]
Aerobic gymnastics [ ]
Artistic gymnastics [ ]
Göksu Üçtaş (1990), gold medalist in Islamic Solidarity Games
Tutya Yılmaz (born 1999), gold medalist in the balance beam event at the Mersin World Challenge Cup
Rhythmic gymnastics [ ]
Duygu Doğan (born 2000), European gold medalist in the 3 Hook + 4 clubs event
Handball [ ]
Main article:
The Turkish Women's Handball League was established in 1978.
In the Mediterranean Games
2009 Mediterranean Games
Pescara , Italy
Silver
Ice hockey [ ]
Main article:
Turkish national women's ice hockey team was established in 2006.
Judo [ ]
In the Mediterranean Games
Modern pentathlon [ ]
Rowing [ ]
Sailing [ ]
Windsurfing
Lena Erdil 2018 PWA World Cup Silver
Swimming [ ]
Palembang , Indonesia
200m butterfly
Bronze
Palembang , Indonesia
400m ind medley
Silver
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 200 m free relay
Gold
Gizem Bozkurt
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
4 × 100 m free relay
Bronze
Palembang , Indonesia
100 m free
Silver
Palembang , Indonesia
200m ind medley
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m free relay
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 200 m free relay
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m medley relay
Bronze
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m free relay
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m medley relay
Bronze
Burcu Dolunay
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
50m free
Bronze
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
4 × 100 m free relay
Bronze
Dilara Buse Gunaydin
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
50m breast
Silver
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
100m breast
Bronze
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
4 × 100 m free relay
Bronze
Palembang , Indonesia
50m butterfly
Silver
Palembang , Indonesia
200m back
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
100m butterfly
Silver
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 200 m free relay
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m free relay
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
50m butterfly
Bronze
Palembang , Indonesia
100m butterfly
Bronze
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m medley relay
Bronze
Halime Zülal Zeren
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
200m back
Bronze
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
4 × 100 m free relay
Bronze
Palembang , Indonesia
200m free
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
50m back
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
200m back
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m free relay
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 200 m free relay
Gold
Palembang , Indonesia
4 × 100 m medley relay
Bronze
Table tennis [ ]
Melek Hu , table tannis player.
Taekwondo [ ]
Zeliha Ağrıs , world champion
Dürdane Altunel
Furkan Asena Aydın , world and European champion
Arzu Ceylan , European champion
Nuray Deliktaş , European champion
Ayşegül Ergin , 1992 Olympian
Yeliz Fındık , European champion
Sibel Güler , 2008 Olympian, European champion
Hatice Kübra İlgün , World silver medalist
Nafia Kuş , European champion
Zeynep Murat , European champion
Burcu Sallakoğlu
Kadriye Selimoğlu , world champion
Arzu Tan , world champion
Azize Tanrıkulu , 2008 Olympian, European champion
Ayşenur Taşbakan , European champion
Nur Tatar , 2012 Olympian, world and European champion
Hamide Bıkçın Tosun , 2000 Olympian, world champion
İrem Yaman , world champion
Hatice Kübra Yangın , European champion
Tennur Yerlisu , world and European champion
Gülnur Yerlisu , European champion
Rukiye Yıldırım , European champion
Tennis [ ]
Some notable Turkish female tennis players include:
Volleyball [ ]
Main article:
National teams [ ]
The Turkish Women's National Team is also known as "Filenin Sultanları " (Sultans of the Net).
1975 Mediterranean Games
Algiers , Algeria
Bronze
1987 Mediterranean Games
Latakia , Syria
Silver
1991 Mediterranean Games
Athens , Greece
Silver
1993 Mediterranean Games
Languedoc-Roussillon , France
Bronze
1997 Mediterranean Games
Bari , Italy
Silver
2001 Mediterranean Games
Tunis , Tunisia
Silver
2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Ankara , Turkey
Silver
2005 Mediterranean Games
Almeria , Spain
Gold
2009 Women's European Volleyball League
Kayseri , Turkey
Silver
2009 Mediterranean Games
Pescara , Italy
Silver
2010 Women's European Volleyball League
Ankara , Turkey
Bronze
2011 Women's European Volleyball League
Istanbul , Turkey
Silver
2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Italy and Serbia
Bronze
2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix ,
Ningbo , China
Bronze
2013 Mediterranean Games
Mersin , Turkey
Silver
2014 Women's European Volleyball League
Gold
2015 European Games Women's Volleyball
Baku , Azerbaijan
Gold
2015 Women's European Volleyball League
Silver
2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Azerbaijan , Georgia
Bronze
2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
Nanjing ,
Silver
2018 Mediterranean Games
Tarragona , Spain
Bronze
2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Hungary , Poland , Slovakia , Turkey
Silver
Club teams [ ]
Fenerbahçe won the 2011–12 CEV Women's Champions League . Vakıfbank is the winner of the 2013 Club World Championship and the 2012–13 CEV Champions League . Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor won the 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup .
Water polo [ ]
National team players:
Weightlifting [ ]
Wrestling [ ]
Paralympic sports [ ]
Archery
Athletics
Goalball
Sevda Altınoluk (born 1994), Paralympic gold medalist goalball player
Buket Atalay (born 1990), Paralympic gold medalist goalball player
Gülşah Düzgün (born 1995), Paralympic gold medalist goalball player
Neşe Mercan (born 1994), Paralympic gold medalist goalball player
Sümeyye Özcan (born 1992), Paralympic gold medalist goalball player
Seda Yıldız (born 1998), Paralympic gold medalist goalball player
Judo
Nazan Akın (born 1983), Paralympic medalist judoka
Duygu Çete (born 1989), Paralympic medalist judoka
Mesme Taşbağ (born 1981), European champion, Paralympic medalist judoka
Ecem Taşın (born 1991), Paralympic medalist judoka
Powerlifting
Özlem Becerikli (born 1980), Paralympic medalist powerlifter
Çiğdem Dede (born 1980), Paralympic medalist powerlifter
Nazmiye Muslu (born 1979), Paralympic and world champion powerlifter
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Ümran Ertiş (born 1996), Paralympic medalist, European champion table tennis player
Neslihan Kavas (born 1987), Paralympic medalist, European champion table tennis player
Kübra Öçsoy (born 1994), Paralympic medalist, European champion table tennis player
Wheelchair tennis
Büşra Ün (born 1994), first Paralympic competitor
References [ ]
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