The Turkish Volleyball Federation has officially announced the extended squad of the women's national team for the upcoming 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL). The "Sultans of the Net" will participate in the FIVB tournament, which will bring together 16 teams competing for a place in the finals.
The 2025 Women's VNL Finals will be held from July 23 to 27 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland, with the top eight teams from the preliminary phase standings qualifying to participate.
The Turkish national team's program in the preliminary stage of the Nations League includes four matches each week across three different tournaments:
Week 1:Beijing, China (June 4-8, 2025)
Week 2:Istanbul, Turkey (June 18-22, 2025)
Week 3:Apeldoorn, Netherlands (July 9-13, 2025)
Here are Turkey's opponents by week:
Week 1 (Beijing, China):China, Poland, Belgium, Thailand, France
Week 2 (Istanbul, Turkey):Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Belgium, South Korea
Week 3 (Apeldoorn, Netherlands):Netherlands, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, Czech Republic
Turkey announced an extended squad and schedule for the 2025 Women's Volleyball Nations LeagueThe Turkish Volleyball Federation has officially announced the extended squad of the women's national team for the upcoming 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL). The "Sultans of the Net" will participate in the FIVB tournament, which will bring together 16 teams competing for a place in the finals.
The 2025 Women's VNL Finals will be held from July 23 to 27 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland, with the top eight teams from the preliminary phase standings qualifying to participate.
The Turkish national team's program in the preliminary stage of the Nations League includes four matches each week across three different tournaments:
Week 1:Beijing, China (June 4-8, 2025)
Week 2:Istanbul, Turkey (June 18-22, 2025)
Week 3:Apeldoorn, Netherlands (July 9-13, 2025)
Here are Turkey's opponents by week:
Week 1 (Beijing, China):China, Poland, Belgium, Thailand, France
Week 2 (Istanbul, Turkey):Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Belgium, South Korea
Week 3 (Apeldoorn, Netherlands):Netherlands, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, Czech Republic
Turkey's match schedule:
Week 1 (Beijing/China):
June 4, 2025, 07:30 AM: France - Turkey
June 6, 2025, 02:30 PM: Turkey - Thailand
June 7, 2025, 11:00 AM: Turkey - Poland
June 8, 2025, 02:30 PM: China - Turkey
Week 2 (Istanbul/Turkey):
June 18, 2025, 7:30 PM: Dominican Republic - Turkey
June 19, 2025, 7:30 PM: Canada - Turkey
June 21, 2025, 7:30 PM: South Korea - Turkey
June 22, 2025, 7:30 PM: Turkey - Brazil
Week 3 (Apeldoorn/Netherlands):
July 9, 2025, 9:30 PM: Netherlands - Turkey
July 11, 2025, 9:30 PM: Czech Republic - Turkey
July 12, 2025, 8:00 PM: Turkey - Italy
July 13, 2025, 9:00 PM: Serbia - Turkey
Extended Roster of Turkey for VNL 2025:Setters: (VakıfBank), Elif Şahin (Eczacıbaşı Dynavit), Buse Ünal (Bahçelievler Bld.), Sıla Çalışkan (VakıfBank), Dilay Özdemir (Beşiktaş)Opposite Hitters (Diagonals):
Melissa Vargas Ebrar Karakurt(Lokomotiv Kaliningrad), Tutku Burcu Özgenç (Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders), Defne Başyolcu (Aydın BBSK), Alexia Căruțașu (Galatasaray Daikin)Ебрар Каракурт (Локомотив Калининград), Тутку Бурджу Юзгенч (Инчон Хюнккук Лайф Пинк Спайдърс), Дефне Башьолчу (Айдън ББСК), Алексия Каруташу (Галатасарай Дайкин)
Outside Hitters:Meliha Diken (Fenerbahçe Medicana),Hande Baladin(Eczacıbaşı Dynavit), Saliha Şahin (Beşiktaş), İlkin Aydın (Galatasaray Daikin), Derya Cebecioğlu (VakıfBank), Yaprak Erkek (Eczacıbaşı Dynavit), Ege Melisa Bükmen (Nilüfer Bld.), Ayşe Çürük (Kuzeyboru)
Middle Blockers: Zehra Güneş(VakıfBank), Ayçin Akyol (Galatasaray Daikin), Aslı Kalaç (Fenerbahçe Medicana), Deniz Uyanık (VakıfBank), Yasemin Güveli (Galatasaray Daikin), Sinead Jack Kusal (Eczacıbaşı Dynavit), Berka Buse Özden (Aydın BBSK), Bahar Akbay (VakıfBank)
Liberos:Simge Aköz (Eczacıbaşı Dynavit), Ayça Aykaç Altıntaş (VakıfBank), Gizem Örge (Fenerbahçe Medicana), Eylül Akarçeşme Yatgın (Galatasaray Daikin)
