Halkbank Ankara's men's team departed for Bursa, where the group stage of the AXA Sigorta Kupa Voley 2025/2026 tournament – the Turkish Volleyball Cup – will take place from October 20 to 22.
The news was announced via the club's official profile on X (formerly Twitter) with a photo titled“HALKBANK SPORTS CLUB 2025–2026”and text:
🚌 | The People's Efeler are on their way to Bursa!
Our team has completed its preparations for the Kupa Voley matches and departed for Bursa.
(“The People's Efeler departed for Bursa! The team completed its preparations and left for Kupa Voley.”)
According to the program of the Turkish Volleyball Federation, the men's group matches will be held in Istanbul, Bursa, and Ankara.
Halkbank is in Group II (Bursa), along with İBB Spor Kulübü, and the match between the two teams is scheduled for October 21 (16:30, TVF Voleybol TV).
The group winner will advance to the quarterfinals.
Bulgarian star Matey Kaziyski, who is expected to sign with Halkbank, is currently in Bulgaria and will play in the Supercup final with Lokomotiv (Plovdiv).
After this match concludes, Kaziyski will join his new team in Ankara, and he is expected to be officially presented after the tournament in Bursa ends.
