Halkbank recorded a decisive 3:0 victory (25:16, 25:15, 25:22) as guests against Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Bld. Spor in a match from the 20th round of the Turkish SMS Grup Efeler Ligi. The encounter took place in the "Ünye Spor Salonu" hall, and this success marked the team's 17th win of the season.

Right from the first set, the guests imposed a high tempo with their serves and solid blocking, which allowed them to take a convincing lead. In the second set, the lead quickly grew after a series of powerful serves, and in the third, the hosts put up more serious resistance, but Halkbank closed out the match without hesitation.

The most productive player in the match was Matey Kaziyski with 14 points, finishing with a +8 efficiency rating, 3 aces, 50% positive reception, and an impressive 61.5% success rate in attack. Aleksander Śliwka and Marek Sotola each added 12 points to the victory. For the hosts, Victor Cardoso was the top scorer with 9 points. Tsvetan Sokolov did not play in this match.
With this victory, Halkbank are hot on the heels of league leaders Ziraat Bank, who have 50 points, while Radostin Stoychev's team has 49.