Türk Hava Yolları Women's Volleyball Team is a Turkish women's volleyball team from Istanbul which is owned by Turkish Airlines. This team play their matches at the 7.000-seated TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
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| Full name | Türk Hava Yolları Spor Kulübü | ||
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| Short name | THY | ||
| Founded | 1979 / 2016 | ||
| Ground | TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall (Capacity: 7,000) | ||
| Chairman |  Ahmet Bolat | ||
| Manager | Kamil Söz | ||
| Captain | Büşra Kılıçlı | ||
| League | Sultanlar Ligi | ||
| 2023-34 | 4 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Championships | |||
| 2 BVA Cup | |||
The club was founded in 1979 but withdrew from volleyball leagues in the 1993–1994 season. In 2016, with Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee İlker Aycı being elected as the club president, the team returned to the volleyball arena and started its competition in the Turkish Women's Volleyball 2nd League.[1] In the 2016–2017 season, it was promoted from the Turkish Women's 2nd League to the 1st League, and in the 2017–2018 season, it was promoted from the 1st League to the Sultanlar Ligi as the champion.[2]
Honours
editEuropean competitions
edit- CEV Challenge Cup:
2020-21 - BVA Cup:
2019,[3] 2020[4]
Domestic competitions
edit- Turkish Volleyball League: 2020-21
- Turkish Volleyball 1.League: 2017–18
- Turkish Volleyball 2.League Group A:
2016–17
Roster
editSeason 2024–2025
| No | Player | Position | Birth Date | Height | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melis Yılmaz | Libero | 28 June 1997 | 1.67 | Turkey
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| 2 | Buse Kayacan Sonsırma | Libero | 15 July 1992 | 1.76 | Turkey
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| 3 | Emine Arıcı | Middle Blocker | 17 January 1997 | 1.92 | Turkey
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| 4 | Tuğba Şenoğlu İvegin | Outside Hitter | 2 February 1998 | 1.84 | Turkey
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| 6 | Özlem Tuğral | Setter | 21 October 2001 | 1.83 | Turkey
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| 7 | Çağla Çiçekoğlu | Setter | 19 January 1995 | 1.77 | Turkey
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| 8 | Ada Germen Korkmaz | Wing Spiker | 24 June 1997 | 1.83 | Turkey
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| 9 | Büşra Kılıçlı (C) | Middle Blocker | 16 July 1990 | 1.88 | Turkey
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| 10 | Selin Coşkun | Opposite | 16 July 1990 | 1.90 | Turkey
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| 11 | Anthí Vasilantonáki | Outside Hitter | 9 April 1996 | 1.96 |  Greece
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| 12 | Diana Duarte | Middle Blocker | 22 February 1999 | 1.94 |  Brazil
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| 13 | Neriman Özsoy | Outside Hitter | 13 July 1988 | 1.88 | Turkey
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| 17 | Júlia Bergmann | Outside Hitter | 21 February 2001 | 1.96 | Brazil
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| 21 | Roberta Ratzke | Setter | 28 April 1990 | 1.85 | Brazil
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| 44 | Karmen Aksoy | Middle Blocker | 8 July 2003 | 1.92 | Turkey
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Notable Players
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Technical and managerial staff
editStaff as of November 8, 2024[5]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Asuman Karakoyun Baş
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Team Manager |
| Kamil Söz
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Head coach |
| Yalçın Özbek
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Assistant coach |
| Baran Yılmaz
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Coach |
| Muhammet Karakuş
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Statistician |
| Abdullah Akay
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Physiotherapist |
| Bilal Aslan
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Physiotherapist |
| Yusuf Karadaş
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Doctor |
Head coaches
editThis is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.
| Period | Head coach |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Suphi Doğancı
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| 2019–2023 |  Marcello Abbondanza
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| 2023–2023 | Kamil Söz
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| 2023–2024 | Zé Roberto
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| 2024– | Kamil Söz
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See also
editExternal links
edit- Turkish Airlines official website (in Turkish) (in English)
- Türk Hava Yolları SK official website (in Turkish) (in English)
- Turkish Volleyball Federation official website (in Turkish)
References
edit- ^ "THY'de Vestel Venus Sultanlar Ligi sevinci". 26 March 2018.
- ^ "THY Voleybol Takımı Sultanlar Liginde". 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Türk Hava Yolları Kadın Voleybol Takımı, Balkan şampiyonu oldu". 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Türk Hava Yolları Kadın Voleybol Takımı, Balkan Kupası'nda şampiyon oldu!". 13 September 2020.
- ^ Technical Staff Team squad Archived (Date missing) at women.volleybox.net (Error: unknown archive URL)