Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team

Turkey

IWBF zone	I WBF Europe
National federation	Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF)
Coach	Kamuran Özdemir[1]
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The Turkey women's national wheelchair basketball team (Turkish: Türkiye Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Kadın Milli Takımı) is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.

The national team finished sixth at the Women's European Wheelchair Basketball Championship held June 28 – July 8, 2013, in Frankfurt, Germany, after losing to Spain with 39–59 in the play-offs.[2]

Current roster

Team roster at the 2023 IWBF Women's European Championship.[3]

Staff[4]
Head coach	Metin İdoğ
Asst. coach	Cengiz Çatal
Asst coach	Elif Eda Çolak
Physiotherapist	Asude Tamam
Mechanic	Haluk Taşkınçay

#	Name	Date of birth and age	Class.	Pos.	Club
6	Serra Uzun	(2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22)	2.5[5]		Yalova Ortopedikler SK
14	Rabia Akyürek	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)	2.0[5]	F	Pendik An.Yakası
16	Zümeyran Polat	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 29)	4.0	F	Lotus Engelliler GSK
24	Hanımzer Melet	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)			Van BEKS
35	Begüm Pusat	2004 (age 20–21)	2.5[5]	F	Beşiktaş JK

Former players

• Hatice Atay (born 1996)
• Mine Ercan (born 1987)
• Zehra Özbey Torun (born 1982)
• Meryem Tan (born 1999)
• Selin Şahin (born 1992)

European Wheelchair Basketball Championship

Year	Position	W	L
2007
2009
2011[6]	5th
2013[7]	6th	2	4
2015
2017[8]	6th	0	5
2019[9]	6th	0	6
2021[10]	6th	0	6
2023[11]	6th	0	6
Total	-	2	27

See also

• Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team

References

1. "Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbolu - Türk Bayan Milli Takımı" (in Turkish). Tripod. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
2. "Milli takım 6.oldu". TRT Spor. 2013-07-06. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
3. "TUR 23-57 FRA". FIBA Live Stats. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
4. "Yalovalı Serra Milli Kamp Hazırlıklarına Başlıyor". Yalova (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
5. "Turkey Team Roster". 2023 IWBF U25 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Bagkok Thailand. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
6. "British Men, German Women Win European Wheelchair Basketball Titles". Paralympic. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
7. "Results ECMW 2013". Euro Basketball 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
8. "European Championship for Women, Division A - Standings". European Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
9. "2019 European Championship For Woömen, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
10. "2021 European Championship For Woömen, Division A". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
11. "Wjeelchair Basketball". European Para Championships. Retrieved 18 July 2024.