Turkey_men's_national_water_polo_team

Turkey men's national water polo team

Men's national water polo team representing Turkey

The Turkish men's national water polo team was formed in the 1930s.

Quick Facts FINA code, Association ...

Turkey
FINA ranking (since 2008)

FINA code	TUR
Association	Türkiye Sutopu Federasyonu
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Sinan Turunç
Asst coach	Oytun Okman Mehmet Özkol
Captain	Berk Bıyık
Current	19 (as of 9 August 2021)
Biggest win
Turkey 29–0 Latvia (27 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
Turkey 1–27 Greece (16 July 2018)
European Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1966)
Best result	10th (2010)

Results

Olympic Games

More information Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Year ...

Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Year^[1]	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1900–2020	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Olympic Games Qualification

More information Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Year ...

Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2012	7th place	7	1	2	4	56	98	−42
Total	1/14	7	1	2	4	56	98	−42

FINA World League

More information FINA Water Polo World League, Year ...

FINA Water Polo World League
Year^[1]	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2010	Preliminary Round	6	0	0	6	36	87	−51
2011	Preliminary Round	6	0	0	6	20	68	−48
2012	Preliminary Round	6	0	0	6	27	81	−54
2013	Preliminary Round	6	0	0	6	22	104	−82
2015	Preliminary Round	8	1	0	7	40	105	−65
2016	Preliminary Round	6	0	0	6	34	97	−63
Total	6/16	38	1	0	37	179	542	−363

European Championship

More information European Water Polo Championship, Year ...

European Water Polo Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1966	16th place	7	0	1	6	6	69	−63
1991	14th place	6	1	1	4	50	88	−38
2010	10th place	8	1	0	7	45	102	−57
2012	12th place	7	0	0	7	33	119	−86
2016	16th place	7	0	1	6	51	110	−59
2018	15th place	5	1	0	4	31	99	−68
2020	12th place	6	1	0	5	40	92	−52
Total	7/34	46	4	3	39	256	679	−423

European Championship Level II

More information European Water Polo Championship, Year ...

European Water Polo Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1987	9th place	4	2	0	2	28	28	0
1994	9th place	2	2	0	0	15	13	+2
1996	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	4th place	6	4	0	2	39	33	+6
2004	4th place	7	5	0	2	66	40	+24
2007	8th place	7	3	1	3	74	68	+6
2009	Champion	8	7	0	1	87	50	+37
Total	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

LEN Europa Cup

More information LEN Europa Cup, Year ...

LEN Europa Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2018	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

European Games (Junior Team)

More information European Games, Year ...

European Games
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2015	13th place	5	2	0	3	37	54	−17
Total	1/1	5	2	0	3	37	54	−17

FINA World Development Trophy

More information FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy, Year ...

FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy
Year^[1]	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2007–2017	ِDid not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Islamic Solidarity Games

More information Islamic Solidarity Games, Year ...

Islamic Solidarity Games
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2005	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Champion	4	3	1	0	64	20	+44
Total	1/2	4	3	1	0	64	20	+44

Mediterranean Games

More information Water polo at the Mediterranean Games, Year ...

Water polo at the Mediterranean Games
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1951	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1959	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	5th place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	5th place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	5th place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	6th place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	Third place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	6th place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	Did enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	8th place	4	0	1	3	18	40	−22
2009	8th place	5	0	0	5	33	57	−24
2013	7th place	3	0	0	3	15	39	−24
2018	8th place	4	0	0	4	14	70	−56
10/18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Sinan Turunç

More information No, Name ...

No	Name	Pos.	L/R	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Caps	Club
1	Attila Sezer	GK	R	(1975-09-13) 13 September 1975 (age 48)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	295	Enka SK
2	Selçuc Can Caner	AR	R	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	30	Adalar SS
3	Mehmet Yutmaz	AR	R	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 21)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	25	Enka SK
4	Fatih Acar	AR	R	(1998-11-22) 22 November 1998 (age 25)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	35	Enka SK
5	Berk Bıyık (C)	CF	R	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	100	Heybeliada SK
6	Emre Gürdenli	CB	R	(2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 23)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	15	Enka SK
7	Emirhan Yenigün	CB	R	(1993-12-11) 11 December 1993 (age 30)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)		Heybeliada SK
8	Oğuz Berke Senemoğlu	AR	R	(1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	40	Galatasaray
9	Nadir Sönmez	AR	R	(1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 31)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	60	Heybeliada SK
10	Neşfet Toğkan Ozbek	AR	R	(1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 29)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	100	Galatasaray
11	Ege Kahraman	AR	R	(1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 25)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	40	Enka SK
12	Mehmet Dilek Gökmen	CF	R	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	20	Galatasaray
13	Hüseyin Kağan Kil	GK	R	(1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	28	Galatasaray

References

[1]
"HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
[2]
"2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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