VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS from Türkiye

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Turkish Volleyball Players of all time. This list of famous Turkish Volleyball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Turkish Volleyball Players.

1. Zehra Güneş (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 50.78, Zehra Güneş is the most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Zehra Güneş (Turkish pronunciation: [zɛhɾ̞ɑː ɟyˈneʃ] ; born 7 July 1999) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She plays in the middle blocker position. Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul and is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

2. Naz Aydemir (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 42.44, Naz Aydemir is the 2nd most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Naz Aydemir Akyol (born 14 August 1990) is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as a setter for Galatasaray Daikin and the Turkey women's national volleyball team. She has won a total of nine Turkish League championships, four with Vakıfbank, three with Eczacıbaşı and two with Fenerbahçe. She has four CEV Champions League championships, winning three with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She also has three FIVB Club World Championship, winning two with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She was part of the Turkey national team at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

3. Ebrar Karakurt (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 42.42, Ebrar Karakurt is the 3rd most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Ebrar Karakurt (Turkish pronunciation: [ɛbɾ̞ɑɾ̞ kɑˈɾ̞ɑkuɾ̞t] ; born 17 January 2000) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall and plays as opposite. She plays for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad of Russia and Turkey women's national volleyball team.

4. Hande Baladın (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 40.63, Hande Baladın is the 4th most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Hande Baladın (born 1 September 1997) is a Turkish professional volleyball player of Fenerbahçe. She started playing volleyball as middle blocker in the youth and junior teams of Eczacıbaşı Dynavit in Istanbul. Since 2014, she plays as opposite spiker. Baladın is a member of the women's national volleyball team, and wears number 7.

5. Neslihan Demir (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 38.89, Neslihan Demir is the 5th most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Neslihan Demir (born 9 December 1983) is a retired Turkish volleyball star. She is one of the most successful athletes of Turkey and has been among FIVB Heroes. She represented her country as the flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the official advertisement face of Turkey for the 2020 Summer Olympics candidateship along with basketballer Hedo Türkoğlu. She was a left-handed opposite hitter and won numerous individual awards in the international tournaments. She studied at Gazi University.

6. Cansu Özbay (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 38.58, Cansu Özbay is the 6th most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Cansu Özbay (Turkish pronunciation: [d͡ʒɑnsu ˈœzbɑj] ; born 17 October 1996) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She plays in the setter position. Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul. She is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

7. Simge Şebnem Aköz (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 37.65, Simge Şebnem Aköz is the 7th most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 13 different languages.

Simge Şebnem Aköz (born 23 April 1991) is a Turkish professional volleyball player for Eczacıbaşı VitrA and the Turkish national team. She participated at the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship, and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. Aköz was named to the 2020 (Held in 2021) Tokyo Olympic roster where her team finished 6th.

8. Meryem Boz (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 36.96, Meryem Boz is the 8th most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Meryem Boz (born 3 February 1988) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) and plays as an opposite for Sarıyer Belediyesi. She was chosen MVP of the CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020.

9. Irina Voronkova (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 32.62, Irina Voronkova is the 9th most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 13 different languages.

Irina Andreyevna Voronkova (Russian: Ирина Андреевна Воронкова; born 20 October 1995) is a Russian professional volleyball player. She is part of the Russia women's national volleyball team and was part of the national teams at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, the 2015 Montreux Volley Masters, the 2015 European Games in Baku, the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in Thailand, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At club level, she played for Dinamo Moscow, Dinamo Kazan and Zarechie Odintsovo before returning to Dinamo Kazan for a second spell in 2016.

10. Şeyma Ercan (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 30.39, Şeyma Ercan is the 10th most famous Turkish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Şeyma Ercan (born 5 July 1994 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player who plays for Türk Hava Yolları. She is 186 cm (6.10 ft) tall at 69 kg (152 lb) and plays in the wing spiker position. Şeyma began playing volleyball in 2005 at Gazi University's Sport Club in her hometown. She was encouraged by coach Elif Öz. She is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 5. In 2009, at the age of only 15, she became a member of the A-team, which played in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League. She transferred to Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team in Istanbul in the 2011-2012 season. In September 2012, she signed a three-year contract with Eczacıbaşı VitrA, which then loaned her out for one year to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor. She spent next two years at Eczacıbaşı VitrA. In 2015, she transferred to Fenerbahçe Grundig Women's Volleyball Team. Şeyma Ercan debuted in the girls' youth national team in 2011 playing at the 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship, where her team won the gold medal and she was honored with the Best Server title. She won the 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship with the national team.