
The National Men's Volleyball Team, which will take part in Group D in the European Championship, aims to carry its historical success in the VNL to the tournament.
The National Men's Volleyball Team, which will compete in Group D in the European Championship, aims to continue its historical success and recent rise in the VNL.
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The National Men's Volleyball Team took part in the finals of the 2026 VNL for the first time in its history and finished the tournament in 6th place.
Italy, Bulgaria, Finland and Romania will host the organization, which will be held for the 34th time and feature Europe's leading national volleyball teams, between 9-26 September.
Türkiye will face host Romania, as well as France, Germany, Latvia and Switzerland in Group D of the championship.
The National Men's Volleyball Team aims to continue its success in the 2026 FIVB Nations League in the European championship.
"HISTORIC" SUCCESS IN VNL
The National Men's Volleyball Team took part in the finals of the FIVB Nations League (VNL) for the first time in its history in 2026.
Completing the regular season with 22 points as a result of 8 wins and 4 losses, the national team made its name in the VNL finals for the first time.
In the organization in Ningbo, China, the national team finished the league in 6th place, losing 3-0 to Slovenia in the quarter-finals, and reached their best place in the VNL.
The National Team will try to continue its "breakthrough" in the VNL in the European Championship.
13. PARTICIPATION
Türkiye will participate in the men's European championships for the 13th time.
The first European Men's Volleyball Championship was held in 1948.
The national team, which competed in the organization for the first time in 1963, could not participate in the championship for 36 years after taking part in the European Championship in 1967 and 1971.
Türkiye, which appeared on the European stage again in 2007, competed in the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 European championships.
IN THE LAST 16 IN THE LAST 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The National Men's Volleyball Team has been showing a stable performance lately in the European Championship.
While Türkiye competed in the last 16 rounds of the last 3 European championships held in 2019, 2021 and 2023, it qualified from the group and played in the play-offs in 2017.
The national team, which passed the group stage in 2023 and advanced to the last 16 rounds, said goodbye to the organization by losing 3-2 to Slovenia.
BEST PLACE 11TH
Türkiye's best finish in the history of the European Championship was 11th place.
The Nationals reached this level in 1963, 2011 and 2017.
KOVAC EFFECT FROM SLOBO
The influence of head coach Slobodan Kovac in the recent rise of the National Men's Team attracted attention.
Under the management of the Serbian coach, who took office in July 2025, Türkiye reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history in the World Men's Volleyball Championship held in the same year.
The crescent-star team qualified to compete in the quarter-finals of the 2026 VNL for the first time in its history under the management of Kovac and achieved significant success by finishing the organization in 6th place.
Kovac, who won championships with Halkbank in Türkiye, also succeeded in winning the Turkish Cup with Fenerbahçe.

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National Men's Volleyball Team will compete with Romania, France, Germany, Latvia and Switzerland in Group D in the 34th European Championship to be held between 9-26 September.