Turkey Names 14 for EuroVolley, Erdem and Cebecioğlu Return
Turkey names its 14-player EuroVolley 2026 roster, with captain Eda Erdem and Derya Cebecioğlu both returning to the squad.
Turkey officially announced its roster for the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship on Wednesday, August 19, with two changes compared to the team that won the Nations League.
Middle blocker Eda Erdem returns as captain after taking a longer break during June and July, bringing her quality and experience back to Daniele Santarelli's squad. Outside hitter Derya Cebecioğlu also returns after recovering from injury. With Cebecioğlu's inclusion, Santarelli has selected five outside hitters, leaving opposite Melissa Vargas without a backup in her position. As expected, Ebrar Karakurt was left out; the outside hitter/opposite is already training with Eczacıbaşı but did not take part in the national team's recent activities due to injury.
Turkey's roster for the European Championship: setters Cansu Özbay and Elif Şahin; opposite Melissa Vargas; outside hitters İlkin Aydın, Saliha Şahin, Yaprak Erkek, Hande Baladın, and Derya Cebecioğlu; middle blockers Eda Erdem, Deniz Uyanık, Zehra Güneş, and Sinead Jack-Kısal; and liberos Eylül Akarçeşme Yatgın and Gizem Örge.
