Turkish Volleyball Federation

Turkish Volleyball Federation
Sport Volleyball
Beach volleyball
JurisdictionTurkey
AbbreviationTVF
Founded1958 (1958)
AffiliationFIVB
Regional affiliationCEV
HeadquartersAnkara
LocationTurkey
PresidentMehmet Akif Ustundag (2016-present)
Official website
www.tvf.org.tr

Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) (in Turkish: Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu) is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Turkey. Formed in 1958, it is based in Ankara. The TVF is a member of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).[1]

Volleyball

National League

Men’s leagues
  • AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi (14 teams)
  • Turkish Men's Volleyball First League (24 teams in two groups)
  • Turkish Men's Volleyball Second League (54 teams in four groups)
  • Turkish Men's Regional Volleybal League (125 teams in thirty five groups)
Men’s cups
Women’s leagues

Turkish Women's Volleyball First League (24 teams in two groups)

  • Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League (155 teams in sixteen groups)
  • Turkish Women's Regional Volleybal League (219 teams in sixty four groups)
Women’s cups

National teams

International

Turkish clubs and national teams participate after qualification at the Olympics, Mediterranean Games, Balkan Games as well as world and European events of following competitions:

Men's
National teams
Men's
(2012)
(2008, 2010)
Men's Junior
Boys' Youth
Clubs
(1979-80 Eczacıbaşı)
(2013-14 Halkbank)
(2012-13 Halkbank)
(2008-09 Arkas, 2013-14 Fenerbahçe Grundig)
(1996-97 Netaş, 2010-11 Arkas)
Women's
National teams
Women's
(2012)
(2003),
(2011)
(2009, 2011)
(2010)
Women's Junior
(2012)
(2008)
Girls' Youth
(2011)
(2007)
(2011)
(2013)
(2009)
(2007, 2011)
Clubs
(2010 Fenerbahçe, 2013 Vakıfbank, 2015 Eczacıbaşı)
(2011 Vakıfbank)
(2012 Fenerbahçe)
(2010-11 Vakıfbank, 2011-12 Fenerbahçe, 2012-13 Vakıfbank, 2014-15 Eczacıbaşı)
(1979-80 Eczacıbaşı, 1997-98 Vakıfbank, 1998-99 Vakıfbank, 2009-10 Fenerbahçe, 2013-14 Vakıfbank)
(1999-20 Eczacıbaşı, 2010-11 Fenerbahçe, 2014-15 Vakıfbank)
(1998-99 Eczacıbaşı, 2003-04 Vakıfbank, 2013-14 Fenerbahçe)
(2011-12 Galatasaray, 2012-13 Fenerbahçe, 2015-16 Galatasaray)
(2007-08 Vakıfbank, 2014-15 Bursa BBSK)
(1992-93 Eczacıbaşı, 1995-96 Emlakbank, 2013-2014 Beşiktaş, 2015-16 Trabzon İdmanocağı)
  • Değer Eraybar Tournament:* Top Volley Tournament

Beach volleyball

Competitions

  • Men's Beach Volleyball League (8 teams)
  • Women's Beach Volleyball League (5 teams)

Medals

World Championship

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship 0 0 0 0
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship 0 0 0 0
FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 1 1 0 2
FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship 0 1 0 1
FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship 0 0 0 0
FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship 0 0 0 0
FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship 1 2 0 3
FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship 0 0 0 0
FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship 0 0 0 0
FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship 0 0 0 0
Total 2 4 0 6

European Championship

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Women's European Volleyball Championship 1 2 3 6
Men's European Volleyball Championship 0 0 0 0
CEV Women's U22 Volleyball European Championship 0 0 2 2
CEV U22 Volleyball European Championship 0 0 0 0
CEV Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship 3 0 3 6
CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship 0 0 0 0
CEV Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship 1 2 2 5
CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship 0 0 2 2
CEV Women's U16 Volleyball European Championship 1 2 0 3
CEV U16 Volleyball European Championship 0 0 1 1
Total 5 6 13 24

Facilities

The federation owns volleyball venues TVF 50th Anniversary Sport Hall and TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall in Üsküdar, Istanbul and Başkent Volleyball Hall in Yenimahalle, Ankara.[2]

In 2009, it established TVF Fine Arts and Sports High School (Turkish: TVF Güzel Sanatlar ve Spor Lisesi) in Ankara, dedicated to raise talented youth to sportspeople particularly in volleyball.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Voleybolda 2012 Nasıl Geçti?" (in Turkish). Voleybolum. Retrieved 2013-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Başkent Voleybol Salonu açıldı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  3. ^ "Misyonumuz" (in Turkish). TVF Spor Lisesi. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  4. ^ "TVF Spor Lisesi açıldı". Volleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  5. ^ "O lise sadece voleybolcu yetiştirmek istiyor". Hürriyet Gündem (in Turkish). 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2013-03-16.