Beşiktaş JK (women's volleyball)

Beşiktaş Women’s Volleyball is the women's volleyball section of Turkish sports club Beşiktaş J.K. in Istanbul, Turkey. The club plays its home matches in BJK Akatlar Arena.

Beşiktaş

Full name	Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team
Short name	Beşiktaş
Founded	1961
Ground	BJK Akatlar Arena Istanbul, Turkey (Capacity: 3,200)
Chairman	Hasan Arat^[1]
Manager	Recep Vatansever^[2]
Captain	Ecem Aknam
League	Turkish Women's Volleyball League
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away
Championships
1 Turkish Championship

2023-24 Team Roster

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)
1	Duru Aksu	Libero	1.65
2	Jovana Brakočević	Opposite Hitter	1.96
3	Gizem Güreşen	Libero	1.78
4	Ecem Aknam (C)	Outside hitter	1.81
5	Pelin Eroktay	Opposite Hitter	1.90
6	Hilal Kocakara	Setter	1.81
7	Çağla Akın	Setter	1.78
8	Victoria Demidova	Outside hitter	1.90
9	Wilma Salas	Outside hitter	1.91
11	Bahar Toksoy Guidetti	Middle-Blocker	1.90
14	Sude Naz Uzun	Middle-Blocker	1.89
15	Bengisu Aygün	Middle blocker	1.86
18	Celeste Plak	Outside hitter	1.90
19	Emily Maglio	Middle blocker	1.89

Honours

National competitions

• Turkish Women's Volleyball League
  • Runners-up (3): 1995-96,^[3] 1996-97,^[4] 2003-04^[5]
• Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship
  • Champions (1): 1964-65

International competitions

•   CEV Women's Challenge Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2013-14
•   BVA Cup
  • Champions (4): 2008, 2009, 2013,^[6][7] 2018

Past rosters

2013–14

Zeynep Seda Uslu, Seda Türkkan, Natalia Hanikoğlu, Marina Tumas, Dilek Kınık, Ayça Naz İhtiyaroğlu, Naz Döner, Dicle Nur Babat, Nilay Konar, Gabriela Koeva, Tülin Altıntaş, Selime İlyasoğlu, Paula Yamila Nizetich, Ceyda Aktaş

2012–13

Çağla Akın, Zeynep Seda Uslu, Natalia Hanikoğlu, Ana Lazarević, Funda Bilgi, Tülin Altıntaş, Fatma Sinem Karamuk, Dicle Nur Babat, Tuğba Toprak, Gabriela Koeva, Yağmur Koçyiğit, Aslı Köprülü, Ece Hocaoğlu, Tereza Rossi Matuszkova (Koç: Adnan Kıstak)

2011–12

Maiko Kano, Tanya Sabkova, Olena Gashuka Samsonova, Zülfiye Gündoğdu, Tuğçe Ergenç, Özlem Özçelik, Gülşah Olcay, Duygu Sipahioğlu, Yeliz Askan, Cansu Aydınoğulları, Pınar Eren, Sinem Barut, Hilal Yabuz, Gizem Giraygil (Koç: Bülent Karslıoğlu)

2010–11

Banu Toktamış, Cansu Aydınoğulları, Duygu Sipahioğlu, Gizem Sancak, Gülbahar Akgül, Gülşah Olcay, Hilal Yabuz, Müge Şakar, Natalia Kulikova, Olesia Rykhliuk, Olga Savenchuk, Pelin Çelik, Pınar Eren, Sinem Barut, Yeliz Askan (Coach: Bülent Karslıoğlu) ^[8]

2009–10

Cansu Aydınoğulları, Duygu Sipahioğlu, Gizem Sancak, Hilal Yabuz, Jasna Majstorović, Melis Gürkaynak, Melis Şahin, Müge Şakar, Nilay Özdemir, Pınar Eren, Sanja Popović, Zeynep Seda Uslu, Tatiana Dos Santos, Yağmur Koçyiğit, Yeliz Askan (Coach: Bülent Karslıoğlu) ^[9]

Notable players

Turkey Pelin Çelik Eda Erdem Arzu Göllü Natalia Hanikoğlu   Yağmur Koçyiğit İpek Soroğlu Özlem Özçelik Zeynep Seda Uslu Çağla Akın Ece Hocaoğlu

Bulgaria Gabriela Koeva   Czech Republic Tereze Rossi Matuszkova   Croatia Sanja Popović   Japan Maiko Kano

Germany Atika Bouagaa   Serbia Mirela Delić Ana Lazarević   United States Kim Oden

References

1. "Hasan Arat becomes new Chairman to Beşiktaş". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
2. "Recep Vatansever becomes new head coach of Beşiktaş Ayos". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
3. 1995/1996 Turkish League- RESULTS June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
4. 1996/1997 Turkish League- RESULTS March 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. 2003/2004 Turkish League- RESULTS June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
6. . Bulgarianvolley.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
7. "Women's BVA Cup: Besiktas wins it again". Balkanvolleyball.org. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
8. "2010-2011 Sezonu Bayanlar 1. Ligi Transferleri". Voleybolunsesi.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
9. "2009-2010 Sezonu Bayanlar 1. Ligi Transferleri". Voleybolunsesi.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.

External links

• Official Beşiktaş Volleyball Website (in Turkish)
• Official Beşiktaş Volleyball Website (in English)
• (in Turkish)