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Turkey beat Serbia in Istanbul to win its seventh European medal
Turkey’s women’s national volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-2 in the 2026 European Championship final in Istanbul to claim the title. With the victory, Turkey increased its total number of medals at the European Championships to seven and won a medal for the fifth consecutive time.
Turkey’s women’s national volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-2 in the final in Istanbul to bring the 2026 European Championship trophy home. The result increased Turkey’s total number of medals in the history of the competition to seven.
The national team thus won a medal at the European Championships for the fifth consecutive time. Turkey’s record in the tournament includes two gold, two silver and three bronze medals.
National team and clubs achieve success in 2026
Turkish women’s volleyball enjoyed championship victories in both national-team and club competitions in 2026. Turkey’s women’s national volleyball team finished the Nations League, the Mediterranean Games and the European Championship at the top.
VakıfBank won the Champions League, while Galatasaray claimed the CEV Cup. VakıfBank and Eczacıbaşı will compete in the Club World Championship from December 8 to 13.
Turkey also secured the right to participate in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games from the European continent.
Host-nation title drought ends in Istanbul
Turkey’s championship ended the host nation’s 15-year title drought in the European Championship. Serbia had won the gold medal as the host nation in 2011.
The host teams failed to win the trophy at tournaments hosted by Germany in 2013, the Netherlands in 2015, Azerbaijan in 2017, Turkey in 2019, Serbia in 2021 and Italy in 2023. Turkey became the first team in 15 years to host the competition and win the gold medal.
Eda Erdem wins sixth European Championship medal
Turkey’s national team captain, Eda Erdem, won the sixth European Championship medal of her career at the 2026 European Championship. Erdem won bronze medals in 2011, 2017 and 2021, silver in 2019, and gold in 2023 and 2026.
Eda Erdem was part of the squad for six of the seven medals Turkey has won in the history of the European Championships.
Vargas wins MVP award again
Melissa Vargas was named the most valuable player of the 2026 European Championship, winning the award for the second consecutive time. Vargas was also named MVP at the 2023 European Championship.
With the awards Vargas has received at the European Championship, Nations League, Turkish League, Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup, her career MVP tally has risen to 10.
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