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European champions Turkey’s Sultan of the Net sweep individual awards

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Turkey’s women’s national volleyball team won the 2026 CEV Women’s European Championship.
  • Melissa Vargas was named tournament MVP and best opposite hitter, while Turkish players also won awards for outside hitter, middle blocker and libero.
  • Daniele Santarelli was selected as the tournament’s best coach.

Turkey’s women’s national volleyball team followed its European Championship victory by taking a commanding share of the tournament’s individual awards.

Melissa Vargas was named the 2026 European Championship’s most valuable player and best opposite hitter. Myriam Sylla and Derya Cebecioğlu were selected as the best outside hitters.

Hena Kurtagic and Zehra Güneş received the awards for best middle blockers, while Gizem Örge was named the best libero. Daniele Santarelli was chosen as the tournament’s best coach.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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