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Queens of Europe: Turkey dominate the tournament and claim a second title

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

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

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Analysis Named sources Outcome reported
  • Turkey’s women’s volleyball team came from behind to defeat Italy 3-2 in the 2026 European Championship final.
  • The victory gave Turkey its second European title.
  • Former national player Esra Gümüş discussed the comeback, Melissa Vargas’s performance, Olympic qualification and claims about Ebrar Karakurt’s absence.

Turkey’s women’s national volleyball team came from behind to beat Italy 3-2 in the 2026 European Volleyball Championship final and become European champions for the second time.

Former national player Esra Gümüş examined the comeback against Italy and the decisive moments that changed the match. She also assessed Melissa Vargas’s performance and the team’s qualification for the Olympics.

Gümüş addressed the claims surrounding Ebrar Karakurt, who was not included in the squad, as part of her evaluation of the title-winning campaign.

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Originally published by Hürriyet 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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