The Turkish Women’s Volleyball Team won its first-ever European Championship Title. As a result, they received a hero’s welcome after returning to their home country.
Many see their victory as a symbol of women’s empowerment in Turkey. According to volleyball news reports, Islamic and secular worldviews polarized the country.
An army of journalists and fans greeted the Sultans of the Net squad at an Istanbul airport, waving national flags and flowers. Also, a band performed the team’s unofficial song, a piece of folklore music known as “Erik Dali” (“Plum Branch”).
Turkish Women’s Volleyball Team
In an airport interview, team captain Eda Erdem Dundar expressed her team’s jubilation at winning the championship during the modern Turkish Republic’s centenary year.
According to people who bet on volleyball, the championship game was played on Sunday in Brussels, and the team won by a score of 3-2 to become a global champion. Despite the severe cost-of-living crisis, people in parks nationwide came together in camaraderie to watch the final.
Almost the entire political spectrum in Turkey cheered their accomplishment. After the game, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called to offer his congratulations while the Turks celebrated their victory.
The players and their fans gathered in the hundreds at an outdoor mall in Istanbul later that evening to celebrate the triumph.
Those in the secular minority who feel that Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party is exerting undue pressure on their way of life have cheered the team’s success especially loudly.
Victory Celebration
After receiving homophobic accusations from ultraconservatives, player Ebrar Karakurt approached the stage Monday night in Istanbul to thunderous acclaim.
The athletes’ remarks praising women’s rights and the republic’s secular, Western-leaning founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, reflected the general tone.
After successfully spearheading Turkey’s battle for independence from the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Ataturk, whose name means “father of Turks,” became the republic’s first president.
The squad will soon begin training for the 2024 Olympics in Paris after winning the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League in July.
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