T\u00fcrkiye continue to make history at the\u00a0FIVB Volleyball Women\u2019s World Championship\u00a0and secured their first-ever podium appearance and final.They will take on a strong Italian team in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turkiye, the reigning European champions, started behind against Japan in the semifinals, but counted on a spectacular performance from star opposite Melissa Vargas to turn things around and triumph\u00a03-1 (16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 27-25)\u00a0at the Huamark Indoor Stadium, in Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first World Championship medal in Turkish volleyball history adds to the legacy of what\u2019s already the country\u2019s most talented and accomplished generation. The team led by head coach Daniele Santarelli won the Volleyball Nations League and the European Championship in 2023 and took the country to the semifinals of the Olympic Games for the first time in the following year in Paris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arguably the biggest name of her generation in the country, the 25-year-old Vargas was a difference-maker against the Japanese, delivering her strongest performance in her first World Championship appearance with T\u00fcrkiye (she represented Cuba in 2014) and leaving the court with 28 points (26 kills, one block, one ace).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Eda Erdem and Ebrar Karakurt also played major roles in the Turkish victory, with each of them contributing 13 points \u2013 the middle blocker registered nine kills and four blocks, while the outside hitter tallied 11 kills and two blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n