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| Full name | Kuzeyboru Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü | ||
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| Short name | Kuzeyboru | ||
| Founded | 10 October 2017 | ||
| Ground | Aksaray Atatürk Sports Hall | ||
| Manager |  Lorenzo Pintus | ||
| League | Turkish Women's Volleyball League | ||
| 2025–26 | 9th | ||
| Website | kuzeyboruspor | ||
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Kuzeyboru GSK (Turkish: Kuzeyboru Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü), shortly Kuzeyboru, is a Turkish women's volleyball club based in Aksaray. It was founded on 10 October 2017, and is owned by the same-named pipe producer. The team compete in the top-level Turkish Women's Volleyball League.[1]
History
[edit]Kuzeyboru GSK was established by the founding members of the pipe producing company Kuzeyboru Inc. in Central Anatolian city Aksaray on 10 October 2017.[1]
The team finished their first season, the 2017–18 in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Regional League, as champion, and was promoted to the Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League. In the 2018–19 Second League season, they became runner-up,[2] and was promoted to the Turkish Women's Volleyball First League. The team, consisting of 13 Turkish, one Croatioan and one Bosnian and Herzegovinan, completed Group B of the 2019–20 Fitst League season in second place. They were promoted to the topflight Turkish Women's Volleyball League, nicknamed the "Sultans League" although the play-off matches were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[3][4] In the 2020–21 Sultans League season, one American and one Canadian player joined the team. In the 2021–22 Sultans League season, one Uktainian and one German player of national teams were transferred to strengthen the squad. For the 2022–23 Sultans League season, national team players from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria and Brazil joined the team. In the 2023–24 Sultans League season, there were as foreign players one from Dominican Republic, one from Bosnia and Herzegovina and one from the US in addition to eleven domestic players.[1]
Following promotion to the Sultans League, the team participated every season at the Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup.[1] The team competed at the 2024–25 Women's CEV Cup, advanced to the play-offs,[5] and placed 9th after losing the Golden set game in the play-offs.[6]
In July 2025, Kuzeyboru Club acquired the rights of the Ankara-based volleyball club ALS Halk to play in the Turkish Women's Volleyball First League, and established its second team, Kuzeyboru II, to compete in the First League offering a great opportunity for young players.[7]
Arena
[edit]Kuzeyboru play their home matches at Aksaray Atatürk Sports Hall.[8]
League standing history
[edit]| Season | League | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Regional |  |
| 2018–19 | Second |  |
| 2019–20 | First |  (1) |
| 2020–21 | Sultans | 11th |
| 2021–22 | 8th | |
| 2022–23 | 10th | |
| 2023–24 | 5th | |
| 2024–25 | 7th | |
| 2025–26 | 9th |
Legend:
- (1): Season could not be completed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.
Team roster 2026–27
[edit]- Head coach: Lorenzo Pintus
| No. | Player | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Szczurowska | 29 July 2001 | 1.91 | Opposite hitter |  Poland |
| 2 | Buse Kayacan Sonsırma | 15 July 1992 | 1.76 | Libero |  Turkey |
| 4 | Tuğba Şenoğlu İvegin | 2 February 1998 | 1.84 | Outside hitter | Turkey |
| 5 | Ergül Avcı Eroğlu | 24 July 1987 | 1.90 | Middle blocker | Turkey |
| 7 | Yaren Işık | 2 March 2002 | 1.86 | Middle blocker | Turkey |
| 10 | Tutku Burcu Yüzgenç | 16 January 1999 | 1.92 | Opposite hitter | Turkey |
| 11 | Gamze Kılıç | 20 December 1993 | 1.79 | Setter | Turkey |
| 12 | Wilmarie Rivera | 14 February 1997 | 1.78 | Setter |  Puerto Rico |
| 15 | Martyna Czyrniańska | 13 October 2003 | 1.93 | Outside hitter | Poland |
| 17 | Margarita Kurilo | 21 June 1993 | 1.85 | Outside hitter |  Russia |
| 18 | Mayany de Souza | 24 November 1996 | 1.87 | Middle blocker |  Brazil |
| 21 | Ayşe Çürük | 4 October 2001 | 1.84 | Outside hitter | Turkey |
| 23 | Gülce Güçtekin | 10 October 2002 | 1.65 | Libero | Turkey |
Former notable players
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Dünyanın En İyi Liginde Kuzeyboru Hikâyesi" (in Turkish). Kuzeyboru Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 2. Ligi 2018/19" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi 2019/20" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kuzeyboru, Sultanlar Ligi'ne yükseldi". Fanatik (in Turkish). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kuzeyboru, CEV Kupası'nda play-off turuna yükseldi!". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "CEV Kupası 2024/25" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ Bozkurt, Erdal (17 July 2025). "Kuzeyboru, Sultanlar Ligi'nin yanına 1. Lig takımı kurd". Voley24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kuzeyboru Spor 2025–26 Kadromuz" (in Turkish). Kuzeyboru Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kuzeyboru 2026/27" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 19 June 2026.