Türkiye: Türkiye's women's volleyball team welcomed home after winning 2026 Nations League title.

SHOTLIST: ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (JULY 27, 2026) 1. TÜRKİYE’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORTS, OSMAN ASKIN BAK, LEAVING PLANE / PEOPLE, INCLUDING ISTANBUL GOVERNOR DAVUT GUL, PILOTS, CABIN CREWS, AND OFFICIALS, CHEERING AND CLAPPING TEAM COACH AND PLAYERSISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - JULY 27, 2026: Türkiye’s women’s national volleyball team was welcomed with a ceremony at Istanbul Airport on Monday, July 27, after winning the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) title. Türkiye on Sunday defeated Brazil 3-1 in the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) final to win the tournament for the second time in their history. The final was played at the East Asian Games Dome in China’s Macau Special Administrative Region, where Türkiye faced world No. 2 Brazil. Türkiye won the match 3-1 with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 25-21, securing its second VNL title after its 2023 triumph. Türkiye won the Volleyball Nations League title for the second time after reaching the final stage for the eighth consecutive year since the competition began in 2018. The national team won its first title by defeating China in the 2023 final after finishing runner-up to the US in the 2018 final. With two gold medals, one silver and one bronze, Türkiye stands out as one of the most successful teams in VNL history.