Melissa Vargas

Turkish women's national volleyball team will play Brazil on Aug. 10 for a chance to grab the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics after losing in straight sets to Italy in the semifinals.

The Italians were dominant against Türkiye, producing a 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 victory at the South Paris Arena on Aug. 8 night.

Turkish women's volleyball team triumphed over the Dominican Republic 3-1 in their second match at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, clinching a place in the quarterfinals.

Despite losing the first set 21-25 at the South Paris Arena, Türkiye rallied to win the next three sets 25-18, 25-22 and 25-15.

Turkish national women's volleyball team came from two sets behind on July 29 to beat the Netherlands 3-2 (19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13) to win its first match at the Paris Olympics.

Türkiye made a slow start to the match, losing the first two sets against a determined and dominant Dutch team.

According to data from a prominent service providing platform, the Turkish Women's Volleyball Team's successes on the world stage has raised interest in volleyball nationally, particularly among young girls, and increased the demand for volleyball lessons by 180 percent.

The data suggests that this interest peaks especially during the league finals.

The nation was in a jubilant mood on Sept. 4, buoyed by the success of the Turkish women's volleyball national team the previous night.

Türkiye claimed a hard-fought victory at the Women's European Volleyball Championship after beating Serbia in five sets in the final match.

Türkiye enjoyed the biggest success of its women's national team to date late on July 16, when the "Sultans of the Net" became the third different side to win the Volleyball Nations League (VNL).

Turkish volleyball club Fenerbahçe Opet's Cuban-born player Melissa Vargas was granted Turkish citizenship on April 10.

In a statement, Fenerbahçe said Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu, 21, was given her Turkish identity card by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the Turkish Volleyball Federation's application for Vargas had been confirmed.