The Turks earned a ticket to the next round of the competition during a quarter-final match with Montenegro, which they beat by 56-44. Turkey´s Şaziye İvegin made six of her game-high 14 points in the second half. She missed just one of her five attempts from behind the arc and came up with three steals.

Head coach Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu congratulated his players for their outstanding performance and also congratulated Montenegro. “We respect them because it is their first time at EuroBasket Women and they have done really well. They were undefeated and they played really hard. In the second half especially, we played two post players and they changed the game,” the coach said.

Tonight at 9:30 p.m., Turkey will play with France to win a ticket for the final game

The Turks earned the ticket to the finals of the competition during a semi-final match with France, which they beat by 68-62 in overtime.

This is the first time Turkish women´s basketball team qualifies to the final. Turkey will take on Russia on Sunday to crown its championship. The final game will begin at 9:30 p.m. Turkish local time.

Turkish President Abdullah Gül send a congratulatory letter to Basketball Federation President Turgay Demirel and said he is sure that Turkish women will bring the championship to TURKEY.