ANKARA 

The Turkish women’s national basketball team defeated Czech Republic 59-48 in their third game in Group E of the second round in the European Women Basketball Championship.

With this result, the “Fairies of Basket” advance to quarter-finals as the leader of Group E. Their first match will be on June 24.

Sunday’s victory comes on the heels of a strong performance against Montenegro, which Turkey beat 61-41 Wednesday.