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| No. 4 – CB Avenida | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Liga Femenina de Baloncesto EuroLeague Women |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 July 1993 Konak, Izmir, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2013: 3rd round, 27th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010-2016 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2016-2018 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi |
| 2018-2019 | Botaş |
| 2019-2023 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2023-present | CB Avenida[1] |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Olcay Çakır Turgut (born 13 July 1993) is a Turkish basketball player for CB Avenida.
Çakır was selected 27th overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft's Round 3 by the New York Liberty. She is so the first ever woman basketball player from Turkey to be drafted by the WNBA. The only Turkish basketball player who played in the WNBA is Nevriye Yılmaz.[2]
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Honors
Individual
- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – All Tournament Team member[3]
Club
- EuroLeague Women champion (2023)
- EuroCup Women champion (2017)
- 8x Turkish Women's Basketball League champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- 5x Turkish Women's Basketball Cup champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
- 7x Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup champion (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
National team
- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women –
Bronze[4] - 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – Bronze[5]
See also
References
- ^ CB Avenida official announcement dated 17 May 2023 accessed on 15 August 2023
- ^ "Olcay Çakır, New York Liberty tarafından draft edildi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "All Tournament Team Best Plays". U20 European Championship Women Hungary 2012. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2012 FIBA Europe. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2013 FIBA Europe. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
External links
- Player Profile at fenerbahce.org
- Olcay Çakır at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Olcay Çakır at FIBA
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