Özlem Yalman | |
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Born |
Adana, Turkey | 30 April 1977
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Physical education and Sports |
Alma mater | Ege University |
Basketball career | |
Position |
Turkish Basketball Super League, Turkish Women's Basketball League referee |
Officiating career | 1995–present |
Özlem Yalman (born 30 April 1977) is a Turkish female pro basketball referee, a former basketball player, and a school teacher for physical education. [1]
Özlem was born in Adana, Turkey in 1977 to Nezih Yalman, who died in Izmir at age 64 in 2014. [2] [3]
She studied Physical Education and Sports at Ege University in Izmir. After graduation, she was appointed teacher for physical education in a school at Antalya, in which she serves as the only instructor for her branch. [1]
Yalman played basketball during her university years, and in Karşıyaka Basket in the Turkish Women's Basketball Second League. [1] [4]
In 1995, she obtained a referee license, and in 2004 she was promoted to A-class official status. [4] [5] [6] [7] Currently, she officiates basketball matches of the Turkish Basketball Super League and Turkish Women's Basketball League. [8]
After successfully completing the FIBA referee candidate program in Bologna, Italy in 2010 and passing the subsequent exam in Gaziantep, Turkey, she became a FIBA-listed referee. [6] [7] Since 2011, she has been tasked to officiate several basketball competitions at world and European level. [9] [10] [11]
2017 FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2017 Final June 25, Prague
Özlem Yalman | |
---|---|
Born |
Adana, Turkey | 30 April 1977
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Physical education and Sports |
Alma mater | Ege University |
Basketball career | |
Position |
Turkish Basketball Super League, Turkish Women's Basketball League referee |
Officiating career | 1995–present |
Özlem Yalman (born 30 April 1977) is a Turkish female pro basketball referee, a former basketball player, and a school teacher for physical education. [1]
Özlem was born in Adana, Turkey in 1977 to Nezih Yalman, who died in Izmir at age 64 in 2014. [2] [3]
She studied Physical Education and Sports at Ege University in Izmir. After graduation, she was appointed teacher for physical education in a school at Antalya, in which she serves as the only instructor for her branch. [1]
Yalman played basketball during her university years, and in Karşıyaka Basket in the Turkish Women's Basketball Second League. [1] [4]
In 1995, she obtained a referee license, and in 2004 she was promoted to A-class official status. [4] [5] [6] [7] Currently, she officiates basketball matches of the Turkish Basketball Super League and Turkish Women's Basketball League. [8]
After successfully completing the FIBA referee candidate program in Bologna, Italy in 2010 and passing the subsequent exam in Gaziantep, Turkey, she became a FIBA-listed referee. [6] [7] Since 2011, she has been tasked to officiate several basketball competitions at world and European level. [9] [10] [11]
2017 FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2017 Final June 25, Prague