No. 4 – CB Avenida | |
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Position | Point guard |
League |
Liga Femenina de Baloncesto EuroLeague Women |
Personal information | |
Born | Konak, İzmir, Turkey | 13 July 1993
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]
No. 4 – CB Avenida | |
---|---|
Position | Point guard |
League |
Liga Femenina de Baloncesto EuroLeague Women |
Personal information | |
Born | Konak, İzmir, Turkey | 13 July 1993
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 | |
| |
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]