Aslı İskit (born 7 December 1993), also known as Aslı İskit Çalışkan, is a Turkish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

er, who plays for

Thüringer HC Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V is a German professional women's handball team from the Thuringian cities of Erfurt, Bad Langensalza and Nordhausen, Thuringia, Nordhausen. The club has its seat in Erfurt and plays the home m ...

and the Turkey national team. The -tall sportswoman plays in the back position.

Early years

Aslı İskit was born to sportspeople parents in Urla district of

İzmir Province İzmir Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in to ...

. She began playing handball at age 11, joining the local club Urla GSK.

Club career

İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. SK

She began her sport career in 2009, joining

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

in her hometown, where she played five seasons until 2014. During this time, she took part twice in the

Women's EHF Cup The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...

( 2009–10 and

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) and twice in the

Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup The Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year from 1976 to 2016 (until 1993 organized by IHF instead of EHF). From the 2016–17 season, t ...

in 2011–12 and

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

. With 161 goals, she was the top scorer of the 2012–13 season.

Ardeşen GSK

In the 2014–15 season, she was with the

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. İskit participated in the

Women's EHF Challenge Cup The Women's EHF European Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999–2000 season and the EHF Challenge Cup until the 2019–20 season. It is currently the third-tier co ...

for Ardeşen GSK in 2014–15. She was among the cup's top scorers, however, she was disqualified due to unsporting behaviour at the Last 16 match and suspended for one game. During a 2014–15 league play-off match, she sustained a serious injury, and had to undergo surgery. In November 2014, she was awarded "Best Playmaker of the Year" by the handball magazine.

Muratpaşa Bld. SK

İskit transferred for the 2015–16 season to Muratpaşa Bld. SK in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

. She played in the (

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) for her team.

Kristianstad Handboll

In 2016 İskit transferred to

Kristianstad Handboll Kristianstad Handbollsklubb is a Swedish women's handball club from Kristianstad. The club was founded on 15 June 2005, when IFK Ungdom parted ways with IFK Kristianstad. History The club was first promoted to the Allsvenskan in 2013. In 2014 ...

to play in the top division of women's handball in Sweden.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

After returning to Turkey im 2018, İskit joined Kastamonu Bld. GSK, and played two seasons in the

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League () is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978– ...

Thüringer HC

In the beginning of June 2020, İskit signed a two-year contract with the German club

from

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and

Bad Langensalza Bad Langensalza (; until 1956: Langensalza) is a spa town of 17,500 inhabitants in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Unstrut-Hainich district, Thuringia, central Germany. Geography Location Bad Langensalza is located in the Thuringian Basin, the fe ...

to play in the

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...

. She was recognized as the third best thrower and thus as a powerful backspace player in the past unfinished 2019–20 EHF Cup season.

International career

İskit became a member of Turkey girls' U-17 and U-19 teams. She played also for the Turkey women's national beach handball team at international competitions. She plays for the

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. She was part of the national squad that competed at the

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host cit ...

2014 European Women's Handball Championship The 2014 European Women's Handball Championship was the eleventh continental tournament for women's national teams, organized by the European Handball Federation. The second jointly hosted edition in the competition's history took place in Hunga ...

, and the

2015 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification The European qualification for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark was played over two rounds. The 2015 hosts Denmark women's national handball team, Denmark were qualified automatically for the World Championship. In the first ...

matches.

Honours

Indıvıdual

* ''Best Playmaker'' – 2012–13 Turkish Women's Super League with İzmir BB SK. * ''Top scorer'' – 2012–13 Turkish Women's Super League with İzmir BB SK. * ''Top scorer'' – 2014–15 Turkish Women's Super League with Ardeşen GSK.

Club

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::'' Winners'' (1): 2018–19 ::'' Runners-up'' (1): 2010–11 :: ''Third place'' (1): 2015–16

International

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Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games () is a multinational, multi-sport event. Managed jointly by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), the Games involve elite athletes of the OIC competing in a ...

:: ''Silver medal'' (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iskit, Asli 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from İzmir Turkish female handball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkey women's national handball players Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Handball players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Handball players at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Expatriate handball players in Germany Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Turkish expatriate handball players Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor handball players Ardeşen GSK players Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate handball players in Romania Expatriate handball players in Sweden