Büşra Işıkhan (born 1 January 1999) 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 Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball and the Turkey national team. The -tall sportswoman plays in the

pivot Pivot may refer to: *Pivot, the point of rotation in a lever system *More generally, the center point of any rotational system *Pivot joint, a kind of joint between bones in the body *Pivot turn, a dance move Companies *Incitec Pivot, an Austra ...

position.

Personal life

Büşra Işıkhan was born in

Mardin Mardin (; ; romanized: ''Mārdīn''; ; ) is a city and seat of the Artuklu District of Mardin Province in Turkey. It is known for the Artuqids, Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris ...

, Turkey on 1 January 1999.

Club career

Işıkhan is tall, and plays in the

position. Işıkhan started her handball playing career in her hometown club Mardin Büyükşehir Belediye SK in 2017. She then transferred to Konyaaltı 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 ...

in 2020, in 2021 to Tekirdağ Süleymanpaşa SK, in 2022 to Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK, in 2022 to İzmir BB SK, and in 2023 to Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She played for İzmir BB GSK at the 2022–23 EHF European Cup, and for Kastamonu Bld. GSK at the

2023–24 Women's EHF European League The 2023–24 Women's EHF European League 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 ...

. In June 2024, she moved to France, and signed a deal with Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball (Piraths) in

Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...

International career

Işıkhan is a member of the

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

. She was part of the team at the

2024 European Women's Handball Championship The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland from 28 November to 15 December 2024. This was the first tournament to feature 24 teams. Norway were the two time defending champions and defended their t ...

, and 2025 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isikhan, Busra 1999 births Living people Turkish female handball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Konyaaltı Bld. SK (women's handball) players Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK (women's handball) players İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor handball players Kastamonu Bld. SK (women's handball) players Turkey women's national handball players Expatriate handball players in France Turkish expatriate sportspeople in France Turkish expatriate handball players