Elif Bayram (born 18 September 2001) is a Turkish female

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player. The tall national plays

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Professional career

Beşiktaş JK

Bayram started her basketball career in the farm team of

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. In the 2018–19 season, she was promoted to the A team. She participated at the

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. In September 2023, she was honored in the women's category of the "Turkish Young Basketball Stars".

Galatasaray

On 6 June 2025, it was announced that she signed a 1-year contract with the

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National Team career

She was part of the Turkey girls' national U-16 team at the

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. She was part of the national U-16 team at the

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, Hungary that won the bronze medal. Admitted to the Turkey national team, she played at the

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References

2001 births Living people 21st-century Turkish sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Basketball players from Istanbul Beşiktaş women's basketball players Power forwards Turkey women's national basketball team players Turkish basketball biography stubs Turkish women's basketball players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players {{Turkey-basketball-bio-stub