Gülistan Turan (born 14 January 1997) is a

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practitioner competing in the 51 kg division. She is a world and European Games champion.

Personal life

Born on 14 January 1997, Gülistan Turan is a native of

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, Turkey.

Sport career

She was Turkish Seniors champion in the −48 kg in 2020 (3 wins), and Turkish Elite champion in the −51 kg in 2022 (3 wins). She won the bronze medal in the 48 kg class at the

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, Thailand. In May 2023, she became champion in the 51 kg class of the IFMA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand defeating her Spanish opponent by knockout in the 20th second of the first round. Turan received the bronze medal in the Elite Senior 51 kg event at the 2022 IFMA World Muaythai Championships held in

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, United Arab Emirates. At the

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, Poland, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg (3 wins). She captured the gold medal in the Elite Senior 51 kg event at the 2024 IFMA World Muaythai Championships in

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, Greece. At the 2024 European Championships in

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, Kosovo, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg division.

Fight record

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References

1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Kayseri Turkish female Muay Thai practitioners 21st-century Turkish sportswomen European Games gold medalists for Turkey European Games medalists in muaythai Muaythai practitioners at the 2023 European Games {{Turkey-martialart-bio-stub