Melek Bilge (born March 23, 1989, in
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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) is a Turkish professional
basketball player
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. Melek's parents are
Bosniak
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immigrants from
Serbia
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. She has both Turkish and Serbian citizenship. She currently plays for
Bodrum Belediyesi in
Second League of Turkey at position
center.
Career
On 21 July 2010,
Galatasaray Medical Park announced that Melek had joined the team on a five-year contract.
Awards and achievements
*Turkish Cup Finalist -2006
*Turkish U18 National Team -2006-2007
*Turkish National Team -2008
*Turkish U20 National Team -2008
*European Championships U20 in Chieti (ITA) -2008
*Qualifications to European Championships 2009: 5 games: 2.4ppg, 1.4rpg
*European Championships in Latvia -2009: 3 games: 0.7ppg
References
External links
Profileat eurobasket.com
Statisticsat
Turkish Basketball Federation
The Turkish Basketball Federation () is the national federation for basketball in Turkey. It is headquartered in Istanbul.
They organize the Basketball Super League, Women's Basketball Super League the Turkish Basketball Cup and the Turkish Bask ...
1989 births
Living people
Basketball players from Istanbul
Centers (basketball)
Turkish women's basketball players
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
Migrosspor basketball players
Beşiktaş women's basketball players
Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players
Turkish people of Bosniak descent
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