Merve Adıyaman (born 12 September 1994), also known as Merve Özbolluk, is a Turkish women's

handballer 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 thro ...

, who plays 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– ...

for Üsküdar Bld. SK, and the Turkey national team. The -tall sportswoman plays in the right back position. She was named ''Golden Seven'' () member of the 2022–23 Super League season by the

Turkey Handball Federation Turkish Handball Federation () is the governing body of handball and beach handball sports in Turkey. It was formed on February 4, 1976. The headquarters is located in Çankaya district of Ankara. It is a member of the European Handball Federati ...

. In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

, Turkey. She also plays

beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

, where she is also on the national team.

Honours

Individual

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: ''Golden Seven'' member (1): 2022–223 Üsküdar Bld. SK)

International

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Turkey women's national handball team The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation. The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidari ...

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 ...

:: ''Champion'' (1):

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

References

1994 births Sportspeople from Istanbul Turkish female handball players Üsküdar Belediyespor players Turkey women's national handball players Living people Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Handball players at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Turkish beach handball players {{Turkey-handball-bio-stub