Olcay Çakır

Olcay Çakır Turgut
No. 4 – CB Avenida
Position	Point guard
League	Liga Femenina de Baloncesto; EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born	13 July 1993 (age 30); Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	132 lb (60 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft	2013: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
	Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010-2016	Fenerbahçe
2016-2018	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
2018-2019	Botaş
2019-2023	Fenerbahçe
2023-present	CB Avenida
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2023); EuroCup Women champion (2017); 8× Turkish Super League champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 ); 7× Turkish Presidential Cup champion (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019); 5× Turkish Cup champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020);
Europe Under-20 Championship

Olcay Çakır Turgut (born 13 July 1993) is a Turkish basketball player for CB Avenida.

Çakır was selected 27th overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft's Round 3 by the New York Liberty. She is so the first ever woman basketball player from Turkey to be drafted by the WNBA. The only Turkish basketball player who played in the WNBA is Nevriye Yılmaz.^[2]

Honors[edit]

Individual[edit]

2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – All Tournament Team member^[3]

Club[edit]

EuroLeague Women champion (2023)
EuroCup Women champion (2017)
8x Turkish Women's Basketball League champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
5x Turkish Women's Basketball Cup champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
7x Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup champion (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)

National team[edit]

2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – Bronze^[4]
2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – Bronze^[5]

References[edit]

^ CB Avenida official announcement dated 17 May 2023 accessed on 15 August 2023
^ "Olcay Çakır, New York Liberty tarafından draft edildi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ "All Tournament Team Best Plays". U20 European Championship Women Hungary 2012. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2012 FIBA Europe. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^ "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2013 FIBA Europe. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

External links[edit]

Player Profile at fenerbahce.org
Olcay Çakır at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Olcay Çakır at FIBA

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[1] CB Avenida official announcement dated 17 May 2023 accessed on 15 August 2023

[2] "Olcay Çakır, New York Liberty tarafından draft edildi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

[3] "All Tournament Team Best Plays". U20 European Championship Women Hungary 2012. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

[4] "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2012 FIBA Europe. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

[5] "U20 European Championship Women-Turkey Roster". 2013 FIBA Europe. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

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