Defne Başyolcu
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Defne Başyolcu (January 2025) | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 August 2006 Bursa, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 316 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Block | 304 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | Aras Kargo | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||
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Defne Başyolcu (born 9 August 2006) is a Turkish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for Karşıyaka.
Personal life
Defne Başyolcu was born in Bursa, Turkey on 9 August 2006.[1][2][3] Her father, Mehmet Başyolcu, was a former national volleyball player, and her mother, Nazan Uzunbay, was also a volleyball player who was with Galatasaray (1997–1999) and Bursa.[1]
Club career
Başyolcu is 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) tall at 71 kg (157 lb). She has a spike height of 316 cm (124 in) and a block height of 304 cm (120 in).[2]
She started her volleyball career in the academy team of Nilüfer Bld. in Bursa in 2020, where she played two seasons. In 2022, she moved to Istanbul and played for Beşiktaş on loan. She contributed to her team's league champion title and promotion to the highest-level Sultans League for the next season.[3][4] She then played for Eczacıbaşı,[2][3] and Istanbul BB until 2024. Later, she was with Aydın BB and Karşıyaka in İzmir.[2] In the 2025–26 season, she plays in Aras Kargo..[2][5]
International career
Turkey U17
Başyolcu was admitted to the Turkey U17 team.[3][5] She won the bronze medal at the U17 Women Balkan Championship 2022 in Vranje, Serbia,[3][6] and the silver medal at the 2023 Women's U17 European Volleyball Championship.[3][7]
Turkey U21
She was a member of the Turkey U21 team .[1][5] She took part at the 2025 FIVB U21 World Championship Group C matches in Surabaya, Indonesia. In the game against Italy U21 team, she became top scorer with 21 points.[1]
Turkey
Late April 2025, she was called up to the broad roster of the Turkey team for the 2025 FIVB Nations League.[8]
She was part of the Turkey team,[9] which became champion at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[10]
Honours
Club
- Turkish Women's Volleyball First League
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- Beşiktaş
- 2022–23
International
- Turkey U17
- U17 Women Balkan Championship 2022
- 2023 Women's U17 European Volleyball Championship
References
- ^ a b c d Aydoğdu, Mehmet (12 August 2025). "U21 Milli Takım yıldızı Defne Başyolcu kimdir, kaç yaşında, nereli?". Gazete Merhaba (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Defne Başyolcu" (in Turkish). Volleybox. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Defne Baiyolcu - 19 Pasör Çaprazı" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi'nde şampiyon Beşiktaş". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Defne Başyolcu" (in Turkish). Aras Kargo Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Türkiye – Romania". Balkan Volleyball Association. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "CEV U17 Volleyball European Championship 2023". CEV. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "Filenin Sultanları'nın 2025 Milletler Ligi geniş kadrosu açıklandı". beIN Sports (in Turkish). 24 April 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Türkiye, Riyad'da 212 sporcuyla yer alacak". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (13 November 2025). "Kadın Milli Voleybol Takımı, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda şampiyon oldu". Anadolu News Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2025.