Altan Erol (born May 28, 1983) is a Turkish professional

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player for

Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Merkezefendi, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Denizli. The team is currently playing in the Basketball Super League. Their home arena is the Pamukkale Un ...

of the

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Professional career

Born in Bursa, Erol played for his local club

Oyak Renault Oyak Renault is a professional basketball club based in Bursa, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall. The club has played in this league between 1982–1984, 1992–2000, 2001 ...

from 2002 to 2007. The club played in the

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from 2002 to 2004 before they were demoted and played in the

Turkish Basketball Second League The Turkish Basketball Second League, also called TB2L, is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously called the Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L). Format and promotion and relegation T ...

for two seasons, before returning to the first division for the 2006–07 season. In 2007, Erol joined Mersin BB where he played for three seasons. In June 2010, he signed with

Erdemirspor Erdemir Spor Kulübü, also referred to as Erdemirspor or Erdemir Zonguldak, is a professional basketball team based in the city of Zonguldak in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. The team was founded in 2000. Their home arena is ...

where he was named an All-Star in 2011–12. He then returned to Mersin BB in 2012 where he played a further two seasons. In June 2014, Erol signed a one-year deal with

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. On July 11, 2019, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish

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. On January 15, 2020, he has signed with

of the

References

External links

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