Can Korkmaz (born October 21, 1992) is a Turkish professional

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player for Darüşşafaka of the

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(BSL). He is a 1.88 m (6'2") tall 83 kg (183 lb.) point guard.

Professional career

Korkmaz made his professional debut with Pertevniyal Istanbul, of the Turkish Second Division, during the 2009–10 season. He moved to the Turkish club Darussafaka Istanbul for the 2011–12 season. He then joined Galatasaray Istanbul. With Galatasaray, he won the

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championship of the 2012–13 season. After that, he moved to

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

. He joined

Uşak Sportif Uşak Sportif, also known as Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor, was a professional basketball team that is based in the city of Uşak, in Turkey. The team was founded in 2006. Their home arena was the Uşak Üniversitesi Sport Hall, which has a se ...

in 2015. On July 25, 2016, Korkmaz returned to the Turkish Super League club Galatasaray for the 2016–17 season. On July 8, 2017, he signed with

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. on july 27 2018, he signed with

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

On June 8, 2020, he signed with

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of the

(BSL). On July 6, 2021, he signed with

Pınar Karşıyaka Pınar is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Pınar" means "Spring" (of water), and/or "Fountain". Notable people called Pınar include: Given name * Pinar Heggernes (born 1969), Turkish-born Norwegian computer scientist * Pına ...

of the

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. On June 7, 2022, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the

(BSL).

Turkish national team

Korkmaz was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national team, he played at the

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Korkmaz, Can 1992 births Living people Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Karşıyaka basketball players Pertevniyal S.K. players Point guards Trabzonspor B.K. players Türk Telekom B.K. players Uşak Sportif players