Eda Erdem Dündar (, born Eda Erdem; 22 June 1987) is a Turkish professional volleyball player of

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descent. She currently plays for both Fenerbahçe SK and the

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and is the captain of both teams. Eda Erdem has been playing for Fenerbahçe since 2008. Erdem in 2020

Career

She began her career in the Beşiktaş youth academy in 2000. It didn't take long for her talent to shine through, and in 2004, she earned a spot on the senior team. After four seasons with

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, where she served as captain in her final two seasons, Erdem made a pivotal move in 2008 when she joined the prestigious Fenerbahçe. With Fenerbahçe, she was part of the club's first professional league championship on 2008-09 season. She won three seasons in a row by 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11. In

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, Eda won the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship, playing with Fenerbahçe and earned the ''Best Server'' award. In

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, she won gold medal at the

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with Fenerbahçe. She played with Fenerbahçe in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's

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3–0. She also won bronze medal in 2021 FIVB Club World Championship. In

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, at the

2015–16 CEV Champions League The 2015–16 CEV Champions League was the 57th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams Format League round 28 teams have been drawn to 7 pool ...

she won the bronze medal after defeating Russia's Dynamo Kazan 3–1 and won the '' Best Middle Blocker'' award. She also won silver medal at the

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in 2009-10 and won bronze medal in 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

International

Since 2005, she has played more than 300 games for the Turkish national team. She won the ''Best Blocker'' award at the European League in

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and won the ''Best Server'' award at the 2011 European League. She also won ''Best Middle Blocker'' award at the

European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

and

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 ...

and at the FIVB Nations League in

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

and

. On 9 July, 2024, the roster of Filenin Sultanları for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been revealed and Eda Erdem to captain in third Olympic appearance.

Awards

Clubs

;Beşiktaş *

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: 2005-06 ;Fenerbahçe * FIVB Club World Championship:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

: 2011-12 2009-10 2010-11, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 *

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...

: 2013-14 *

: 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2022-23, 2023-24 2006-07, 2007-08, 2013-14, 2015–16, 2020-21, 2021-22 2011–12, 2012-13, 2017-18, 2018-19 *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

: 2009-10, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2023-24, 2024-25 2008-09, 2013-14, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...

: 2009, 2010, 2015, 2022, 2024 2011, 2014, 2017, 2023

National team

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* FIVB Nations League:

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

European Volleyball League European Volleyball League may refer to * Men's European Volleyball League * Women's European Volleyball League The Women's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Individuals

Personal life

She is married with Erdem Dündar since 2011. Her husband's name is same with her maiden's surname: "Erdem", and she uses both surnames together: "Erdem Dündar", so she bears her husband's name and surname on her jersey. She also has a maritime badge and is a ship captain.

Out of courts

Eda Erdem's presence on the court, combined with her exceptional skills and experience, has solidified her status as a role model for aspiring athletes. She is also known for her participation in social projects other than volleyball. One of these is a project to encourage girls to do sports. As of March 30, 2022, she was elected as the Chairman of the Athlete Commission of the

Turkish National Olympic Committee Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC; , TMOK) is the governing Olympic body of Turkey. It is based in Istanbul. History As one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, TNOC was founded in the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1908 ...

. On 8 March, 2024, Fenerbahçe SK unveiled a ceremony of Eda Erdem's "The Idol of Young Girls and All Successful Women Monument" in front of

Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium Şükrü ( Turkish from ) is a Turkish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Şükrü Halûk Akalın (born 1956), retired Turkish academic and bureaucrat * Şükrü Altın (born 1956), Turkish historian, novelist, educator and painter ...

on the

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. The statue is located next to other statues:

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who is founder of the Republic of Türkiye,

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and

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who are legendary football players of the club's football team, Can Bartu who is legendary

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and

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player of the club. On 26 March, 2024, She was nominated for the

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award, citing her achievements and work on women's empowerment as an example. She also became the on-screen face of the "Empowering Girls Through Sport Project in Turkey" by

References

External links

* *
Player profile at Fenerbahce.org

Eda Erdem Dundar
at the

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erdem, Eda 1987 births Living people Volleyball players from Istanbul Turkish women's volleyball players Turkey women's international volleyball players Beşiktaş volleyballers Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players Volleyball players at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Olympic volleyball players for Turkey Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Turkish sportswomen