Gizem Giraygil (born May 8, 1986 in
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
) is a Turkish
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
player. She is tall and plays as
setter. Currently, Gizem competes for
Lokomotiv Baku in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
. She played 59 times for the
Turkish national team.
Personal life
Gizem Giraygil was born to Ömer Giraygil in Ankara on May 8, 1986. She spent her early years in a sport environment due to her father's post as the manager of the
Selim Sırrı Tarcan Sport Hall. Supported by her parents, she began with volleyball playing at the age of eleven.
She was educated in Political Science at
Çankaya University
Çankaya University ( tr, Çankaya Üniversitesi) is a private university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on July 9, 1997, by the Sıtkı Alp Education Foundation. The university began its teaching in the Fall 1997 semester. Sıtkı Alp ...
in Ankara.
Playing career
After playing for
Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta,
İller Bankası,
Toki,
Fenerbahçe and
Ereğli Belediye, she transferred to
Ankaragücü.
End January 2012, she left Ankaragücü, however, due to the club's financial problems, and signed for
Beşiktaş in Istanbul.
In August 2012, she transferred to the
Izmir-based club
Karşıyaka
Karşıyaka () is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir. Its centre is at a distance of to the north from the traditional cen ...
.
In July 2013, she moved to the Azeri club
Lokomotiv Baku.
See also
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Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have several important trophies, especially in Athletics (sport), athletics, Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participation ...
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1986 births
Sportspeople from Ankara
Çankaya University alumni
Turkish women's volleyball players
Fenerbahçe volleyballers
VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers
İller Bankası volleyballers
Beşiktaş volleyballers
Karşıyaka volleyballers
Turkish expatriate volleyball players
Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Living people
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
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