Meriç Banu Yenal (born April 24, 1988 in
İstanbul
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,
Turkey
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) is a
Turkish
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female
basketball
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player.
The young national plays last 3 years for Migrosspor under loan contract from
Fenerbahçe İstanbul. She plays power forward and is 185 cm tall.
She played for Migros, Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıtspor, Ceyhan Belediyesi, Antakya Belediyesi, Canik Belediyesi and Samsun Basketbol Kulübü. In 2013-2014 She will play for Edirnespor.
See also
*
Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have several important trophies, especially in athletics, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participation in Olympics Pioneers
The first Turkish ...
References
1988 births
Living people
Turkish women's basketball players
Fenerbahçe women's basketball players
Basketball players from Istanbul
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