Merve Aydın (born 10 March 1994) is a Turkish professional

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player for Fenerbahçe.

Career

She began with basketball playing at the age of ten. Despite her height disadvantage, she became a successful player. In the 2008–09 season at the age of fourteen, Merve Aydın was admitted to the senior team of Mersin B.B. SK becoming the youngest ever player in the

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. In the 2012–13 season, she was transferred back to Mersin B.B. after playing in the

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for some time. Aydın was member of the national team at the

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, which ranked 7th. She won the bronze medal in

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and

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with the national team.

Honors

Individual

* 2011 ''Turkey Women's All-Star Talent''

National

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