Oğuz Savaş (born 13 July 1987) is a Turkish professional

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player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the

Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replac ...

(BSL) and

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. Standing at , he plays the

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position. He has also represented the senior

Turkey national basketball team The Turkey men's national basketball team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Basketbol Takımı) represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the ''12 Dev Adam'', meanin ...

Professional career

Oğuz Savaş made his professional debut in Ülkerspor when he was 19. That year, he helped his team crush their way to the league championship. Savaş contributed 6.0 points and 3.2 rebound in his first season. When Ülkerspor merged with Fenerbahçe, Oğuz Savaş also became part of the new team. He has been a consistent and successful player for Fenerbahçe ever since. On 26 March 2015, Savaş scored 7 points against

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and reached 1000 career EuroLeague points. In the summer of 2015, Savaş signed with Darüşşafaka. On 15 August 2018, Savaş re-signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2018–19 season. On 3 October 2019 he has signed with

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of the

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(BSL). On July 17, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

(BSL). On July 8, 2021, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish

(BSL).

Turkey national team

Savaş has been a regular member of the senior

, and he won the silver medal at the

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Private life

Oğuz Savaş is married to Melike Demirkaya since 2010.

Professional career

Turkey national team

Private life

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