Pelin Çelik (born 23 May 1982 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

) 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 Summ ...

player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for

Azeri Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic people living mainly in Azerbaijan (Iran), northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republi ...

volleyball club

Azerrail Baku Azerrail Baku ('' az, Azərreyl Bakı'') is an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club based in Baku. Azerrail is a three-time champion of Azerbaijan Superleague and the winner of CEV Cup in 2002 and Challenge Cup in 2011. History Azerrail was foun ...

. She studied at

Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University ( tr, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi), officially established in 1996, is a private university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university has 4 campuses centrally-located in Istanbul namely SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Do ...

. She played 275 times for national team. She also played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem,

Vakıfbank VakıfBank is the second largest bank in Turkey in terms of asset size, established with an initial capital of TL 50 million on January 11, 1954 and later started operating on April 13, 1954. Abdi Serdar Üstünsalih has been selected as the CEO ...

, Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta and Yeşilyurt in

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and also played for

Rabita Baku Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship. History The Rabita Bank was founded in 2 ...

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for four months contract. Her father

Hüseyin Çelik Hüseyin Çelik (born 5 March 1959 in Gürpınar, Van) is a former Minister of National Education of Turkey and member of parliament for Van for the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Background Çelik was the first advisor of Recep Tayy ...

was a footballer and played for Gençlerbirliği,

Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and t ...

, Fenerbahçe and

Mersin İdmanyurdu Mersin Talim Yurdu, formerly Mersin İdman Yurdu, is a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The team played in the Turkish first division for 15 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team pla ...

Club career

*1997-00 VakıfBank Ankara ** Gorm silver cup

The Champion Clubs Runners-up (2): 1997–98, 1998–99 ** Simple cup icon

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(1): 1997-98 ** Simple cup icon

Turkish Cup (1): 1997-98 *2000-01 VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta *2001-03 Yeşilyurt *2003-06

Türk Telekom Türk Telekom is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995. Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication services for PSTN, GSM, and wide-band Internet. The Türk ...

*2006-08 Fenerbahçe Acıbadem ** Gorm silver cup

Runners-up (2): 2006–07, 2007–08 *2008-09 DYO Karşıyaka *2009-10 Ankaragücü *2010-11

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

*2011-12

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first conte ...

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*2011-12

National team

*2003-...

Women's European Volleyball Championship The Women's European Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but si ...

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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, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2009, the competition served as a qualifyi ...

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** '' 2009 European Volleyball League "Best Setter"''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celik, Pelin 1982 births Living people Volleyball players from Istanbul Turkish women's volleyball players VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers Yeşilyurt volleyballers Türk Telekom volleyballers Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players Karşıyaka volleyballers Beşiktaş volleyballers Turkish expatriate volleyball players Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Istanbul Bilgi University alumni Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

Club career

National team

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