Yasemin Şahin (born June 25, 1988, 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 ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish

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playing in

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position. The } tall sportswoman is a member of th

Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

-based club Konyaaltı Bld.SK in the

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and the Turkish national team.

Club career

Yasemin Şahin played for İzmir BB SK before she moved to Üsküdar Bld. SK. After one season with Muratpaşa Bld. SK in

, she was transferred by

In June 2015, she returned to her former club Muratpaşa Bld. SK signing a one-year contract with plus-one-year option. In the 2020–21 Turkish Women's Handball Super League">Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

season, she played for Yalıkavak SK in Bodum, Bodrum, Muğla. In 2022, she transferred to the

-based club Konyaaltı Bld. SK.

National team

She played for Turkey at the

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, 2014 European Championship qualification and 2015 World Championship – European qualification matches. Currently, she is taking part at the 2016 European Championship qualification matches. In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in

Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...

, Turkey.

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1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Ankara Turkish female handball players Turkey women's national handball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor handball players Üsküdar Belediyespor players Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Kastamonu Bld. SK (women's handball) players Konyaaltı Bld. SK (women's handball) players Yalıkavak SK players {{Turkey-sport-bio-stub