Özlem Yalman (born 30 April 1977) is a Turkish female pro basketball referee, a former basketball player, and a school teacher for physical education.
Early years
Özlem was born in
Adana
Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...
, Turkey in 1977.
She studied Physical Education and Sports at
Ege University
Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, Ä°zmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in Ä°zmir and the fourth oldest unive ...
in
Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of Ä°zmir Province. In 2024, the city of Ä°zmir had ...
. After graduation, she was appointed teacher for physical education in a school at
Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
, in which she serves as the only instructor for her branch.
Sports career
Yalman played basketball during her university years, and in
Karşıyaka Basket
Karşıyaka Basket is a Turkish professional basketball team located in Karşıyaka, İzmir, that competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League. It is a section of the multi-sport club Karşıyaka SK. The team also goes by the name of KSK, whic ...
in the Turkish Women's Basketball Second League.
In 1995, she obtained a
referee
A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other title ...
license, and in 2004 she was promoted to A-class official status.
Currently, she officiates basketball matches of the
Turkish Basketball Super League
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and
Turkish Women's Basketball League
The Turkish Women's Basketball League (, TKBL), is Turkish basketball league system, the second-tier level women's professional basketball division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was established in 1980 and is orga ...
.
After successfully completing the
FIBA
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referee candidate program in
Bologna
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, Italy in 2010 and passing the subsequent exam in
Gaziantep
Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Medi ...
, Turkey, she became a FIBA-listed referee.
Since 2011, she has been tasked to officiate several basketball competitions at world and European level.
International participations
;2011
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2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women – August 4–14, Italy
;2013
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EuroBasket Women 2013 – June 5–30, France.
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EuroBasket Women 2015 qualification – June 7–25, Israel
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2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – July 4–14, Turkey
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2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women – July 18–28, Lithuania
;2014
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2013–14 EuroCup Women Final – March 20, Russia.
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2014 FIBA World Championship for Women – September 27 – October 5, Turkey.
;2015
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EuroBasket Women 2015 Group C – June 11–15, Hungary
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2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – July 2–12, Spain.
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2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women – August 13–23, Portugal
;2016
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2015–16 EuroCup Women Final – April 13, France.
2017 FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2017 Final June 25, Prague
;2019
* EuroLeague Women Final Four 12–14 April Semi Final & Final
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FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019
The 2019 EuroBasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2019, was the 37th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Riga, ...
Final – July 7, Serbia
See also
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Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have won several important trophies, especially in Athletics (sport), athletics, Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participati ...
References
1977 births
Basketball players from Adana
Ege University alumni
Turkish schoolteachers
Turkish women's basketball players
Turkish basketball referees
Living people
FIBA referees
Turkish women referees and umpires
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