Arzu Özyiğit Bildirir (born Arzu Özyiğit; October 16, 1972) is a

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female former

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player. The 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) international competitor played in the

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position. She is currently serving as a general manager of Fenerbahçe. Özyiğit started basketball in 1984 with Botaş Spor in

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. After she played with several clubs like İÜSK, Fenerbahçe,

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, Özyiğit moved to the Greek club

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in 2002. Özyiğit returned home and played for Fenerbahçe, Kocaeli BB and

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

. She was 5-time member of the Turkish girls’ and 190-time member of the Turkish women's national team, a record in the country. Özyiğit won 18 champion title with her clubs. She is the first player in Turkey, who won the championship at four different teams. The latest one with Beşiktaş as the team's

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in 2005. She transferred to Mersin BB team in July 2005. Özyiğit was also captain of the

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-winning team at the

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. She could not play at the final match because of complications with her

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, but the team dedicated the medal to her. In 2009, she became trainer of the Turkey under-20 women's national basketball team that participated at the 2009 FIBA U20 championships held in

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. She served in 2010 also as trainer at a basketball school in

Kartal Kartal () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 38 km2, and its population is 483,418 (2022). It is located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. De ...

, Istanbul. In November 2010, Arzu Özyiğit returned to active sports transferring to Canik Belediyespor, a club in

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, which plays in the Turkish Women's Basketball Second League (TKB2L). In June 2003, she married businessman Mustafa Bildirir. He owns an

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restaurant "Pulcinella" at Kozyatağı neighborhood in

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district of Istanbul, where she also helps out whenever she finds time.

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