Beyza İrem Türkoğlu (born 4 February 1997) is a Turkish

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er, who plays as centre back for Danish club

Team Esbjerg Team Esbjerg is a professional women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for ...

in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen, and for the Turkey national team.

Club career

Türkoğlu has played seven seasons for Yenimahalle Bld. SK in her hometown, and transferred later to Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the

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, where she was for three seasons. On 27 May 2021, it was announced that she had signed a one-year deal with

, leaving Kastamonu Bld. GSK. Her team represented Denmark at the

2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League The 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League was the 29th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 11 September 2021 to 5 June 2022. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allowed a different number ...

, and placed fourth. End 2021, the Team Esbjerg extended her contract for two years until 30 June 2024. Her team reached the final four at the

2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League The 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League was the 30th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 10 September 2022 to 4 June 2023. Vipers Kristiansand won their third title in a row by defeating FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ...

International career

Türkoğlu is a member of the Turkey national team. In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the

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, Azerbaijan. She played in the national team at the

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, Algeria. She took part at the 2022 European Championship qualification.

Honours

Club

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: : Yenimahalle Bld. SK ::''Winners'' (1): 2014–15 ::''Runners-up'' (1): 2016–17 : Kastamonu Bld. GSK ::''Winners'' (1): 2020–21 Danish League :

' ::''Winners'' (1): 2022–23 ::''Runners-up'' (1): 2021–22

International

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Turkey women's national handball team The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation. The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidari ...

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:: ''Silver medal'' (1):

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References

1997 births Living people People from Altındağ, Ankara Handball players from Ankara Turkish female handball players Turkey women's national handball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Handball players at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Turkish expatriate handball players Yenimahalle Bld. SK (women's handball) players Team Esbjerg players Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate handball players in Denmark Expatriate handball players in Poland Expatriate handball players in Romania {{Turkey-handball-bio-stub