Bilgenur Öztürk (born 16 June 1999) is a Turkish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

er, who plays as right wing for Konyaaltı Bld. SK in the

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, and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Bilgenur Öztürk was born in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

, Turkey on 16 June 1999.

Club career

Öztürk is tall at . She plays in the right wing position.

Üsküdar Bld. GSK

Öztürk started playing handball at Üsküdar Bld. SK in her hometown Istanbul. She took part in the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup 2013/14.

Yenimahalle Bld. SK

In the 2017–18

, she moved to

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

and joined Yenimahalle SK. The team was standing at the second ranking position in the 2019–20 Turkish Super League, as the Turkey Handball Federation decided not to continue the league further due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, and did not announce any ranking. Her club extended her contract in June 2020 for the 2020–21 Turkish Super League season. For the 2021–22 season, she renewed her deal with the club. She played at the 2017–18 EHF Cup, and the EHF Challenge Cup in 2018–19, and 2019–20.

Ankara Büyükşehir Bld. Ego SK

End May 2021, she signed with the Ankara Büyükşehir Bld. Rgo SK, which was recently promoted to the Turkish Super League. She played in the first half of the 2021–22 season. In August 2021, she was honored by the ''Hentbol Haber'' with the ''Bests of Handball'' award for her successful appearance as pivot in the 2020–21 Turkish Super League.

Konyaaltı Bld. SK

In February 2022, she transferred to the

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 ...

-based club Konyaaltı Bld. SK. She extended herrelationship with the club in the beginning of July 2022 for the 2022–23 season. Öztürk participated at the 2022–23 EHF European Cup.

International career

Öztürk is a member of the Turkey national team. 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. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

, Turkey.

Honours

Individual

; Turkish Women's Handball Super League : ''Golden Seven'' member (1): 2022–223 (Konyaaltı Bld. SK)

Club

; Turkish Women's Handball Super League ; Women's EHF European Cup ;: Konyaaltı Bld. S :: ''Champion'' (1): 2022–23

International

; Turkey women's national handball team :; Islamic Solidarity Games :: ''Champion'' (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozturk, Bilgenur 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Istanbul 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkish female handball players Turkey women's national handball players Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Üsküdar Belediyespor players Yenimahalle Bld. SK (women's handball) players Konyaaltı Bld. SK (women's handball) players Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games