Ceyda Aktaş (born August 18, 1994 in

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 ( ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. She is tall at and plays in the wing spiker position. Ceyda describes herself as having been

hyperactive Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple con ...

in her childhood. For this, her parents channelized her to performing sports and dancing. She first began with playing basketball, but left it because she was not interested anymore. Ceyda then learned and performed

Latin dance Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere. The category of Latin dance ...

s, participating at dance competitions as well. Due to her height, she was discovered by volleyball coaches Zeycan Acar and Taner Atik, who visited her class in the school while searching for potential volleyballers. At the age of ten, Ceyda began playing volleyball in 2004 as a member of Ankara VakıfBank's girls team. After having played for TVF Sport High School in 2009-2011, she transferred to the Istanbul club VakıfBank Türk Telekom in the 2011-12 season. She returned to her hometown to study at TED University. Ceyda is currently with the

TED Ankara Kolejliler TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...

. Aktaş debuted in the

Turkey girls' youth national volleyball team Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

in 2011 and is currently a member of the

Turkey women's junior national volleyball team Turkey women's junior national volleyball team () is the women's under-20 and under-19 national team formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) representing Turkey in international junior volleyball competitions like Women's Junior Voll ...

. She wears number 7.

Clubs

* Ankara VakıfBank (2004-2009) * TVF Sport High School (2009-2011) * VakıfBank Türk Telekom (2011-2012) *

(2012-2013) *

Beşiktaş J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (, ), abbreviated as BJK, is a Turkish professional sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...

(2013-2014) *

Çanakkale Belediyespor Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.Halkbank Ankara Halkbank Ankara is a professional men's volleyball team based in Ankara, Turkey and sponsored by the state-owned Halkbank. It was founded on 21 July 1983 as Halkbank Spor Kulübü with blue, white and red colo ...

(2015-2016) *

Nilüfer Belediyespor Nilüfer Belediyespor is a multi-sports club in the Nilüfer, Bursa, Nilüfer district of Bursa Province, Turkey. The club's most prominent sections are football, men's handball, and Nilüfer Belediyespor Women's Volleyball Team, women's volleyba ...

(2016-2017) *

Beylikdüzü Beylikdüzü () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 39 km2, and its population is 415,290 (2024). It is on the European side of Istanbul, located north of the Sea of Marmara, south of Esenyurt, east of ...

(2017-2018) *

(2018-2019) * Kuzeyboru Spor Club (2019-2020) * PTT Spor (2020-2021) *

ASP Thetis Asp may refer to: Places * Asp, part of Densbüren, Aargau, Switzerland * Aspe (''Asp'' in Valencian), Alicante, Spain * Asp Lake, a lake in Minnesota Animals * Asp (fish) * Asp (snake), in antiquity, one of several venomous snakes ** ''Cera ...

(2021-2022) *

Békéscsabai RSE Békéscsabai RSE, is a Hungarian women's volleyball club based in Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; ; see also #Name, other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscs ...

(2022-2023) * Minchanka Minsk (2023-2024) * Sarıyer Belediyespor (2024) * Liaoning Donggang Strawberry Alliance (2024-2025) * Thanh Hóa VC (2025)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2013 FIVB Junior World Championship "Best Opposite"''

National team

2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', ...

- *

2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship The 2011 FIVB Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 12 to 21 August 2011. 16 teams participated in the tournament. Qualification process Competing nations The following national teams have qualified: Ven ...

- *

2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship The 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was played in Ankara, Turkey from August 18 to 26, 2012. Turkey won the championship before Serbia and Italy, and qualified to the 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship, 2013 Women's J ...

References

External links