Deniz Uyanık (born 25 June 2001) is a Turkish professional

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player. She plays in the middle blocker position. Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul and is a member of the

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Personal life

Deniz Uyanık was born on 25 June 2001.

Club career

She is tall, and plays in the middle blocker position. Uyanık started her career at Beylikdüzü SC in

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, and played from 2018 to 2021. She then transferred to Edremit Bld. Altınoluk., where she played in the 2021–22 season. After two seasons with Nilüfer Bld. in

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, she joined Vakıfbank Istanbul in the 2024–25Turkish League season. She won with her team the champions title. At the 2024–25 CEV Women's Champions League Final Four, her team lost the third-place match to Italian Numia Vero Volley Milano.

International career

After playing in the Turkey women's junior team, she was selected to the

to play at the

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. She debuted in the match against

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on 3 June 2025, and became top scorer of her team with 16 points.

Honours

;

Turkish Women's Volleyball League Sultanlar Ligi (''Sultans League''), known for sponsorship reasons as Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi, is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and began with the 1984–85 season. 14 ...

: ''Champions'' (1): 2024–25 ( Vakıfbank Istanbul)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uyanik, Deniz 2001 births Living people Turkish women's volleyball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkey women's international volleyball players Nilüfer Belediyespor volleyballers VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers