Eylül Akarçeşme Yatgın (born Eylül Akarçeşme, 1 October 1999) is a Turkish professional
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 libero position. Currently, she plays for
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
and is a member of the
Turkey women's national volleyball team
The Turkey women's national volleyball team () is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations.
The team is the most successful national sports team in the country and h ...
.
Personal life
Eylül Akarçeşme was born 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 on 1 October 1999.
In 2024, she married to the national volleyball player Oğulcan Yatgın (born 28 April 1997).
Club career
Akarçeşme started her career in her hometown at Halkbank Ankara in the 2016–17 season. After three years, she transferred to Çan Gençlik Kale in
Çanakkale
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.
In May 2020, she signed a contract with Aydın Büyükşehir Bld.. In May the next year, it was announced that her contract was extended for two years.
In April 2022, she moved to
Bursa
Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...
to join Nilüfer Bld..
On 17 May 2024, she signed a one-year contract with
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
in
Istanbul
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. She signed a new one-year contract with Galatasaray on 21 January 2025.
International career
In 2025, she was admitted to the
Turkey women's national volleyball team
The Turkey women's national volleyball team () is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations.
The team is the most successful national sports team in the country and h ...
to play at the
2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League
The 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League is the seventh edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, an annual women's international volleyball tournament. It is currently held from 4 June to 27 July 2025, with the final round t ...
. She debuted in the league's second match against
Thailand
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