Fatma Özlem Tursun (born March 29, 1988) is a Turkish female football referee and former women's footballer.

Sports career

Player

Fatma Özlem Tursun began her playing career in her hometown club

Konak Belediyespor Konak Belediyespor Women's Football () is the women's association football, women's football team of the Turkey, Turkish multi-sport club Konak Belediyespor based in Konak, Izmir, Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The team was established by the ...

in the 2008–09 season after obtaining her license on October 27, 2010. She appeared in 44 matches of the First League and scored two goals until the end of the 2010–11 season.

Referee

Tursun began her referee career debuting in the Regional Boys under-17 Development League on October 27, 2013, as

fourth official In association football, an assistant referee (also known as a linesman) is an official who assists the referee in administering the Laws of the Game during a match. Although assistants are not required under the Laws, at most organised levels ...

. On November 10, 2013, she was appointed to officiate a Women's Second League match as second

assistant referee A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other title ...

. She was also in charge of first and second assistant referee roles in various regional leagues for the age categories of boys' U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 and men's U-19, U-21 and

Turkish Regional Amateur League The Turkish Regional Amateur League () is the fifth tier of the Turkish football league system. The tier comprises a number (usually 10-13, varies by season) of groups across Turkey, each consisting of teams grouped according to the regions in ...

as well as in Women's Third and Second League. She debuted as referee in a regional boys' U-14 league match on March 8, 2014. After officiating matches as referee in the regional boys' U-15 league and Women's Third League, Tursun was tasked in a , , Women's First League match of the 2015–16 season on November 7, 2015. In November 2015, Tursun was nominated by the

Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Foo ...

a FIFA listed official for international

futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

matches in 2016.

Player career statistics

Honours

; Turkish Women's First League :; Konak Belediyespor :: ''Runners-up'' (1):

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References

1988 births Living people Footballers from İzmir Turkish women's footballers 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Konak Belediyespor players Turkish football referees Turkish women referees and umpires Futsal referees Women association football referees Women's association football players not categorized by position {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub