Ayşe Gökçen Denkel (born 2 August 1985, in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
) 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 193 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker.
Gökçen
Gökçen is a Turkish given name which means "beautiful woman", "blue-eyed woman", or "belonging to the sky", and may refer to:
Given names
* Gökçen Denkel (born 1985), Turkish female volleyball player
* Gökçen Efe (1881–1919), Turkish folk ...
Denkel plays for
Nilüfer Belediyespor
Nilüfer Belediyespor is a multi-sports club in the Nilüfer district of Bursa Province, Turkey. The club's most prominent sections are football, men's handball, and women's volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of s ...
. She has played for Eczacıbaşı VitrA from the age of 11 at both youth and senior level and also played for G.S. Medical Park and
Fenerbahçe.
Awards
Club
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2011–12 Turkish Cup
2011–12 Turkish Cup ( tr, Türkiye Kupası) was the 50th season of the Turkish Cup, won by Fenerbahçe. Ziraat Bankası was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name was Ziraat Turkish Cup. The tournament began with first qualifyi ...
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Runner-up, with
Galatasaray Daikin
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the women's volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club ...
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2011–12 CEV Cup
The 2011–12 CEV Cup was the 40th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.
Russian club Dynamo Moscow
MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Мо� ...
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Runner-up, with
Galatasaray Daikin
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the women's volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club ...
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2012–13 CEV Cup
The 2012–13 CEV Cup was the 41st edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.
Turkish club Halkbank Ankara beat Italian Andreoli Latina in the finale. American player William Reid Priddy
William Reid Priddy (born October 1, ...
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Runner-up, with
Fenerbahçe
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2013–14 CEV Cup
The 2013–14 CEV Cup was the 42nd edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.
French club Paris Volley
Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volle ...
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Champion, with
Fenerbahçe
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2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball League
The 2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball League
The Turkish Women's Volleyball League ( tr, Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the Sultans League (Turkish: Sultanlar Ligi), is the highest professional women's volleyball league ...
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Champion, with
Fenerbahçe Grundig
See also
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Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have several important trophies, especially in athletics, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participation in Olympics Pioneers
The first Turk ...
External links
Galatasaray Medical Park WebsiteAyse Gokcen Denkel Zopat the
International Volleyball Federation
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
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Ayse Gökçen Denkel Zopat WorldofVolley
Ayşe Gökçen Denkelat Volleybox.net
1985 births
Living people
Volleyball players from Istanbul
Turkish women's volleyball players
Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players
Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players
Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
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