Haluk Yıldırım (born 25 June 1972 in

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 ...

, Turkey) is a retired Turkish professional

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player. He is currently the general manager of

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of the Turkish

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Honors

* 3 times Turkish Championship * 1 times Turkish Cup * 4 times President's Cup

International career

Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.

Personal

In 2004, he was diagnosed with

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, but he successfully managed to recover from it. He graduated from Anatolian Lyceé of Adana.

External links

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1972 births Living people 2002 FIBA World Championship players Beşiktaş men's basketball players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Small forwards Sportspeople from Bursa Turkish men's basketball players Türk Telekom B.K. players Ülker G.S.K. basketball players {{Turkey-basketball-bio-stub