Leman Aksoy Bozacıoğlu (born Leman Bozacıoğlu) is a Turkish female

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. She is a school teacher from profession.

Private life

Bozacıoğlu moved in 2014 to

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

from

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. She lives in

Gazipaşa Gazipaşa () is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,111 km2, and its population is 53,702 (2022). It is situated on the Mediterranean coast, 180 km east of the city of Antalya. Gazipaşa is a quiet ru ...

district of Antalya, where she serves as a teacher of physical education. She is married to a military officer. The couple is parent of a child.

Sports career

Football referee

Bozacıoğlu decided to pursue a referee career following an advice of her trainer as she played football in the school team in 2006. She began her referee career in a men's Regional Amateur League match as the

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in 2013. The same year, she was appointed to officiate a Youth League, and a Women's Second League match in the

position. After serving in the referee role in A2 League and Regional Amateur League matches, she debuted in the Women's First on November 15, 2015. During her referee career, she served two seasons in Istanbul, two in Antalya, one in

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and then in

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before she settled in Antalya. In 2014, she was named "Best Referee of the Year" in the women's football category by a local media. In 2016, Bozacıoğlu served as the

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in a friendly test match between the German teams

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and

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Belek Belek is a neighbourhood in the Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province. As of 2022, it had a population of 9,102. Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganization, it was a town (''Belde''). Belek is one of the centers of Turkey' ...

, Antalya.

Athletics trainer

Bozacıoğlu is a 3rd-class certified trainer for athletics.

References

Turkish football referees Living people Turkish sportswomen Year of birth missing (living people) Women association football referees {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub