Nuri Şahin (; born January 1, 1980) is a Turkish

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player. He is tall at , and plays as libero. He capped 155 times for the Turkey men's national volleyball team. As of 2012-13 season, Şahin plays for Halkbank Ankara and wears number 5. He studied at

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. Born on January 1, 1980, in Tokat, Şahin began playing volleyball in primary school. In 1994, he went professional at Eczacıbaşı. He was then a member of

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, Emlakbank, Arçelik, Fenerbahçe and Arkas Spor Izmir before he transferred in July 2012 to Halkbank Ankara. Nuri Şahin is married since 2006 and has a son, Alp Toğan Şahin, born in 2011. He was a member of the Turkey men's national volleyball team, which was the champion at the

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held in

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, Turkey. He won the Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 with Halkbank Ankara and was named ''"Best Receiver"'' of the tournament.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

* Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 - Simple cup icon

Champion with Halkbank Ankara

National championships

* 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

Turkish SuperCup2014, with Halkbank Ankara * 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara * 2014/2015 Silver medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara

Individual

* Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 "''Best Receiver''"

National team

References

External links

Player profile at arkasspor.com
1980 births Sportspeople from Tokat Living people Turkish men's volleyball players Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) players Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players Arçelik volleyballers Arkas Spor volleyball players Halkbank volleyball players Marmara University alumni Emlak Bankası volleyballers Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-volleyball-bio-stub