Tuğçe Canıtez (born 10 November 1990) is a Turkish retired female professional

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player. The tall athlete plays in the

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position. On 29 August 2023, Canıtez announced that she had ended her professional basketball career.

Early years

She played for

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before she transferred to

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Club career

Fenerbahçe

Canitez played for Fenerbahçe between 2013 and 2022.

Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor

She signed a 1-year contract with Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor on 7 July 2022.

Galatasaray

On 28 November 2022, she signed with

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of the Turkish

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(TKBL). As of July 2023, her contract has expired. Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on July 6, 2023 by publishing a thank you message.

International career

Canıtez debuted for the

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at the preparation matches before she played at the

2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women was a women's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top five teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 25 June – 1 ...

. She competed for Turkey at the

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and

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Honors

*2010 second "''Best Rebounder''" FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women *2012 "'' NAIA Player of the Year''" *2020 Turkish Cup MVP

Club

* 5x

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champion (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) * 4x Turkish Women's Basketball Cup champion (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020) * 4x Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup champion (2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)

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* * * * * 1990 births Living people Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Fenerbahçe women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Turkey Sportspeople from Konak Small forwards Basketball players from İzmir Turkish expatriate basketball people in the United States Turkish women's basketball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyesi (women's basketball) players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players Turkey women's national basketball team players North Idaho Cardinals women's basketball players {{Turkey-basketball-bio-stub