Birsel Vardarli
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Birsel Vardarlı is a Turkish female basketball
Basketball
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 player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...

. She is 175 cm tall and 64 kg weight. The guard also played for Migrosspor between 2005-07.

Vardarli acts as the brains of the storm that is Turkish basketball and adds purpose to the chaos. The Izmir
Izmir
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 native has a great basketball IQ and uses it to its fullest extent on the court. But on this team there is very little time to think. That makes split-second decision making a critical part of her game. The 23-year-old is never hesitant to take the big shot and she has assumed the role of clutch performer with the National Team
Turkey national women's basketball team
The Turkey national women’s basketball team is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.-Current roster:This is the roster for the EuroBasket Women 2011:-FIBA World Championship:-Olympic Games:...

. With EuroLeague Women
EuroLeague Women
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 experience under her belt, Vardarli has grown to be even more mature and that should show itself at EuroBasket Women
Eurobasket Women
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 2007.

She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Turkey participated in the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. With one hundred female and one hundred ninety-six male athletes participating, Turkey garnered seventy-three medals, marking this as its most successful participation in an international multi-sport gaming event in its...

 in Almería
Almería
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, Spain
Spain
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 and won gold medal
Gold medal
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 with the national team
Turkey national women's basketball team
The Turkey national women’s basketball team is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.-Current roster:This is the roster for the EuroBasket Women 2011:-FIBA World Championship:-Olympic Games:...

. She capped 105 times for national.

On 9 July 2011, she re-signed another contract with the club since 2015.

Honors

  • Turkish Championship
    • Winners (4): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Turkish Presidents Cup
    • Winners (2): 2007, 2010

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