Gülsah Akkaya
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Gülşah Akkaya is a Turkish
professional woman basketball
player in forward position. The 1.81 m (5' 11½") tall national player is a top scorer.
Akkaya started playing basketball at the age of 13. She debuted in Deniz Nakliyat and then transferred to Fenerbahçe İstanbul
. In 1997, she moved to the USA and played in the American NCAA
with the Lynn University
team in two seasons until 1999. She still ranks 4th with an average of 23.8 points in the all time list of single season points per season for her time being at Boca Raton
, Florida
.
After Akkaya returned home and was with Fenerbahçe İstanbul
in the season 2000-2001, she transferred to the Greek
club Panserraikos in Thessaloniki
for 2002-03 season and became top scorer with 204 points. In 2003, Akkaya played in YES Ramat HaSharon club in Ramat HaSharon
, Israel
. She helped her team win the championship by scoring a basket at the latest second. Returned to Turkey in 2003, Akkaya played for Erdemirspor in Zonguldak
.
Akkaya participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
in Almería
, Spain
with the Turkish national team, which won a gold medal
.
She was top scorer in Turkish Women's Basketball League
with her average of 22.0 points in 25 games in 2004-2005 season.
She also played for Beşiktaş for the 2005-2006 season. That year she played in the league finals with Beşiktaş. For 2006-2007 season she returned to Mersin
Metropolitan Municipality sports club and played with an average of 17.0 points per game and help Mersin to play in playoffs. Seh also played for Galatasaray in 2007-2008 season.
She was member of Spanish
club El Cadi La Seu D'Urgell sports club for the 2008-09 season. She played for Samsun Basket between 2009 and 2011.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
professional woman basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in forward position. The 1.81 m (5' 11½") tall national player is a top scorer.
Akkaya started playing basketball at the age of 13. She debuted in Deniz Nakliyat and then transferred to 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...
. In 1997, she moved to the USA and played in the American NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
with the Lynn University
Lynn University
Lynn University is a private, non-profit university in Boca Raton, Florida, founded in 1962.The university currently hosts students from 40 states and 90 nations...
team in two seasons until 1999. She still ranks 4th with an average of 23.8 points in the all time list of single season points per season for her time being at Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
After Akkaya returned home and was with 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...
in the season 2000-2001, she transferred to the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
club Panserraikos in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
for 2002-03 season and became top scorer with 204 points. In 2003, Akkaya played in YES Ramat HaSharon club in Ramat HaSharon
Ramat Hasharon
Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. She helped her team win the championship by scoring a basket at the latest second. Returned to Turkey in 2003, Akkaya played for Erdemirspor in Zonguldak
Zonguldak
Zonguldak is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Its population, according to the 2009 census, was 108,792. It is an important port on the Black Sea because of the coal mining in Zonguldak Province...
.
Akkaya 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
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
with the Turkish national team, which won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
.
She was top scorer in Turkish Women's Basketball League
Turkish Women's Basketball League
The Turkish Women’s Basketball League is the top women’s professional basketball league in Turkey organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation. The women’s league started in 1980...
with her average of 22.0 points in 25 games in 2004-2005 season.
She also played for Beşiktaş for the 2005-2006 season. That year she played in the league finals with Beşiktaş. For 2006-2007 season she returned to Mersin
Mersin
-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...
Metropolitan Municipality sports club and played with an average of 17.0 points per game and help Mersin to play in playoffs. Seh also played for Galatasaray in 2007-2008 season.
She was member of Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
club El Cadi La Seu D'Urgell sports club for the 2008-09 season. She played for Samsun Basket between 2009 and 2011.