Yaprak Erkek
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| Born | 2 September 2001 Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 300 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 295 cm (116 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Eczacıbaşı | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yaprak Erkek (born 2 September 2001) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She plays in the outside hitter position. Currently, she plays for Eczacıbaşı and is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.
Club career
[edit]She is 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) tall, and plays in the oıtside hitter position.[1] She has a spke height of 300 cm (120 in) and a block height of 295 cm (116 in).[2]
Erkek started her career in the Academy team of İlbank in Ankara in 2017. Promoted to the main team, she played in the Turkish League until 2021.[2] She then moved to Poland, and signed a deal with Legionovia Legionowo for the 202121–22 season.[2][3] After one year, she returned home, and joined Eczacıbaşı.[1][2][3]
International career
[edit]Erkek is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.[1]
In 2022, she won the gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[1] The same year, she took the silver medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.[3]
She plays at the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.[4]
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]- Islamic Solidarity Games
- Gold medal (1) 2021
- Mediterranean Games
- Silver medal (1): 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Yaprak Erkek" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Yaprak Erkek" (in Turkish). Volleybalbox. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Yaprak Erkek kimdir?" (in Turkish). Voleybol Gündem. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Avşar, Halil İbrahim (3 June 2025). "A Milli Kadın Voleybol Takımı, 2025 Milletler Ligi'nde sahne alıyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Turkish women's volleyball players
- Turkey women's international volleyball players
- 21st-century Turkish sportswomen
- Turkish expatriate volleyball players
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball