Özlem Yalman (born 30 April 1977) is a Turkish female pro basketball referee, a former basketball player, and a school teacher for physical education.[1]

Özlem Yalman
Born (1977-04-30) 30 April 1977 (age 47)
Adana, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
EducationPhysical education and Sports
Alma materEge University
Basketball career
PositionTurkish Basketball Super League,
Turkish Women's Basketball League referee
Officiating career1995–present

Early years

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Özlem was born in Adana, Turkey in 1977 to Nezih Yalman, who died in Izmir at age 64 in 2014.[2][3]

She studied Physical Education and Sports at Ege University in Izmir. After graduation, she was appointed teacher for physical education in a school at Antalya, in which she serves as the only instructor for her branch.[1]

Sports career

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Yalman played basketball during her university years, and in Karşıyaka Basket in the Turkish Women's Basketball Second League.[1][4]

In 1995, she obtained a referee license, and in 2004 she was promoted to A-class official status.[4][5][6][7] Currently, she officiates basketball matches of the Turkish Basketball Super League and Turkish Women's Basketball League.[8]

After successfully completing the FIBA referee candidate program in Bologna, Italy in 2010 and passing the subsequent exam in Gaziantep, Turkey, she became a FIBA-listed referee.[6][7] Since 2011, she has been tasked to officiate several basketball competitions at world and European level.[9][10][11]

International participations

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2011
2013
2014
2015
2016

2017 FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2017 Final June 25, Prague

2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Avcı, Ümit (2013-03-29). "Potanın Özlem'i!". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. ^ "Özlem Yalman'ın Acı Günü". TBF (in Turkish). 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  3. ^ a b "Özlem Yalman, Kadınlar Eurocup Finalinde Görev Yapacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Basketball Federasyonu. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  4. ^ a b c d Savran, Osman (2014-09-19). "Tebrikler Özlem Yalman..." Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  5. ^ "Özlem Yalman Dünya Şampiyonası'nda Düdük Çalacak". TBF (in Turkish). 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  6. ^ a b "Özlem Yalman FIBA hakemi oldu". Basket Dergisi (in Turkish). 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  7. ^ a b "Basketbol -A Klasman Hakemlerinden Özlem Yalman, FIBA Hakemi Oldu". Haber 3 (in Turkish). 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  8. ^ "Kritik maça kadın hakem". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  9. ^ a b "Özlem Yalman'ın Dünya Kupası heyecanı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  10. ^ a b "FIBA'dan dev görev". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  11. ^ "FIBA'dan Yalman'a görev". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  12. ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonalarında görev yapacak hakemlerimiz..." Basketbolig (in Turkish). 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-06.