Aylin Yıldızoğlu is a Turkish female basketball

Basketball

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 player.

Career

Aylin

Aylin

Aylin is a common feminine Turkish given name. "Aylin" derives from "Ay". In Turkish, "Ay" means "Moon" and "Aylin" means the "Halo around the moon"...

 played 13 years for Ceyhan Municipality and then for Botaş Spor

Botaş Spor

Botaş Spor is a women's basketball club based in Adana, Turkey, founded in 1984.-Achievements:*Turkish Women's Basketball League**Winners : 2000-01, 2002-03**Runners-up : 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97*Turkish Cup...

. In 2003, she won three titles with Botaş Spor in one season, 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...

 championship, Turkey Cup and President’s Cup. In summer 2005, the captain

Captain (sports)

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 of Botaş Spor transferred back to Ceyhan Municipality.

International career

Yıldızoğlu played in the gold medal

Gold medal

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 winning 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:...

 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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.

Personal life

Since 1999, she is married to Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu

Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu

Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is currently coaching the Turkish pro side Galatasaray Medical Park.-Club level:* 1989-2008 Botaş Spor* 2008-2010 Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi...

, coach of Botaş Spor

Botaş Spor

Botaş Spor is a women's basketball club based in Adana, Turkey, founded in 1984.-Achievements:*Turkish Women's Basketball League**Winners : 2000-01, 2002-03**Runners-up : 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97*Turkish Cup...

women’s team.