Arzu Özyiğit

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Arzu Özyiğit Bildirir (born October 16, 1972 in Tarsus, Turkey) is a Turkish female basketball player. The 1.88 m (6' 2") international competitor plays in the center position.

Özyiğit started basketball in 1984 with Botaşspor in Adana. After she played with several clubs like İÜSK, Fenerbahçe İstanbul, Galatasaray SK, Özyiğit moved to the Greek club Panserraikos in 2002. Özyiğit returned home and played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul, Kocaelispor and Beşiktaş JK.

She was 5-time member of the Turkish girls’ and 183-time member of the Turkish women’s national team, a record in the country. Özyiğit won 18 champion title with her clubs.she is the first player in turkey that won the championship at 4 different teams. The latest one with Beşiktaş as the team’s captain in 2005. She transferred to Mersin Metropolitan Municipality team in July 2005.

Özyiğit was also captain of the gold medal-winning team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. She could not play at the final match because of complications with her pregnancy, but the team squad dedicated the medal to her.