About Arzu Özyiğit
Born 1972. Arzu Özyiğit is a Turkish basketball player.
Arzu Özyiğit Bildirir (born Arzu Özyiğit; October 16, 1972) is a Turkish female former basketball player. The 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) international competitor played in the center position. She is currently serving as a general manager of Fenerbahçe.
Özyiğit started basketball in 1984 with Botaş Spor in Adana. After she played with several clubs like İÜSK, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Özyiğit moved to the Greek club Panserraikos in 2002. Özyiğit returned home and played for Fenerbahçe, Kocaeli BB and Beşiktaş.
She was a 5-time member of the Turkish girls’ and 190-time member of the Turkish women's national team, a record in the country. Özyiğit won 18 champion titles with her clubs. She transferred to the Mersin BB 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 the final match because of complications with her pregnancy, but the team dedicated the medal to her.
In 2009, she became trainer of the Turkey under-20 women's national basketball team that competed at the 2009 FIBA U20 championships held in Gdynia, Poland. She served in 2010 also as trainer at a basketball school in Kartal, Istanbul.
In June 2003, she married businessman Mustafa Bildirir. He owns an Italian cuisine restaurant "Pulcinella" at Kozyatağı neighborhood in Kadıköy district of Istanbul, where she also helps out whenever she finds time.
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Who is Arzu Özyiğit?
Turkish basketball player (born 1972)
When was Arzu Özyiğit born?
Arzu Özyiğit was born on 16 October 1972 in Tarsus.
What is Arzu Özyiğit's occupation?
Arzu Özyiğit is a basketball player.
What nationality is Arzu Özyiğit?
Arzu Özyiğit is Turkish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Arzu Özyiğit. https://biography.guide/arzu-ozyigit/
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