Ekrem Celil

Ekrem Celil (born February 20, 1980, in Kardzhali, Bulgaria) is a Turkish European champion weightlifter competing in the –69 kg and –77 kg divisions.

Born in Bulgaria of Turkish descent, he started to perform weightlifting in a local club. Ekrem Celil immigrated in 1998 to Turkey in an action called as the "second Naim operation".

He was admitted in 2000 to the Turkish national team, which would take part at the Olympics in Sydney. However, the Bulgarian Federation vetoed his participation.

Achievements European Weightlifting Championships Rank Discipline Snatch Clean&Jerk Total Place Date –69 kg + Trenčín, SVK 2001 –69 kg 185.0 Loutraki, GRE Apr 18, 2003 325.0 –69 kg 147.5 Kyiv, UKR Apr 24, 2004