Meliha Diken

Meliha İsmailoğlu Diken (born Meliha Smajlović, 17 September 1993 in Gradačac) is a Bosnian-Turkish volleyball player. She is tall at . Currently, she plays for Fenerbahçe. İsmailoğlu is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Career Clubs The daughter of a former basketball player, she too aspired to become a basketball player. However, due to lack of a women's basketball team in her hometown, she chose playing volleyball. She began her sports career at the age of eight in the club Kula Gradacac in her hometown. and Vakıfbank in 2019. Finally she returned to Fenerbahçe in 2021.

In 2025, it was announced that Meliha would leave Fenerbaçhe to return to Eczacıbaşı for the 2025/2026 season .

League One Volleyball or known as LOVB, announced Meliha Diken is the first Turkish player to join LOVB Pro for the 2027 season .

National team İsmailoğlu was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina youth and juniors national teams. Her double citizenship enabled her to opt in playing for the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

In 2026, the President of TVF, gifted Diken a plaque and her jersey number as a thank you for her time with the national time. Meliha Diken officially announced her retirement from the national team on June 22

Awards National team 2014 Women's European Volleyball League – Image:Med 1.png Gold medal 2014 Grand Prix finals – 4th place 2015 Montreux Volley Masters – Image:Med 1.png Gold medal 2015 European Games – Image:Med 1.png Gold medal 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship – Image:Med 2.png Silver medal 2018 Nations League – Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal 2019 European Championship – Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal 2021 Nations League – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal 2021 European Championship – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal

Club

2015-2016 Turkish cup – Champion, with Fenerbahce Grundig 2015-2016 CEV Champions League – Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Fenerbahce Grundig

2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with VakıfBank

2020-21 CEV Champions League – Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal, with Vakıfbank

2022-2023 CEV Champions League – Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Fenerbahce Grundig

2023-2024 CEV Champions League – Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Fenerbahce Grundig

Individuals Player of the Year – 2009 and 2011 in Bosnia and Herzegovina