Melike Kasapoğlu

Melike Kasapoğlu (born 11 May 2004) is a Turkish handballer, who plays as pivot in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Ankara Yurdum and the Turkey national handball team.

Early years Kasapoğlu started handball playing during her primary education. She was discovered while playing handball in the schoolyard by Merve Yılmaz, an officer of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and a head coach, who was scouting talented children for sports in Mudanya District of Bursa Province. She trained and joined the newly founded team, which won champion titles in regional tournaments. She was part of the team consisted of the same group of students that achieved success at national level. Ten years later, the team became champion in the Turkish Women's Handball First League defeated in one match only.