Özlem Yalman

Özlem was born in Adana, Turkey in 1977.^[2][3] She studied Physical Education and Sports at Ege University in İzmir. After graduation, she was appointed teacher for physical education in a school at Antalya, in which she serves as the only instructor for her branch.^[1]

Yalman played basketball during her university years, and in Karşıyaka Basket in the Turkish Women's Basketball Second League.^[1][4]

In 1995, she obtained a referee license, and in 2004 she was promoted to A-class official status.^[4][5][6][7] Currently, she officiates basketball matches of the Turkish Basketball Super League and Turkish Women's Basketball League.^[8]

After successfully completing the FIBA referee candidate program in Bologna, Italy in 2010 and passing the subsequent exam in Gaziantep, Turkey, she became a FIBA-listed referee.^[6][7] Since 2011, she has been tasked to officiate several basketball competitions at world and European level.^[9][10][11]

2011

• 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women – August 4–14, Italy

2013

• EuroBasket Women 2013 – June 5–30, France.^[4]
• EuroBasket Women 2015 qualification – June 7–25, Israel
• 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – July 4–14, Turkey
• 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women – July 18–28, Lithuania

2014

• 2013–14 EuroCup Women Final – March 20, Russia.^[4]
• 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women – September 27 – October 5, Turkey.^[9][10]

2015

• EuroBasket Women 2015 Group C – June 11–15, Hungary
• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women – July 2–12, Spain.^[12]
• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women – August 13–23, Portugal

2016

• 2015–16 EuroCup Women Final – April 13, France.^[3]

2017 FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2017 Final June 25, Prague

2019

• EuroLeague Women Final Four 12–14 April Semi Final & Final
• FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Final – July 7, Serbia

• Turkish women in sports