Berna Yeniçeri

Berna Yeniçeri — Biography

Berna Yeniçeri is a defender who has won six Women's Super League titles with four different clubs, and in the summer of 2026 she returned to Beşiktaş. Born in Karadeniz Ereğli, she has worked her way from Turkey's youth sides up to the senior national team.

She began playing on November 9, 2006, for her hometown club Karadeniz Ereğlispor, which was promoted to the Women's First League in 2010-11 and finished third in 2011-12 and 2012-13. The turning point was her move in 2014 to Konak Belediyespor in İzmir: she won three league titles in a row and played in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds, scoring once in the 2015-16 qualifiers. In 2017 she won the 2017-18 title with Ataşehir Belediyespor, returned to Konak in 2018-19 and finished third. With Beşiktaş she was champion in 2020-21; on August 9, 2022, she moved to Galatasaray and won the 2023-24 title. After joining Trabzonspor in 2025, she signed for Beşiktaş in July 2026.

She made her first appearance for the Turkey under-17 side on August 28, 2012, against Wales and was capped seven times at that level; her under-19 debut came in 2013 against Belgium. For the senior team she scored her first goal in a 2013 friendly against Greece. After the Galatasaray title she said, "We had only one dream, to become champions", and she has been part of the national team setup since 2011.