Demet Bozkurt

Demet Bozkurt — Biography

Demet Bozkurt was born on February 20, 1996, in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul. Interested in football from a young age, she took out her license on October 1, 2010, at Kireçburnu Spor in her home area and developed as a defender. With that team she finished runner-up in the Women's Second League in 2013-14 and 2014-15, and the team won promotion to the First League at the end of the latter season. Her football career helped her win a place at Marmara University, where she studied physical education.

In the second half of 2016-17 she transferred to Beşiktaş, newly promoted to the top flight. With Beşiktaş she was runner-up in 2016-17 and 2017-18, and league champion in 2018-19 and 2020-21; she also took part in the group matches of the 2019-20 UEFA Women's Champions League. She later moved to the Fenerbahçe women's team, where she plays today.

Her international career began with the Turkey women's U-19 side, making her debut in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 19, 2015. She played two matches in the elite qualifying round of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and won three U-19 caps in total.