Turkish handball player
Halime İslamoğlu
Born Halime Cemre Beykurt
(1993-09-10 ) 10 September 1993 (age 31)
Halime İslamoğlu (born Halime Cemre Beykurt ; 10 September 1993) is a Turkish women's handballer , who plays as goalkeeper for İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. GSK ,[ 1] [ 2] and the Turkey national team .
Personal life
Halime Cemre Beykurt was born in Urla, İzmir , Turkey on 10 September 1993.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] She studied physical education at Trakya University in Edirne .[ 4]
She married Dursun Ali İslamoğlu, the former assistant coach of the Ardeşen GSK , on 13 September 2020,[ 5] and took her spouse's surname.[ 2] [ 3]
Beykurt started her handball playing career at the hometown club Urla GSK, and played in the youth Çi9 team.[ 6]
She is 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) tall at 68 kg (150 lb). She plays in the goalkeeper position.[ 7]
Üsküdar Bld. SK
Beykurt played with Üsküdar Bld. SK in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 Turkish Women's Handball Super League seasons.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
She participated at the 2012–13 EHF Challenge Cup ,[ 10] and EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2013/14 .[ 11]
Ardeşen GSK
She moved to Rize to join Ardeşen GSK .[ 12] She played in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 Super League seasons.[ 7] [ 13] [ 14]
She took part at the 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup ,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. GSK
For the 2019–20 Super League season, she returned to her hometown İzmir , and joined İzmir Büyükşehir BBld. GSK . After her first season, she left her club mid August 2020.[ 18]
Kastamonu Bld. GSK
In August 2020, she transferred for the 2020–21 Super League season to Kastamonu Bld. GSK .[ 19] [ 20] She appeared also in the 2021–22 season.[ 2]
She participated at the 2020–21 EHF European League ,[ 21] and 2021–22 EHF Champions League group stage .[ 22]
İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. GSK
İslamoğlu transferred to İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. GSK again for the 2022–23 season.[ 2] She was named Best Goalkeeper and Golden Seven (Turkish : Altın Yedi ) member of the 2022–23 Super League season by the Turkey Handball Federation .[ 23]
She played in the 2022–23 EHF European Cup .[ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
International career
İslamoğlu is a member of the Turkey women's national handball team .[ 27] Beykurt participated at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona , Spain.[ 28] In 2022, İslamoğlu won the gold medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya , Turkey.[ 29]
Honours
Individual
Turkish Women's Handball Super League
Best Goalkeeper (1): 2022–23 (İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. GSK)
Golden Seven member (1): 2022–223 (İzmir Büyükşehir Bld. GSK)
Club
Turkish Women's Handball Super League
Üsküdar Bld. SK
Runner-up (1): 2012–13.
Ardeşen GSK
Third place (1): 2018–19.
Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Champions (2): 2020–21, 2021–22.
Women's EHF European Cup
Üsküdar Bld. GSK
Third place (1): 2012–13.
Ardeşen GSK
Third place (1): 2017–18.
International
Turkey women's national handball team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Champion (1): 2021 .
References