Meliha İsmailoğlu

Meliha İsmailoğlu Diken (born Meliha Smajlović, 17 September 1993 in Gradačac) is a Bosnian-Turkish volleyball player. She is tall at . Currently, she plays for Fenerbahçe. İsmailoğlu is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.
Career
Clubs
The daughter of a former basketball player, she too aspired to become a basketball player. However, due to lack of a women's basketball team in her hometown, she chose playing volleyball. She began her sports career at the age of eight in the club Kula Gradacac in her hometown. In 2009 and 2011, she was named "Player of the Year". In the summer time, she played also beach volleyball in Bosnia Herzegovina.
In 2011, İsmailoğlu was invited to Turkey by the Ankara-based İller Bankası. In May 2014, she signed with Fenerbahçe.
She transferred to Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 2017 and Vakıfbank in 2019. Finally she returned to Fenerbahçe in 2021.
National team
İsmailoğlu was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina youth and juniors national teams. Her double citizenship enabled her to opt in playing for the Turkey women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League that won the gold medal.
She represented Turkey at the qualification round for beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Awards
National team
2014 Women's European Volleyball League – Gold medal
2014 Grand Prix finals – 4th place
2015 Montreux Volley Masters – Gold medal
2015 European Games – Gold medal
2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship – Silver medal
2018 Nations League – Silver Medal
2019 European Championship – Silver Medal
2021 Nations League – Bronze Medal
2021 European Championship – Bronze Medal
Club
2014 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
2014–15 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
2015-2016 Turkish cup – Champion, with Fenerbahce Grundig
2015-2016 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Fenerbahce Grundig
2016–17 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
2016–17 Turkish Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with VakıfBank
2020 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank
2020–21 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank
2020–21 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Vakıfbank
2020-21 CEV Champions League – Silver Medal, with Vakıfbank
2021–22 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
2022–23 Turkish Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
Individuals
Player of the Year – 2009 and 2011 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
See also
Turkish women in sports
References
External links
1993 births
Living people
Bosnia and Herzegovina women's volleyball players
Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Turkey
Turkish women's volleyball players
Turkish beach volleyball players
Women's beach volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
European Games gold medalists for Turkey
European Games medalists in volleyball
İller Bankası volleyballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players
People from Gradačac
Sportspeople from Tuzla Canton
Turkish people of Bosniak descent
Naturalized citizens of Turkey
Turkey women's international volleyball players
Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists
Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players for Turkey