Shortly after her second Olympic stint, Yildiz redeemed her strength to pick up two more bronze medals in her career hardware at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, and later at the 2005 European Judo Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The following year, Yildiz capped off her judo career with a silver medal in the 48-kg division at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland, losing the final match to Romanian judoka and reigning champion Alina Dumitru.