Dilay Özdemir (born 15 August 2005) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She plays in the setter position. Currently, she plays for Beşiktaş and is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Dilay Özdemir
Dilay Özdemir of Beşiktaş (2024)
Personal information
Born (2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 20)
Turkey
Height1.89[1] m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Spike295 cm (116 in)
Block298 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubTurkey Eczacıbaşı
Career
YearsTeams
2020–2021Turkey Eczacıbaşı
2021–2023Turkey Beşiktaş
2021–2023Turkey Eczacıbaşı
2023–2024TurkeyKarayolları
2024–2025Turkey Beşiktaş
2025–Turkey Eczacıbaşı
National team
2022Turkey U18
2025–Turkey
Honours

Personal life

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Dilay Özdemir was born on 15 August 2005.

Club career

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She is 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in) tall, and plays in the setter position.

Özdemir started her career in the Academy team of Eczacıbaşı in the 2020–21 season.[2][3] The next season, she transferred to Beşiktaş, where she played two seasons. She then returned to her former club Eczacıbaşı. For the 2023–24 season, she was loaned out to Karayolları. She was again with Beşktaş in the 2024–25 season.[2] In June 2025, she returned once again to Eczacıbaşı for the upcoming season.[2][3]

International career

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With the Turkey girls' U18 team, she took part at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, where she won the silver medal.[4]

Özdemir was selected to the Turkey women's national volleyball team to play at the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.[5]

She was part of the Turkey team,[6] which became champion at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[7]

Honours

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References

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  1. "Player Bio". Volleyball World. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dilay Özdemir" (in Turkish). Volleybox. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Dilay Özdemir yuvaya geri döndü". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 1 June 2025. Archived from the original on 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. "Dilay Özdemir" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. Avşar, Halil İbrahim (3 June 2025). "A Milli Kadın Voleybol Takımı, 2025 Milletler Ligi'nde sahne alıyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. "Türkiye, Riyad'da 212 sporcuyla yer alacak". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  7. Çakmak, Fatih (13 November 2025). "Kadın Milli Voleybol Takımı, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda şampiyon oldu". Anadolu News Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
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