Leyla Öztürk (born 19 August 1991) is a Turkish former field and indoor hockey player. She is a member of Bolu GSİM and part of the Turkey national field and indoor hockey teams.[1]

Leyla Öztürk
Personal information
Born (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 34)
Sport
SportField hockey
ClubBolu GSİM
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
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Club career

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Öztürk started her hockey playing career with the encouragement of her teacher of physical education in the secondary school in 2005.[1][2][3]

Öztürk, captain of the Gaziantep Polisgücü, became Top goalscorer with 35 goals,[4] and enjoyed her team's champions title in the 2018–19 Indoor Hockey Super League season.[3]

In March 2019, she led the boys' team to the champiions title and the girls' team to the third please of the secondary school, she was teacher in, at the Turkish Intra School Hockey Provincial Tournament.[5] In April the same year, she officiated a field hockey game of the junior girls in the final match of two high schools in Zonguldak.[6]

In the 2021–22 Indoor Hockey First League season, she played for Bolu GSİM.[7]

She was with Cavidil, also known as Pamukkale Bld., in the 2022–23 Indoor Hockey First League season as a player and an assistant coach.[8]

In the 2025–26 season, she was again with Bolu GSİM in the Indoor Hockey First League.[9] Her team finished the season in the third place.[10]

Coaching career

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Öztürk started a career as an assistant coach in 2022 serving one season for Cavidil in Pamukkale, Denizli in the Women's Indoor Hokey First League.[11]

International career

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Öztürk was invited to the national U18 teaml in 2007.[2]

She played as captain of the national women's U21 field hockey team at the 2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship III in Lisbon, Portugal, and won the silver medal.[12]

Later, she became a member of the national field hockey team.[3] She played at the 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 in Prague, Czech Republic,[13] the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship III in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia,[14] and the 2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow, Scotland.[15] She also captained the national field hockey team.[14][15]

Personal life

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Leyla Öztürk was born on 19 August 1991.[1]

In 2013, she was appointed as a teacher of Physical Education in a secondary school in Çaycuma, Zonguldak.[5] From 2021 on, she has been serving as a school teacher of Physical Education in Zonguldak.[2]

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Leyla Öztürk" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hokey Federasyonu. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "'Desteğimiz olmasa da manevi gücümüz var'". Fanatik (in Turkish). 28 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Süper Lig'in gol kraliçesi 35 golle Leyla Öztürk oldu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 25 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. "Leyla Öztürk, attığı 35 golle Süper Lig gol kraliçesi oldu". Gaziantep Sabah (in Turkish). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Gol kraliçesi Leyla Öztürk, Çaycuma'yı başarıya taşıdı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. "Sporculuk ve antrenörlük kariyerine hakemliği de ekledi". Kanal 23 (in Turkish). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  7. "2021–2022 Kadınlar Salon 1. Lig - Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Spor Kulübü Derneği 7-3 Bolu Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Spor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hokey federasyonu. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  8. "2022–203 Kadınlar Salon 1. Lig - Indos Spor Kulübü 4-10 Cavidil Spor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hokey Federasyonu. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  9. "2025–2026 Kadınlar Salon 1. Lig - Bolu Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüpü Spor Kulübü 6-4 Nizip Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hokey Federasyonu. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  10. "2025–2026 Kadınlar Salon 1. Lig - Puan Tablosu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hokey Federasyonu. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  11. "Leyla Öztğrk" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hokey Federasyonu. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  12. "Bayan Millilerimiz Portekiz'i Mağlup Etti". Haberler (in Turkish). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  13. "Scotland 12-1 Turkey" (PDF). FIH. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  14. 1 2 "EuroHockey Championship III 2015 (W) * Switzerland 1-2 Turkey". EuroHockey. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 "EuroHockey Championship II (Women) 2019 - Poland 6-0 Turkey". EuroHockey. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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