Elif Bayram

Elif Bayram
No. 17 – Galatasaray
PositionPower forward
LeagueTurkish Super League
EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born (2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 25)
Istanbul, Turkey
Listed height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career
2014–present
Career history
2016–2025Beşiktaş JK
2025–presentGalatasaray

Elif Bayram (born 18 September 2001) is a Turkish female basketball player. The 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) tall player plays power forward.

Professional career

Beşiktaş JK

Bayram started her basketball career in the farm team of Beşiktaş JK. In the 2018–19 season, she was promoted to the A team. She participated at the 2023–24 EuroLeague Women. In September 2023, she was honored in the women's category of the "Turkish Young Basketball Stars".

Galatasaray

On 6 June 2025, it was announced that she signed a 1-year contract with the Galatasaray.

On July 18, 2026, she signed a new one-year contract with Galatasaray.

National Team career

She was part of the Turkey girls' national U-16 team at the 2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship.

She was part of the national U-16 team at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary that won the bronze medal. Admitted to the Turkey national team, she played at the EuroBasket Women 2023 qualification.

References

  1. ↑ "Elif Bayram" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "KGHM BC Polkowice 78-64 Besiktas JK". EuroLeague Women. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Elif Bayram Erkan İçsel Kupası'nı Aldı". Türk Spor Ajansı (in Turkish). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Elif Bayram Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!". Galatasaray S.K. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Yeni Sözleşme Elif Bayram". Galatasaray S.K. July 18, 2026. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Elif Bayram". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Albania 48-98 Turkey". Women's EuroBasket Qualifiers. Retrieved 23 December 2023.