Simay Kurt

Simay Kurt
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 26)
Turkey
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spike285 cm (112 in)
Block260 cm (100 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubBeşiktaş
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2016–2020
  • 2020–2022
  • 2022–2024
  • 2024–2026
  • 2026–
National team
  • 2016–2019
  • 2019
  • 2026
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2026 TarantoTeam
Balkan Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 AnkaraTeam U19

Simay Kurt (born 29 July 2000) is a Turkish profeessional volleyball player. She is 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall at 68 kg (150 lb) and plays in the libero position. She has 285 cm (112 in) spike height and 260 cm (100 in) block height. She plays for Beşiktaş.

Club career

Kurt started her volleyball career at Beylikdüzü Voleybol İhtisas in Istanbul, where she grew up in the youth system. She then played for PTT Spor in Ankara. In April 2022, she returned to Istanbul, and signed with Sarıyer Bld.. In April 2024, she joined Aras Kargo in İzmir, which was recently promoted to play in the topflight Sultans League. In May 2025, her contract was extended for one more season. In May 2026, she transferred to Beşiktaş in Istanbul to replace the leaving libero Buse Kayacan Sonsırma.

International career

Turkey U19

Kurt was selected to the national U19 team in December 2016. She played at the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship in Argentina. The team lost the third-place match against Russia. She played at the 2018 Women's U19 European Championship in Albania, where the team ranked fourth. She won the gold medal at the 2019 Balkan Women's U19 Volleyball Championship in Ankara, Turkey.

Turkey U21

She took the silver medal at the 2019 International Volleyball Challenge U21. She was part of th national U20 team, which took the fourth place at the 2019 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship in Mexico after losing the bronze-medal game to Russia.

Turkey

She captured the gold medal at the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Simay Kurt" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Simay Kurt Milli Takımda". VoleybolX (in Turkish). 17 December 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Simay Kurt Beşiktaş'ta". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 12 May 2026. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Simay Kurt: PTT ile çok iyi bir takım olduk". Voleybol Plus (in Turkish). 8 May 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Simay Kurt Sarıyer Belediyespor'da". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Aras Kargo'da Sultanlar Ligi hazırlıkları! Simay Kurt'la anlaşıldı." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Aras Kargo Simay Kurt ile yola devam dedi". Voleybol Gündem (in Turkish). 2 May 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "U19 Genç Kız Milli Takımı Balkan şampiyonu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Kadın Milli Takımımızın 2026 Akdeniz Oyunları Kadrosu Belli Oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kadın Milli Takımımız 2026 Akdeniz Oyunları Şampiyonu!" (in Turkish). Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. 30 August 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.