Gülşah Akkaya

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Gülşah Akkaya (born October 6, 1977) is a Turkish professional woman basketball player in forward position. The 1.81 m (5' 11½") tall national player is a top scorer.

Akkaya started playing basketball in her age of 13. She debuted in Deniz Nakliyat and then transferred to Fenerbahçe SK. In 1997, she moved to the USA and played in the American College League NCAA for the Lynn University team in two seasons until 1999. She still ranks 4th with an average of 23.8 points in the all time list of single season points per season for her time being at Boca Raton, Florida.

After Akkaya returned home and was with Fenerbahçe SK in the season 2000-2001, she transferred to the Greek club Panserraikos in Thessaloniki and became top scorer with 204 points. In 2003, Akkaya played in YES Ramat HaSharon club in Tel Aviv, Israel. She helped her team win the championship by scoring a goal at the latest second. Returned to Turkey in 2003, Akkaya played for Erdemirspor in Zonguldak.

Akkaya participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain with the Turkish national team, which won a gold medal.

Akkaya is currently member of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality sports club. She was top scorer in Turkish Women's Basketball League with her average of 22.0 points in 25 games. She joined the biggest sport club Beşiktaş for the 2005-2006 season.