Ege Melisa Bükmen

Ege Melisa Bükmen
Ege Melisa Bükmen of Nilüfer Bld. (2025)
Personal information
Born (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004
Ankara, Turkey
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spike308 cm (121 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hiiter
Current clubGalatasaray
Number4
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2019–2020
  • 2019–2022
  • 2020–2022
  • 2022–2023
  • 2023–2024
  • 2024–2025
  • 2025–2026
  • 2026–
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey

Ege Melisa Bükmen (born 24 February 2004) is a Turkish professional volleyball player.

She plays in the outside hitter position for Galatasaray, and played in various Turkey women's youth and junior teans before she became a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

She plays in the outside hitter position, and is 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) tall at 68 kg (150 lb). She has 308 cm (121 in) spike and 285 cm (112 in) block height.[1][2]

Club career

Bükmen started her volleyball playing career entering VakıfBank in Istanbul. She then played for Karayolları before she moved to Ukraine and signed with Prometey.[3] Her team became league champion and winner of two cups. She was named Best Outside Hitter.[4] Returned home, she joined the Bursa-based club Nilüfer Bld.. In April 2025, she transferred to Kuzeyboru in Aksaray.[3][1]

On July 23, 2026, she signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray.[5]

International career

Bükmen won champions titles with the Turkey U16 and U18 teams as well as bronze medals with the Turkey U21 and U23 teams at European Championships.[3][1]

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

Personal life

Ege Melisa Bükmen was born in Ankara, Turkey on 24 February 2004.[1]

Honours

[8]

Club

Karayolları
Turkish Women's Volleyball First League
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2022–23
VakıfBank
Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2019–20
Turkish Women's U18 Volleyball Championships
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2021–22
Istanbul Women's Vollwyball U18 Super League
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1): 2021–22
Nilüfer Bld.
Women's Volleyball Republic Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2024–25
Prometey
Ukrainian Women's Volleyball Super League
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2023–24
Ukrainian Women's Volleyball Cup
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2023–24
Ukrainian Women's Volleyball Super Cup
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2023–24

International

Turkey women's U16
CEV Women's U16 Volleyball European Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2019
Turkey women's U17
CEV Women's U17 Volleyball European Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2020
Turkey women's U18
Balkan Women's U18 Volleyball Championship Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2022
Turkey women's U19
CEV Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2020
European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2022
Turkey women's U20
CEV Women's U21 Volleyball European Championship
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1): 2022
Turkey women's U23
CEV Women's U22 Volleyball European Championship
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1): 2024
Turkey women's
Islamic Solidarity Games
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2025

Indivual

Best Outside Hitter
2024 Ukrainian Women's Volleyball Cup (Prometey)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Melisa Ege Bükmen" (in Turkish). Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ege Melisa Bükmen" (in Turkish). Womrn Volleybox. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Milli voleybolcu Ege Melisa Bükmen, Kuzeyboru'da". Demirören News Agency (in Turkish). 26 April 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ↑ {{cite news <url=https://www.voleybolplus.com/ege-melisa-bukmen-ukrayna-kupasi-sampiyonu/ |newspaper=Voleybol Plus |title=Ege Melisa Bükmen, Ukrayna Kupası Şampiyonu! |date=14 March 2024 |language=tr accessdate=14 June 2026 }}
  5. ↑ "Ege Melisa Bükmen, Galatasaray Daikin'de!". Galatasaray S.K. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kadın Milli Takımımız, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda Sahaya Çıkıyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kadın Milli Takımımız, İslami Dayanışma Oyunları Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. 13 November 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ege Melisa Bükmen" (in Turkish). Women Volleybocx. Retrieved 14 June 2026.