Berna Yurtsever

Berna Yurtsever
Personal information
Born (1973-04-23) 23 April 1973
Adapazarı, Sakarya, Turkey
Sport
SportBoxing

Berna Yurtsever (born 23 April 1973) is a Turkish school teacher for physical education and a boxing referee. She is her country's first AIBA 3-star female referee.[1]

Officiating career

Suggested by her father, Yurtsever attended a boxing referee course in Ankara, Turkey. After successfully completing the course,[1] she started her officiating career in 2003.[2] She first served as a trainee referee. Then, she became a regional and subsequently a national referee. Following having received the European Boxing Association (EBA) badge, she took the exam for the World Boxing Association (AIBA), which is the highest badge, and passed. In 2009, the AIBA appointed her to the 2009 Presidents Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. After officiating successfully, she was awarded the 3-star AIBA badge.[1][3][4] She became so the first Turkish female boxing referee having the higest badge.[1][2][5]

In the beginning, Yurtsever was in charge of officiating matches as referee of youth and junior championships at European and world level.[1][5] She served at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria,[6] 2016 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships in Sofia,[1] 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan,[7] 2021 International Istanbul Bosphorus Boxing Tournament, Turkey,[8] as well as at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships of 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey,[9] and 2023 in New Delhi, India,[10] 2024 IBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro,[11] 2024 ASBC Asian Men & Women Boxing Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand,[12] 2024 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia,[13] 2025 ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[14] In addition to her role as a boxing referee, she serves also as a boxing judge at international championships.[7][15]

Personal life

Berna Yurtsever was born into a family originating from Sivas on 23 April 1973 in Adapazarı District of Sakarya Province, western Turkey, where her military personnel father was appointed.[3][5] Her father, Fuat Yurtsever, is a former coach of the Turkey national boxing team.[1][3][4]

Yurtsever serves as school teacher for physical education.[2]

See also

Other Turkish female boxing referees:[16]

  • Ebru Koç,
  • Yasemin Us.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Yücebaş, Vedat (5 January 2017). "Ringlere nezaket kattı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Yurtsever'in önemli sınavı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Fuat Yurtsever" (in Turkish). Türkiye Boksörler Dayanışma Derneği. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Kadın Hakem Olunca!". Gabze. Retrieved 13 March 2026. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |langauage= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b c Adatepe, Eda; Hüsniye Çelik (September 2025). "Beden Eğitimi ve Sporda Lisansüstğ Seminer Çalışmaları -I - 27" (PDF) (in Turkish). Serüven Yayınevi. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Referees and Judges" (PDF). AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Sofia 2014. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Session Results" (PDF). AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Astana 2016. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Session Results" (PDF). International Istanbul Bosphorus Boxing Tournament. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Session Results - Session 9 B Preliminaries" (PDF). IBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2022. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Session 13B Results" (PDF). IBA Womens World Boxing Championships 2023. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Daily Schedule - Session 14A Results" (PDF). IBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2024. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). ASBC Asian Elite Men & Women Boxing Championships 2024. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). EUBC Elite Men & Women Championships Belgrade 2024. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Semifinals" (PDF). ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships Colombo 2025. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Annual Report 2019 - Championship R&Js" (PDF). Asian Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Türk hakem ringlere nezaket katıyor..." Haber 7 (in Turkish). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

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