Selinay Akçin
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2000 Manisa, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Fethiye Zirve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Selinay Akçin (born 1 January 2000) is a Turkish female deaf volleyball player. She plays in the opposite hitter position.
Club career
Akçin started volleyball playing in her hometown Manisa,[1] entering the academy team of Ata Spor in the 2015–16 season.[2][3] She was also in the academy team of Soma SK.[3] After three seasons, she transferred to Gölcük İhsaniye SK in Kocaeli. She then played in clubs at various cities, including Aydın BB, Turgutlu Bld.,[4] Akhisargücü, Turgutlu Bld. again,[3] Aksaray 1989, Manisa BB,[5][6] Ayvalık Gelişim, Denizli BB and Didem Bld. for one season respectively. In the 2025–26 season, she plays for Fethiye Zirve in Muğla.[2]
She is 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall,[2] and plays in the opposşte hitter position.[2][1][4]
International career
Akçin is a member of the Turkey women's national deaf volleyball team.[1][5][6] She captured the gold medal with her team at the 2021 World Deaf Volleyball Championships in Chianciano Terme, Italy.[7][8] She competed at the Summer Deaflympics. With her team, she won the gold medal at the 2021 Caxias do Sul Deaflympics in Brazil, which took place in 2022. In 2023, she won the silver medal at the 11th European Deaf Volleyball Championships in Karabük, Turkey.[9][10] She won the silver medal at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics in Japan.[7][11]
Personal life
Selinay Akçin was born in Manisa, western Turkey,[1] on 1 January 2000.[2][7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Milli Gururumuz Selinay Akçin: "Hedefimiz Manisa'ya Şampiyon Olarak Dönmek"" (in Turkish). Manisa BBSK. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Selinay Akçin" (in Turkish). Women's Volleybox. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Selinay Akçin Turgutlu Belediyespor'da" (in Turkish). Turgutlu Belediye SK. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Selinay Akçin Turgutlu Belediyespor'da". Sabah (in Turkish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Milli Yıldız Selinay AKçin Manisa BBSK'da" (in Turkish). Manisa BBSK. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Manisa formasını gururla taşıyor... Milli sporcunun hedefi şampiyonluk!". Çaüın Gazetesi (in Turkish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Selinay Akcin". Deaflympics. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Results - World Deaf Volleyball Championships 23 September - 2 October 2021" (PDF). Deaflymp Russia. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ Doğru, Hüseyin (7 July 2023). "11. Avrupa İşitme Engelliler Voleybol Şampiyonası Karabük'te gerçekleştirilecek". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Turkish deaf volleyball teams dominate Europe, eye global glory". Daily Sabah. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "İşitme Engelli Voleybol Kadın Milli Takımımızdan Gümüş Madalyalı Zafer". Yaşadıkça (in Turkish). 25 November 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.