Yaprak Erkek

Yaprak Erkek (born 2 September 2001) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She plays in the outside hitter position. Currently, she plays for Eczacıbaşı and is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Yaprak Erkek
Erkek in 2025
Personal information
Born	(2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) Turkey
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Spike	300 cm (120 in)
Block	295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Eczacıbaşı
Number	10
Career
Years Teams 2017–2021 İlbank 2021–2022 Legionovia Legionowo 2022– Eczacıbaşı
National team
2022– Turkey
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya Team Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran Team

Club career

She is 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) tall, and plays in the oıtside hitter position.^[1] She has a spke height of 300 cm (120 in) and a block height of 295 cm (116 in).^[2]

Erkek started her career in the Academy team of İlbank in Ankara in 2017. Promoted to the main team, she played in the Turkish League until 2021.^[2] She then moved to Poland, and signed a deal with Legionovia Legionowo for the 202121–22 season.^[2][3] After one year, she returned home, and joined Eczacıbaşı.^[1][2][3]

International career

Erkek is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.^[1]

In 2022, she won the gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.^[1] The same year, she took the silver medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.^[3]

She plays at the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.^[4]

Honours

International

Islamic Solidarity Games

Gold medal (1) 2021

Mediterranean Games

Silver medal (1): 2022