2023: Became the first United Soccer Coaches All-American as she was named to the Third Team this season…She earned Sun Belt Conference Tournament MVP and her second First Team All-Conference honor this season…Turkoglu was a First Team All-Southeast Region selection in 2023 and is a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree…Appeared in 19 matches with 18 starts for the Monarchs logging 1,563 minutes for the season ... She totaled 13 points for the season with six goals and one assist ... Scoring a goal and had an assist in the Monarchs season opener win at George Mason ... She had two goals in a home win over Southern Miss on Senior Day and had goals against Marshall, Campbell and the Sun Belt Championship game over James Madison.
2022: Appeared in all 21 matches, making 21 starts … Tallied two goals and picked up one assist and 22 shots for a total of 1,678 minutes of action … She picked up one assist against Marshall, while scored against Richmond and Coastal Carolina … Third on the team with five points … Named United Soccer Coaches Association Third Team All-Southeast Region … Named Sun Belt Conference First Team All-Conference and All-Tournament along with College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
2021: Appeared in 17 matches, making 16 game starts for the Monarchs ... Missed two games during season to compete in World Cup Qualifying matches with the Turkish National Team ...Scored one goal against Middle Tennessee in the Semi Finals of the Conference USA Tournament ... Recorded two assists and was fifth on the team for shots. Named to the Conference USA All-First Team. Received Conference USA All-Tournament honors and named Second Team All-South Region.
2020: Started in all 11 games ... Named to the All-Conference USA First Team … Also named to the Conference USA All-Academic Second Team … United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team honoree … All-State Second Team selection … Her two goals were tied for most on the team … Booted the game-winning goal against Marshall … Totaled four points (tied for second on the team) … Named to Conference USA Honor Roll.
2019: Named the Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year, as well as was named to the All-League Third Team and All-Freshman squad … Also named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I All-South Region Team and the VASID All-State Women’s Soccer Second Team ... Scored two goals to go along with three assists for seven points (fifth on team) … Over half her points came in league play … Played over 1,200 minutes and scored a goal on her first ever college shot in her first ever collegiate match … Selected to participate in a training camp and a friendly match for the Women’s A National Team of Turkey.
Prior to ODU: Appeared in 12 matches for the Turkish National Team and scored three goals … Competed in Kadinlar Ligi, which is the top league in Turkey, where she scored 30 goals and helped lead the team to a first place finish … Appeared in 22 matches for Turkey U-19 National Team.
Personal/Additional: Daughter of Ayhon and Selda Turkoglu … Has one brother, Atakan and one sister, Selin ... Majoring in leadership.
“I chose ODU because it is so nice here. I love the fact that education and soccer are truly valued.”