Gülistan Turan (born 14 January 1997) is a Turkish Muay Thai practitioner competing in the 51 kg division. She is a world and European Games champion.

Personal life

Born on 14 January1997, Gülistan Turan is a native of Kayseri, Turkey.

Gülistan Turan

Sport career

She was Turkish Seniors champion in the −48 kg in 2020 (3 wins), and Turkish Elite champion in the −51 kg in 2022 (3 wins). She won the bronze medal in the 48 kg class at the 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. In May 2023, she became champion in the 51 kg class of the IFMA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand defeating her Spanish opponent by knockout in the 20th second of the first round. At the 2023 European Games in Myślenice, Poland, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg (3 wins).

Gülistan Turan

References

1997 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Kayseri

Turkish female Muay Thai practitioners

21st-century Turkish sportswomen

European Games gold medalists for Turkey

European Games medalists in muaythai

Muaythai practitioners at the 2023 European Games

Gülistan Turan