Ömer Faruk Yurtseven

Yurtseven is the kind of player whose path fascinates me more than any single stat line. Born in Tashkent, suiting up for Turkey, schooled at two American programs, and most recently in Real Madrid's frontcourt, he embodies the borderless modern game. At 213 cm it would be easy to typecast him as a pure rim presence, but bouncing between college systems usually forges versatility, and I suspect his touch is more refined than his height suggests. Born in 1998, he still has room to grow into a defining European big man. I'm curious to see how high his ceiling really climbs.

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Name (English)

Ömer Faruk Yurtseven

Name (Japanese)

オメール・ユルトセブン

Reading

おめーる・ゆるとせぶん

Born

June 19, 1998 (age 28)

Origin

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Height

213 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

University

North Carolina State University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/omeryurtseven/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96mer%20Yurtseven
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18129444

Tags

• basketball player

Last updated

September 27, 2026

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