[9] In February 2020, she captured the gold medal in the 69 kg division at the 64th Bocskai István Memorial International Boxing Tournament held in Debrecen, Hungary.

[12] By defeating China’s Gu Hong, Surmeneli sealed the first-ever Olympics medal in boxing for Turkey at Kokugikan Arena in the Japanese capital.

Surmeneli beat her Canadian opponent Charlie Cavanagh in the final of welter weight, to become world champion for a second time.

[14] She won the gold medal in the women's welterweight at the 3rd European Games held at Nowy Targ Arena in Nowy Targ, Poland, defeating Lithuanian Austėja Aučiūtė 5–0 in the first round, Greek Paraskevi Mavrommati in the second round on a referee's decision, Polish Aneta Rygielska 5–0 in the quarterfinals, Rosie Eccles of the United Kingdom 4–1 in the semifinals and Belgian Oshin Derieuw 5–0 in the final.

[15] She won the gold medal by defeating Russian boxer Albina Moldazhanova 5–0 in the final match of the 2024 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.