Ekrem Celil (born February 20, 1980, in Kardzhali, Bulgaria) is a Turkish European champion weightlifter competing in the –69 kg and –77 kg divisions.
[1][2] Born in Bulgaria of Turkish descent, he started to perform weightlifting in a local club.
Ekrem Celil immigrated in 1998 to Turkey in an action called as the "second Naim operation".
[3] He was admitted in 2000 to the Turkish national team, which would take part at the Olympics in Sydney.
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