Neslihan Demir

Neslihan Demir (born 9 December 1983) is a retired Turkish volleyball star.

She was a left-handed opposite hitter and won numerous individual awards in the international tournaments.

She played for Yeşilyurt, VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta, Spar Tenerife Marichal, Eczacıbaşı and Galatasaray during her career.

At age 19, Demir was the leading player in the Turkish team that won silver medal at the 2003 European Championship in Turkey making her a star in her home country and in the volleyball scene.

Playing with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta she won CEV Top Teams Cup and was named as MVP in 2004.

[10] Neslihan Demir married Orkun Darnel, captain of the Galatasaray Swimming team, on 16 July 2006.