Karataş took part at the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round- – Group 1 matches with Gazi Üniversitesispor.

[1][6] In the 2020–21 Turkish Women's League season, she played for the Ankara-based club Fomhet Gençlik ve Spor.

[8] Tuğba Karataş was admitted to the Turkey gitls' national U-17 team and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on May 27, 2007.

[1] She was called up to the Turkey women's national team to play at the UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 matches; however, she sat on the bench.

[11] On 7 April 2022, she debuted for the Turkey national team in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Bulgaria.