İnci Ece Öztürk

İnci Ece Öztürk

İnci Ece Öztürk (November 2020)
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 Bursa, Turkey
Alma mater	Bursa Uludağ University
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Bocce
Event	Women’s
Club	Çekirgespor Hasanağa TOKİ İÖO GSK (2017–2022) Rives de Saône (2022–present)
Medal record Women's bocce Representing  Turkey World Games 2025 Chengdu Progressive shooting World Championships 2018 Jiaxing Relay 2023 Rumilly Progressive 2018 Jiaxing Progressive 2018 Jiaxing Traditional Doubles 2021 Alassio Progressive 2023 Rumilly Mixed Relay 2014 Mâcon Relay 2016 Casablanca Relay World Cup 2019 Mersin Volo European Championships 2022 Ljubljana Volo progressive 2022 Ljubljana Women’s Doubles 2015 Saluzzo Volo progressive 2013 Komiža Women’s Doubles 2013 Komiža Relay 2015 Saluzzo Relay 2017 Saluzzo Progressive 2017 Saluzzo Relay 2022 Ljubljana Relay Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Volo progressive 2022 Oran Volo progressive Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya Volo progressive

İnci Ece Öztürk (born 22 March 1997) is a Turkish bocce player. She competes for the French club Rives de Saône.

Her career achievements include: two gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the World Championships; one gold at the World Cup; two gold, one silver and six bronze medals at the European Championships; two gold medals at the Mediterranean Games; and one gold medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games.

Öztürk was born on 22 March 1997 in Bursa.^[1] She studied Physical Education Teaching at Bursa Uludağ University.^[2] She completed her master's degree in Physical Education and Sport at the same university’s Institute of Educational Sciences and is continuing her doctoral studies in the same field.^[3][4]

She attempted to qualify for the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin by competing at the national trials in Ankara in April 2013, but failed to advance. In October 2013, at the European Championships in Komiža, she won two bronze medals: one in the relay event together with Sevda Keklik, and another in women’s doubles with Melike Boz. In November 2014, at the Women’s World Championships in Mâcon, she claimed a bronze medal in the relay event with Seda Geridönmez, while failing to reach the podium in the precision throw. A year later, at the 2015 European Championships in Saluzzo, she won a silver medal in progressive, and a bronze in the relay once again with Geridönmez. During this period she represented Hasanağa TOKİ İÖO GSK, briefly joined Çekirgespor, and later returned to her original club.

In October 2016, she won a bronze medal in the relay event with Necla Şahin at the World Championships in Casablanca. At the same championships, she was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the progressive event. The following year, at the 2017 World Championships in Saluzzo, she secured two bronze medals: one in the relay with Şahin and another in progressive. Her international breakthrough came at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, where she captured the gold medal in the progressive throw. Later that year, at the World Championships in Jiaxing, she became world champion in the relay together with Necla Şahin after defeating Italy 43–41 in the final. She also earned two silver medals: one in progressive and one in traditional doubles alongside Buket Öztürk.

At the 2019 Women’s World Cup in Mersin, she partnered with Buket Öztürk and won gold medals in all three events contested (precision, progressive, and traditional doubles). During the progressive semifinal she scored 41 points, which was recognized as a new world youth record. In October 2021, she reached the final of the progressive event at the World Championships in Alassio, where she won the silver medal after losing to Barbara Barthet. At the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, she successfully defended her progressive title, defeating Croatia’s Ria Vojković 35–28 in the final. In August 2022, she added another gold medal in progressive at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya.

That same year, at the European Championships in Ljubljana, she won two gold medals (progressive and women’s doubles with Buket Öztürk) and one bronze (relay with Necla Şahin). In September 2022, she transferred to the French club Rives de Saône, competing in the national Elite Féminine league. In November 2023, at the World Women’s and Mixed Championships in Rumilly, she lost in the quarterfinals of the women’s relay with Buket Öztürk, but went on to secure a silver medal in the mixed relay with Mehmet Can Yakın, and capped the tournament by winning the gold medal in progressive against a Slovenian opponent.

Her younger sister Buket Öztürk is also a bocce player.^[4]