Gülistan Turan Explained

Gülistan Turan
Birth Date:14 January 1997
Birth Place:Kayseri, Turkey
Nationality:Turkish
Weight Class:51 kg (formerly 48 kg)
Style:Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Güven Spor Kulübü
Trainer:Yücel Haspolat
Kickbox Win:4
Kickbox Kowin:1
Kickbox Loss:0

Gülistan Turan (born 14 January 1997) is a Turkish Muay Thai practitioner competing in the 51 kg division. She is a world and European Games champion.

Personal life

Born on 14 January 1997, Gülistan Turan is a native of Kayseri, Turkey.

Sport career

She was Turkish Seniors champion in the −48 kg in 2020 (3 wins), and Turkish Elite champion in the −51 kg in 2022 (3 wins). She won the bronze medal in the 48 kg class at the 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. In May 2023, she became champion in the 51 kg class of the IFMA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand defeating her Spanish opponent by knockout in the 20th second of the first round.

Turan received the bronze medal in the Elite Senior 51 kg event at the 2022 IFMA World Muaythai Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

At the 2023 European Games in Myślenice, Poland, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg (3 wins).

She captured the gold medal in the Elite Senior 51 kg event at the 2024 IFMA World Muaythai Championships in Patras, Greece. At the 2024 European Championships in Pristina, Kosovo, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg division.

Fight record

|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2022-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Atafeh Mohammadi || Golden Night || Mersin, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2022-03-31 || Win ||align=left| Tuğbanur Kivrak || NFC Night Club || Aksaray, Turkey || TKO (Cut) || 3 || |-| colspan=9 | Legend: