Merve Erbektaş

Merve Durdu Erbektaş is a Turkish handballer, who plays as goalkeeper for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the Turkish Super League and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Merve Durdu was born in Sivas, Turkey on 15 April 1996.

Durdu is tall at. She plays as a goalkeeper.

She started her sports career at Üsküdar Bld. SK in Istanbul playing in the 2013–14 season of the Turkish Women's Handball Super League. She took part in the 2013–14 Cup Winners' Cup. In 2015, she played also in the youth team, which became champion of the Turkish Handball Youth Super League.

After playing for Üsküdar Bld. SK, she moved to the Antalya-based club Muratpaşa Bld. SK], and played two seasons. With Muratpaşa Bld. SK, she appeared in the 2018–19 EHF Cup, 2018–19 EHF Champions League, and 2019–20 EHF Cup.

Late June 2020, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK. With Kastamonu Bld., she experienced two champions titles, in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.
She took part in the 2020–21 EHF European League, 2021–22 EHF Champions League, and 2022–23 EHF Champions League.
She won the 2022–23 Turkeish Super League with her team.

Durdu is a member of the Turkey national team. She participated at the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification.
She played at the Mediterranean Games in 2018 in Tarragona, Spain, and in [Handball at the Handball at the 2022 Mediterranean Games|2022 Mediterranean Games|2022] in Oran, Algeria. In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.
Durdu is also a member of the Turkey national beach handball team. She took part at the 1st Mediterranean Beach Games in Pescara, Italy.