Person in history
Cenk Akyol
Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1987 · April 16
- Age this year
- 39No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- basketball player, basketball coach. Citizenship: Turkey
- Born
- 39th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life On 21 August 2013 Akyol married former national volleyball player and member of Galatasaray Naz Aydemir . [ 1 ] ^ "Genç çift dünyaevine girdi" . Radikal (in Turkish). 2013-08-21 . Retrieved 2013-09-01 .
Cenk Akyol is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is an assistant coach for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.
Path and career
Professional career On 3 July 2015, Akyol signed a multi-year contract with Beşiktaş Integral Forex . [ 1 ] After one season he left the club. On 20 October 2016, he signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball First League . [ 2 ] NBA Akyol was drafted 59th overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks . On 20 February 2014 the Atlanta Hawks traded Akyol's draft rights to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Antawn Jamison [ 3 ]
Why this date
Cenk Akyol appears on our April 16 calendar for 1987 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1987.
- September 16Montreal Protocol
- July 24Hulda Crooks
- November 7Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- November 8Remembrance Day bombing
- December 8Queen Street massacre
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1987Kurt TippettMay 8
- 1987Robert AcquafrescaSeptember 11
- 1987Marwin HitzSeptember 18
- 1987Tiki GelanaOctober 22
- 1987Timothy DerijckMay 25
- 1987Yves De WinterMay 25
- 1987Trent BerettaMarch 30
- 1987Vaila BarsleySeptember 15
Sources
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“Cenk Akyol”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/cenk-akyol, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Cenk Akyol
When was Cenk Akyol born?
April 16 1987.
How old would Cenk Akyol be today?
39 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 16?
Anya Taylor-Joy, Chance the Rapper, Tony McQuay and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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