Orhan Hacıyeva

Orhan Hacıyeva — Biography

Orhan Aydın Hacıyeva, known as Orhan Hacıyeva, is a 2.03 m power forward, born in Baku, who holds both Turkish and Azerbaijani citizenship. He spent most of his career at various clubs in Turkey while representing Azerbaijan internationally; in 2017 he won a gold medal with his country's 3x3 team at the fourth Islamic Solidarity Games. In July 2026 he joined MSK in Mersin.

He began in the youth system of Anadolu Efes, started his professional career in 2005 at Pertevniyal BK and stayed there for four seasons. He then moved to Darüşşafaka; after a short return to his old club Pertevniyal in 2010, he transferred to Türk Telekom for 2010-11. At the start of 2011-12 he signed with Aliağa Petkim and played there for two seasons; in 2013-14 he joined Uşak Sportif, who had just come up from the second tier to the Beko Basketbol Ligi. He also wore the İTÜ shirt.

When he signed with Galatasaray Odeabank in 2016 he said, "I am where I have wanted to be for years"; in 2017 he moved to Gaziantep Basketbol. In later years he played for Yalovaspor, signing with the club for a second time in 2023-24, and then moved to Bandırma Bordo (Parmos Bordo), with whom he celebrated a championship in 2026.