Şafak Edge

Şafak Edge — Biography

Şafak Edge is a basketball player born in Balıkesir who plays as a point guard and stands 1.88 metres tall. He came up through the Banvit academy, wore the jerseys of Galatasaray and Beşiktaş, and was also part of the Turkey national under-20 team. He most recently played for the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi club Bandırma Bordo.

He took his first steps in Banvit's youth system: after playing for Genç Banvitliler, the club's pilot team in the Turkish Basketball Second League, he moved up to the first team. His first official game for Banvit was a Euroleague qualifying match against Le Mans Sarthe Basket, which he finished with 13 points and 5 assists. In 2011 he represented Turkey at the FIBA Under-20 European Championship in Spain, averaging 4.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

In the following years he kept changing clubs: in August 2016 he agreed terms with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan, and in July 2017 he joined Muratbey Uşak. He signed with Türk Telekom for the 2019-20 season and with Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor for 2020-21, and moved to Final Spor in December 2022.