Tuğçe Melis Demir

Tuğçe Melis Demir — Biography

Tuğçe Melis Demir, born in Ankara, is a Turkish women's ice hockey player who has also become a familiar face on television through two appearances on Survivor, hosted by Acun Ilıcalı. She plays defence and forward, for her club and for the national team, and captains the women's side of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

Her hockey path began in 2012, when she joined Milenyum Paten SK and also started playing for the Turkish national team, a role she has kept since. After three seasons at Milenyum she spent one season at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi SK, then four seasons with Buz Korsanları SK. In 2020-21 she moved to Buz Beykoz SK, and in 2021 she joined the newly founded women's team of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, where she became captain.

Her fame beyond the rink came with Survivor on Tv8 in 2017, when she entered the competition and was eliminated in week 16. In 2026 she returned to the programme as a member of the Yellow Team. She completed her studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dokuz Eylül University.