İrem Ayan is a Turkish

Turkish people

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 ice hockey player and a member of the newly established Turkish national women's ice hockey team playing center / winger.

National Team participations

• 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division IV in Miercurea-Ciuc
  Miercurea-Ciuc
  Miercurea-Ciuc is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley.The city administers three villages:* Ciba / Csiba...
  
  , Romania
  Romania
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• 2 goals (against Iceland
  Iceland
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   and Croatia
  Croatia
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  .) and "Best Player for Team Turkey Award" (against Croatia
  Croatia
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• 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division IV in Miercurea-Ciuc
  Miercurea-Ciuc
  Miercurea-Ciuc is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley.The city administers three villages:* Ciba / Csiba...
  
  , Romania
  Romania
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• 1 goal (against South Africa
  South Africa
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• She is currently the top scorer of the Turkish squad with 3 goals so far.

European Champions Cup participations

• 2007-2008 European's Women's Champions Cup in Martin, Slovakia
  Martin, Slovakia
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• Turkey's first ever goal in the European Champions Cup (against Laima Riga, Latvia) and the "Best Player of the Game Award".

After having graduated from Hacettepe University

Hacettepe University

Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...

's Department of French Language and Literature in 2009, İrem Ayan started her M.A studies in conference interpreting at the Institut Libre Marie Haps in Brussels, which brought a temporary pause to her sports career as a national hockey player.