Bekir Özlü
Turkish-Georgian judoka (born 1988)
- Born
- 30 August 1988, Mestia
- Citizenship
- Georgia, Turkey
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Bekir Özlü (born Betkili Shukvani, Georgian: ბეთქილ შუკვანი, on 30 August 1988 in Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia) is an Olympian Georgian-born Turkish judoka competing in the 60 kg division. The 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) tall sportsman is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK. Bekir Ozlu née Betkil Shukvani was born in Georgia but has represented Turkey since 2015. For Georgia he won European medals in U17 and U20 and silver at the Senior European Championship in 2011 in Istanbul. He won the European team title with Georgia in 2007. He won World Cups since 2011 and the Grand Slam of Rio in 2012. Ozlu won gold at the European Open in Minsk in 2017. He captured a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Zagreb in 2017. Ozlu took gold at the Grand Prix The Hague in 2017.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 | |
| judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2107430 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.