Gamze Durmuş Pakkan (née Durmuş; 1994) is a Turkish female FIFA-listed football referee.[1][2] She is an academic at Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey.[3]
| Full name | Gamze Durmuş Pakkan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1994 (age 29–30) Turkey | ||
| Other occupation | Academic | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2014–2022 | Boys' U14, U15, U16, U17, U19 Regional Development | referee | |
| 2015–2020 | Women's Second | referee | |
| 2016–2021 | Men's Regional Amateur | referee | |
| 2017–2020 | Women's Third | referee | |
| 2017–2019 | Men's U21 | referee | |
| 2018–2022 | Men's Third | referee | |
| 2019– | Women's First | referee | |
| 2021– | Women's Super | referee | |
| 2022– | Men's Second | referee | |
| 2022– | Men's First | referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2021 | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | referee | |
| 2021–2022 | UEFA Women's U17 Championship qualification | referee | |
| 2023 | UEFA Women's U19 Championship qualification | referee | |
Sports career
editDomestic competitions
editDurmuş was born in 1993,[4] and started her football official career as assistant referee in a Turkish Women's Football Third League match played in Ankara on 7 December 2014.[5] İn 2015, she was promoted to referee, and officiated the Turkish Women's Football Second League match on 20 December between Fomget GSK and Ovacık GSK.[6] On 1 October 2016, she served for the first time as fourth official in the Turkish Men's Football U21 League match between Kardemir Karabükspor and Trabzonspor.[7] On 23 October the same year, she officiated her first Turkish Regional Amateur League match.[8]
On 10 March 2017, she debuted as referee in a TFF Third League (Professional) match.[9] Her first Turkish Women's Football First League match as referee took place between Fomget GSK and Kireçburnu Spor on 22 December 2019.[10] She was promoted to a video assistant referee (VAR) position in the Turkish Men's Football Super League match between Galatasaray S.K. and Fatih Karagümrük S.K. on 2 April 2022.[11]
On 23 October 2022, she served the first time as referee in the TFF Second League (Professional) match between Bucaspor 1928 and Balıkesirspor.[12] On 11 March 2023, she debuted as fourth official in a Turkish Men's Super League match.[13] As of 1 October 2023, she has served in various official roles in a total of 163 matches at different level domestic men's and women's competitions.[1]
Gamze Durmuş and her husband Burak Pakkan were appointed to officiate the 2021–22 TFF First League derby match in Ankara on 12 September 2021 between MKE Ankaragücü and Gençlerbirliği S.K.[4] While Burak administered the match, she served as the fourth official.[14] That a married referee couple were together in charge in an official league match happened for the first time in the history of Turkish football.[4]
International competitions
editNominated by the Turkish Referee's Cemtral Committee (Turkish: Merkez Hakem Kurulu, MHK), she was confirmed as a FIFA-listed football referee in December 2020.[4]
In November 2021, she officiated one match at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E.[15] In September 2021 and March 2022, she administered four matches at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – League B, Group B1.[16] In October 2023, she served in two matches at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.[17]
Personal life
editDurmuş lives in Ankara, Turkey. On 20 June 2021, she married in Ankara to Burak Pakkan, who is also a football referee.[4][18]
Durmuş holds a PhD title in Sport management from the Faculty of Sports at Gazi University in Ankara,[19] and is a faculty member at the same university.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gamze Durmuş Pakkan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "UEFA'dan Gamze Durmuş Pakkan'a görev". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Gamze Durmuş" (in Turkish). Dergi Park. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Derbide aile saadeti". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Ankara Metropol Spor 2–1 Zonguldak Gençlik Merkezispor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Fomget Gençlik ve Spor 0–1 Ovacık Gençlik ve Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Kardemir Karabükspor 1–2 Trabzonspor A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Ortaköy Belediyesi Şapinuva 0–0 Fatsa Belediyespor" (in Turkish). Türjiye Futbol Federasyonu. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Çatalca Spor 3–1 Yeşil Bursa A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türjiye Futbol Federasyonu. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Fomget Gençlik ve Spor 2–2 Kireçburnu" (in Turkish). Türjiye Futbol Federasyonu. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Galatasaray A.Ş. 2–0 Vavvacars Fatih Karagümrük" (in Turkish). Türjiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Bucaspor 1928 2–0 Baynet İnşaat Balıkesirspor" (in Turkish). Türjiye Futbol Federasyonu. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Fraport TAV Antalyaspor 4–0 Yukatel Kayserispor" (in Turkish). Türjiye Futbol Federasyonu. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "MKE Ankaragücü r 2–0 Gençlerbirliği" (in Turkish). Türjiye Futbol Federasyonu. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "UEFA'dan Gamze Durmuş Pakkan'a görev" (in Turkish). TÜrkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Luxembourg U17 2–4 Kosovo U17" (in Turkish). Maçkolik. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "UEFA'dan Gamze Durmuş Pakkan'a görev". beIN Sports (in Turkish). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Boztepe, Muhammed (1 January 2022). "Futbol hakemi çift, kadın hakem sayısının artmasını istiyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Gamze Durmuş" (in Turkish). Gazi Üniversitesi. Retrieved 27 October 2023.