Safa Merve Nalçacı

Safa Merve Nalçacı, born on 28 July 1993, is a Turkish former women's football defender who was part of the Turkey women's national team and who, after ending her football career, became a skateboarder. She represents Turkey in the women's street event at international competitions. She was born in Ankara, Turkey, although her birth place is officially given as Van, in eastern Turkey, because of her family's registration. Her father was a school teacher, and the family had to move around the country and abroad because of his appointments. She lived in Germany for a while, then returned to Turkey and moved to İzmir, and settled in Istanbul with her family.