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Melek Dakan
FIFA-listed football referee who completed UEFA’s second-category women referee CORE course in 2025.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Melek Dakan is a FIFA-listed football referee. The Turkish Football Federation reported on 26 November 2025 that she participated in UEFA’s second-category women referee CORE programme in Nyon, Switzerland, scheduled for 24–27 November.
TFF described her as one of 20 referees invited from a group of 73 across Europe and reported successful completion of the programme’s tests. Training included football laws, video decisions, athletic testing and theoretical sessions. She also appears on the federation’s approved FIFA referee list for 2026.
Career record
- 01
November 2025 — UEFA second-category women referee CORE programme, Nyon; TFF reported successful test completion.
- 02
2026 — Included in TFF’s approved FIFA referee list.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Turkish Football Federation · UEFA
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