Natalia Hanikoğlu (néeBelyaeva, born 23 June 1975) is a Turkish-Russian volleyball player. She is 190 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker and outside hitter. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park[1] and wears the number 7 jersey. She played over 100 times for the Russia national team, and when she received Turkish citizenship[2] after marrying Turkish former volleyball player Hakan Hanikoğlu,[3] she played over 200 times for the Turkey national team, too. She has a daughter whose name is Ela (meaning: Hazel) born in Moscow.[4]
