{{Short description|German basketball player (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Mahir Agva | image = Mahir Ağva 46 Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket TBSL 20260110 (6).jpg | caption = Agva with Merkezefendi in 2026 | number = 46 | position = Center | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 242 | league = Basketbol Süper Ligi | team = Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|6|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Reutlingen, Germany | nationality = Turkish / German | career_start = 2013 | career_end = | years1 = 2013–2016 | team1 = Tigers Tübingen | years2 = 2014–2015 | team2 = → Ehingen Urspring | years3 = 2016–2017 | team3 = Frankfurt Skyliners | years4 = 2017–2019 | team4 = Gießen 46ers | years5 = 2019–2020 | team5 = Darüşşafaka | years6 = 2020–2022 | team6 = Pınar Karşıyaka | years7 = 2022–2023 | team7 = Galatasaray Nef | years8 = 2023–2024 | team8 = Petkim Spor | years9 = 2024–2025 | team9 = Türk Telekom | years10 = 2025–present | team10 = Merkezefendi Basket | highlights = | medal_templates = }} '''Mahir Agva''' (born 26 June 1996) is a Turkish-German professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the center position.
==Professional career== Mahir Agva played basketball professionally in Germany for seven seasons. After spending the first years of his career between the ProA and the Basketball Bundesliga, he consistently played in the Basketball Bundesliga for three seasons between 2016 and 2019. In these seven years he played for clubs such as Tigers Tübingen, Ehingen Urspring, the Frankfurt Skyliners and the Gießen 46ers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/basketball/pe296881/mahir-agva/|title=Sport.de Player Page|last=|first=|date=27 June 2022|website=|publisher=Sport.de|language=de|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
===Darüşşafaka=== On 11 July 2019, Agva signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{cite news |title=Welcome To The Daçka Family Mahir Agva |url=https://darussafakabasketbol.com/welcome-to-the-dacka-family-mahir-agva/ |website=Darüşşafaka |accessdate=27 June 2022 |date=11 July 2019}}</ref>
===Pınar Karşıyaka=== On 20 August 2020, Agva signed a two-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{cite news |title=Pinar Karsiyaka signs Mahir Agva |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/pinar-karsiyaka-signs-mahir-agva/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=20 August 2020 |date=20 August 2020}}</ref>
===Galatasaray Nef=== On 26 June 2022, he has signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/basketbol/erkek-basketbol/galatasaray-nefe-hos-geldin-mahir-agva/51182|title=Galatasaray Nef'e hoş geldin Mahir Ağva!|last=|first=|date=June 26, 2022|website=|publisher=Galatasaray|language=tr|access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> On 11 July 2023, a message of thanks was published by Galatasaray Nef and it was announced that the roads were separated.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=GSBasketbol |number=1678734408570884096 |title=Teşekkürler Mahir Ağva}}</ref>
===Petkim Spor=== On 11 July 2023, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Petkimspor |number=1678754427698663424 |title=Ailemize hoş geldin Mahir Ağva}}</ref>
===Türk Telekom=== On 11 June 2024, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TT_Basketbol |number=1800558951882441033 |title=Mahir Ağva yeni sezonda Ankara basketbolu için mücadele verecek}}</ref>
===Merkezefendi Belediyesi=== On 2 August 2025, he signed with Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=merkezefendigsk |number=1951670369498063182 |title=Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi, Türk Telekom’dan Mahir Ağva’yı kadrosuna kattı}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Mahir-Agva/Summary/41622 Real GM profile] *[http://www.basketball-bund.de/spieler/14884 German Basketball Federation profile] *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Mahir_Agva/Germany/Fraport-Skyliners-Frankfurt/252425 Eurobasket.com profile] *[https://www.tblstat.net/player/3061 TBLStat.net player profile]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agva, Mahir}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Category:Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Category:German men's basketball players Category:German people of Turkish descent Category:Sportspeople of Turkish descent Category:Giessen 46ers players Category:Karşıyaka basketball players Category:Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket players Category:Petkim Spor players Category:Skyliners Frankfurt players Category:Sportspeople from Reutlingen Category:Tigers Tübingen players Category:Türk Telekom B.K. players
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