Article by Eduard Apostol, Justin Gafiuc – published on Saturday, June 21, 2025 21:25 / Updated on Saturday, June 21, 2025 21:25
Alexia Căruțașu, 21 years old“Hagi” from the volleyball team of Galatasaray, chose in a unique game proposed by GSP.ro reporters, displaying their options
Alexia Căruțașu has been evolving since 2018 on the banks of the Bosphorus, where she has conquered the Champions League, with Vakifank. The best Romanian volleyball player is in Galatasaray now and explained in an interview in extenso for GSP.ro why he opted for 2022 for the national of Turkey. And he talks about his life in the metropolis lying on two continents.
Who is Alexia Căruțașu. Impressed one of the best technicians in the world
She is the youngest beginner in the history of the first female volleyball league, at 13 years and 4 months, in CSM Bucharest's shirt.
Alexia Căruțașu (right), in action in the T -shirt of Galatasaray (Instagram)
He impressed with the national junior nationals, especially at the U18 World Cup in Egypt (2019), where he was noticed by Giovanni Guidetti. The Italian is one of the most famous coaches in the world, former head of the technical staff at the Turkish national and Vakifank, the “queen” of the last 15 years of this sport (6 Champions League from 2011 to the present).
The Turks recruited it from 2018, first in the championship, then for representative, so, from 2024, Bucharest is in the creation of the crescent, “renabulated” as Alyksia Karutasu.
On the Asian bank of Istanbul, the daughter of former basketball players Virgil (Asesoft Champion) and Andreea Căruțașu (Olimpia, acro, Student Sport) said relaxed the story between two trainings of Galata! After a slalom through the SF traffic of Istanbul, at a coffee and a plain water.
Alexia Căruțașu at 21: Sarmale, Papanaas, Antalya, Arc de Triomphe and “Seni Seviyorum”
At one point, the young lady agreed to get out of the routine of the classic dialogue. In fact, I used a game commonly used on social networks for Alexia to choose between two options that mix Romania and Turkey. Here's what came out!
– Alexia, Bucharest or Istanbul?
– Bucharest for the family, Istanbul to live here.
– Sarmale or Kebab?
– Sarmale.
– baclava or papanaasi?
– Papanas!
– “I love you” or “seviyorum”? Which sounds more attractive?
– Seni Seviyorum.
– Antalya or Mamaia?
– Antalya.
– traffic Bucharest or Istanbul?
– None! In Istanbul, they are 20 minutes without traffic and an hour with traffic. You have to get used to it, otherwise you can't live here. Ever since I took my driver's card, I said I would never step on the subway or other means of public transport. I prefer to move more slowly by car.
– The Galata Tower or the Arc de Triomphe?
– Arc de Triomphe.
– Hagi or Arda Guler?
– Hagi!
– Las Fierbinți or Turkish soap operas?
– I don't look at any! But I would say Las Fierbinți, to be Romania!
– Dolmabahce or Bran Castle?
– Dolmabahce! But also the castle, equally. We go there quite often, because we have a house in the area.
What Alexia Căruțașu recommends to see the Romanians in Istanbul
Questioned by the reporters of the newspaper what recommendations would make a tourist who first comes to Istanbul, the young athlete reported:
“There are around Istanbul four-five very beautiful islands. You get to them quickly. Color, quieter! But, otherwise, traditional places for tourists.
Of all, I like Dolmabahce, a place loaded with history and with a captivating architecture. In general, I admire these buildings with a more special look, such as Sagrada family in Barcelona or Colosseum in Rome, “Alexia said.
In my first season in Turkey, people really shouted: “Hagi, Hagi!” The world was then accustomed by my name, but I still hear that it is addressed to me with “Hagi”. It's a great pride for me! I really wanted to buy a T-shirt with Hagi and go with him to the stadium
Alexia Căruțașu, Galatasaray/Turkey volleyball player
