Aleksia Karutasu (Turkified name from the Romanian original "Alexia Ioana Căruțașu",ăruțaș born 10 June 2003) is a Turkish professional volleyball player who currently plays for VakıfBank Istanbul. Her plans to play for the Turkey national team were shattered as Turkey has also naturalized Cuban opposite player Melissa Vargas, and the rules of the FIVB only allow one naturalized player in a national team. The Turkish Volleyball Federation itself denied having ever had any plans to recruit Karutasu for the national team.
Career
She competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, where Romania ranked sixth. She also competed at the 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship, where the Romanian team placed fifth.
Karutasu is the youngest debutant (13 Years, 4 Months) in the Divizia A1 history. She made her Romanian top-flight debut with CSM București in October 2016, coming on as a substitute against CSM Volei Alba Blaj.
Galatasaray
On 14 May 2021 she signed a contract with Galatasaray.
Achievements
Divizia A1: Winner: 2018 Cupa României: Winner: 2018 CEV Challenge Cup: Winner: 2021 European Youth Olympic Festival: Silver Medalist: 2019
Individual awards
Romanian Volleyball Player of the Year: 2021
CEV Challenge Cup Top Scorer (128 points): 2021
Personal life
Karutasu's parents Andreea and Virgil Căruțașu were both basketball players. She speaks some Turkish and in December 2021 got Turkish citizenship.