Career
Foreign the shot put event, she holds a world record in the cadets and a national record in the juniors category. She is coached by İhsan Özden. She is a student at Vocational High School for Commerce in Zonguldak.
Emel Dereli began with shot put in 2008, and two years later she was called up for the Turkey national team
Dereli took the gold medal in the under 23 category at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing held in Castellón, Spain. She is the second ever shot putter in the world exceeding the 20 m mark in the cadets category.