Competing initially in the
long jump and running sprint and
middle distance, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation.
Özge Gürler was a member of İzmir Gençlik sports club,
Anadolu University, Ankara MTA and
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality sports club before she transferred to
Enkaspor in
Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the
Ege University in İzmir. Özge Gürler participated at the
2005 Mediterranean Games in
Almería,
Spain in the
4 × 100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay events. She ran
bronze medal with her teammates
Birsen Bekgöz,
Pınar Saka and
Binnaz Uslu in 4 × 400 m relay. She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the
2008 Beijing Olympics for the 400 m hurdles despite an injury at her foot. However, since her injury could not be cured out completely, she did not show at the competition's final run. Özge Akın qualified for participation in the
4 × 400 m relay event at the
2012 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event with her teammates
Birsen Engin,
Esma Aydemir and
Sema Apak as well as a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles event at the
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in
Palembang, Indonesia. ==Achievements==