| Vefa Temel | |
| Birth Date: | 2002 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Nantes, France |
| Height: | 1.76m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | İstanbulspor |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nantes |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bursaspor |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Türkiye U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 25 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 05:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC) |
Vefa Temel (born 3 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor. Born in France, Temel was a youth international for Turkey.
Temel is a youth product of the French club Nantes, before moving to Turkey with Bursaspor's youth academy in 2018.[1] On 14 September 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Bursaspor until 2023.[2] On 30 May 2022, he terminated his contract with Bursaspor.[3] He controversially signed with Giresunspor in June 2022 for 5 years, but Bursaspor sued the club and the transfer certificate was not issued. Instead, Temel signed a 5-year contract with İstanbulspor on 15 September 2022.[4] On 10 November 2022, he made his first professional appearance in a 3–2 Turkish Cup win over Etimesgut Belediyespor.[5]
Temel is of Turkish descent. He represented the Turkey under-19s in 2019.[6]