Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan (11 September 1994 – 7 February 2023) was a Turkish professional

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who played as a

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Career

Türkaslan began his senior career with

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in 2013, and had a short loan at

Osmanlıspor Ankaraspor Kulübü (), formerly known as Osmanlıspor (), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League. History Ankaraspor was founded as "Ankara Bele ...

in 2016–17. He made his professional debut for Osmanlıspor in a 4–0 loss to

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on 3 June 2017. He formally signed with Osmanlıspor, staying there for the next three seasons before moving to

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in 2020. The following season, he signed a one-year contract with

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Personal life and death

Türkaslan was married. On 6 February 2023, Türkaslan was reported to be trapped under a collapsed residential building after the

2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 Time in Turkey, TRT (01:17 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC), a 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was west–northwest of Gaziantep. The ear ...

. Claims that he had died were denied by the president of the club, Hacı Ahmet Yaman, who said that rescue operations were still ongoing. His wife was rescued from the rubble and asked for help on social media. She added that there were no excavators or cranes at the location. His body was recovered on 7 February 2023. He was 28 at the time of his death.

Honours

Gaziantepspor * Spor Toto Cup:

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* * * 1994 births 2023 deaths People from Yavuzeli Turkish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers TFF Second League players Süper Lig players Gaziantepspor footballers Ankaraspor footballers Ümraniyespor footballers Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes {{Turkey-footy-goalkeeper-stub