Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu (; 2 January 1986 – 5 September 2012) was a Turkish

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player who last played for

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in the Turkish

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International career

Bahtiyaroğlu has been capped 11 times for the Turkish national under-21 team. He announced he would play for

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after meeting with then national team coach

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Personal life

He had Bosnian citizenship from his

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father İsmail Bahtiyaroğlu (born Ismail Bahtijarević) who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and came to Turkey when he was 13.

Death

On 5 September 2012, Bahtiyaroğlu died in

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is l ...

from a heart attack. He was aged 26.

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* 1986 births 2012 deaths Footballers from Bursa Turkish people of Bosniak descent Men's association football central defenders Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Ankaraspor footballers Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Bucaspor footballers Eskişehirspor footballers TFF Third League players Süper Lig players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub