Nihat Baştürk (born 23 October 1973 in

Afyon Afyonkarahisar (, 'poppy, opium', ''kara'' 'black', ''hisar'' 'fortress') is a major city in western Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Afyonkarahisar Province and Afyonkarahisar District. Its population is 251,799 (2021). Afyon is in the ...

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) is a Turkish

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who plays for Turkish amateur-side Afjet Afyonspor. He spent the majority of his career with Gençlerbirliği, playing 12 seasons of

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football in Turkey. The

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then had a season's stint with

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in Turkey's First League (Second Tier Football) before spending a couple seasons with Second League side,

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. For the 2008/2009 season, the 35-year-old joined another Second League side,

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, the club of his hometown.

International career

Baştürk was an unused substitute for

's 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification group match against

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on 20 August 1997.Turkish Football Federation. Turkey – Wales Match Details
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Honours

* Gençlerbirliği **

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(1): 2001

References

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Profile
at TFF.org 1973 births Living people Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers Turkish men's footballers Süper Lig players {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Afyonkarahisar