Bertuğ Yıldırım

Bertuğ Yıldırım — Biography

Bertuğ Yıldırım is a Turkish center-forward, 1.91 m tall. He came up through the youth system of Sarıyer, moved on to the Süper Lig and then to France and Spain, and now plays in Turkey again for İstanbul Başakşehir. He scored in each of his first two games for the senior national team and was part of the 26-man squad named for UEFA Euro 2024.

His professional career began in 2018 with Sarıyer in the Second League, where three seasons brought 32 appearances and 6 goals. He joined Hatayspor in June 2021, and when that club withdrew from the league after the February 2023 earthquakes he was loaned to Antalyaspor. In August 2023 he signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Rennes and scored his first goal for them in September 2023, in a 3-0 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa. In August 2024 he went to Getafe on loan with an option to buy, and on September 12, 2025, he agreed a deal with Başakşehir.

He made his Turkey U21 debut in June 2022, and with the U23 side he won the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games. Stefan Kuntz called him up to the senior squad in September 2023. Against Armenia in a qualifying match he came on as a substitute and equalized in the 88th minute for a 1-1 draw, and in a 4-2 friendly defeat to Japan he finished a pass from Cengiz Ünder. In July 2026 a son was born to him.