Deniz Türüç

Deniz Türüç — Biography

Deniz Türüç is a midfielder who can also play on the right wing, born and raised in the Netherlands to Turkish parents and holding both Turkish and Dutch citizenship. In the Süper Lig he has played for Kayserispor, Fenerbahçe and İstanbul Başakşehir, and since January 2026 he has been at Konyaspor. One of the moments most associated with his career is the free kick he scored at Old Trafford in a Champions League match that Başakşehir lost 4-1 to Manchester United.

He began at Enschedese Boys in the Netherlands and also played for FC Twente and De Graafschap. In 2012 he signed his first professional contract with Go Ahead Eagles, where a free kick and assists in the play-offs helped the club win promotion to the Eredivisie. In 2015 he joined Kayserispor for a 500,000 euro fee; in 2016-17, under Hakan Kutlu, he was one of the first-choice eleven and set up both of Welliton's goals in a 3-3 draw away at Fenerbahçe.

In August 2019 he signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe and scored three goals in 29 league games. Loaned to İstanbul Başakşehir in October 2020, he signed a permanent contract there in July 2021; when the two parted ways in January 2026 he moved to Konyaspor. He made his Turkey national team debut on March 27, 2017, in a 3-1 friendly win over Moldova.