Nihat Baştürk

Nihat Baştürk — Biography

Nihat Baştürk is a Turkish former midfielder who spent the longest part of his career at Gençlerbirliği. He played twelve Süper Lig seasons for the Ankara club and was in the squad that won the Turkish Cup in 2001. He ended his playing career with the team of his home city, Afyonkarahisar.

His journey began in Kemerspor's youth system; with that club he turned professional in the Third League and in 1993, the following season, moved to Gençlerbirliği. After a first season on loan at Petrolofisi he returned to Gençlerbirliği and wore the club's shirt for many years. In 1997 he was named among the substitutes for Turkey's 1998 World Cup qualifier against Wales, but did not come on.

In 2005 he moved to Antalyaspor and played a season in the First League. He then spent two seasons at Fethiyespor and in 2008-09 joined Afyonkarahisarspor, the club of his hometown. In 2010 he went to amateur side Emirdağspor, returned the next season to Afyonkarahisarspor, who had dropped into the amateur ranks, and played on briefly as an amateur. He later turned out for Afjet Afyonspor.