1. Arda Turan was ranked eighth in a selection of the 100 Best Young Football Players in the World piece published by Spanish magazine Don Balon in July 2008.
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4. Arda Turan is still a Barcelona player and is only playing for Istanbul Basaksehir on loan.
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6. Arda Turan states that while he enjoys being compared Lionel Messi, he thinks that Messi is the "greatest player in the world".
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8. Arda Turan scored his first international goal on 25 May 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay.
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10. Arda Turan placed a shot in the second half that was saved by Espanyol goalkeeper Pau.
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11. Arda Turan is known for his long-standing support of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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16. Arda Turan has a passion for cars and currently drives a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and an Audi RS6.
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17. On 16 November 2008, Arda Turan collapsed during a match against Istanbul BB.
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18. Arda Turan states that while he enjoys being compared to current Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, he thinks that Messi is the "greatest player in the world".
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20. Arda Turan scored the Turkish national team's 600th international goal in a 2010 World Cup qualification game, against Estonia on 5 September 2009.
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21. Arda Turan featured in nine of Turkey's 12 qualification matches for Euro 2008, and starred in the finals of the tournament itself.
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22. Arda Turan was a Turkish international regular, having made over 90 appearances for Turkey at senior level.
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28. Arda Turan was ranked 38th in "The 100 Best Footballers in the World" by The Guardian in 2014, the only player on the list to be born in Turkey.
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