Arda Turan was born on 30 January 1987 and is a Turkish football manager and former professional player who played most notably as a winger.
36 Facts About Arda Turan
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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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On 25 November 2014, Arda Turan was nominated for the UEFA Team of the Year for 2014, among 39 other players.
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Arda Turan holds 100 senior national caps and 17 goals for the Turkey national team, making him Turkey's fifth-most capped player of all-time.
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Arda Turan helped Galatasaray qualify for the following season's UEFA Champions League group stage.
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On 28 January 2015, in the 47th minute of the home leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Barcelona, Arda Turan threw his boot in the direction of the assistant referee, when he was denied a free-kick for an alleged foul by Ivan Rakitic.
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On 29 December 2015, Arda Turan picked number 7 for his shirt.
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Arda Turan placed a shot in the second half that was saved by Espanyol goalkeeper Pau.
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Arda Turan played his first Liga match with Barcelona on 9 January 2016, the 17th matchday of the season, at home against Granada.
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On 7 December 2016, Arda Turan scored his first hat-trick for Barcelona during a Champions League group stage match against Borussia Monchengladbach.
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Arda Turan became the sixth player in Barca history to score a hat-trick in the Champions League, after Messi, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Samuel Eto'o and Neymar.
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On 4 May 2018, Arda Turan was sent off in a league match against Sivasspor for pushing an assistant referee after disagreeing with a ruling.
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Arda Turan received a 16-match ban from the Turkish Federation's disciplinary board, the longest punishment ever issued to a player in the country.
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On 7 January 2020, Arda Turan's loan was terminated six months early by Basaksehir.
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On 12 September 2022, Arda Turan has shared via his social media account that he "hung up" his football boots.
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Arda Turan was a Turkish international regular, having made over 90 appearances for Turkey at senior level.
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Arda Turan scored his first international goal on 25 May 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay.
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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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Arda Turan scored two goals during Turkey's progression to the semi-finals.
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Arda Turan's second came in the final group stage match against the Czech Republic, in which a draw would see a penalty shootout being played to determine who would go through to the quarter-finals because both teams had identical records.
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Arda Turan successfully converted a spot-kick in the penalty shootout against Croatia in the quarter-finals, taking Turkey to the semi-finals, where they were eventually knocked out by losing finalists Germany.
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Arda Turan scored two goals during the qualification rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but ultimately Turkey failed to qualify from their group.
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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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In June 2017, Arda Turan attacked verbally and tried to strangulate journalist Bilal Mese in a plane trip back from a game against Macedonia.
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Arda Turan then stated that he didn't feel any remorse and that he would not be playing for Turkey anymore.
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On 14 April 2023, Arda Turan was appointed as manager of TFF First League club Eyupspor on a one-and-a-half-year contract.
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On 16 November 2008, Arda Turan collapsed during a match against Istanbul BB.
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The day after the incident, doctors declared that Arda Turan was in good health and that extreme exhaustion caused the arrhythmia.
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Arda Turan suffered no serious injuries and continued training with only cuts and bruises.
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Arda Turan received a suspended sentence of 2 years and 8 months after being found guilty of firing a gun to cause panic, illegal possession of weapons and intentional injury.
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Arda Turan got into a brawl with Berkay Sahin in 2018 which ended with a broken nose for the pop star.
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Arda Turan appeared at the hospital with a gun, allegedly begging for forgiveness from Sahin, panic ensued after the footballer fired the weapon at the ground.
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Arda Turan is known for his humanitarian work, especially in the helping of sick children.
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On 11 May 2014, Arda Turan was announced as a goodwill ambassador for the Khojaly massacre.
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Arda Turan was featured on the cover of the video game FIFA 15 in Turkey.
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Arda Turan is known for his long-standing support of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.