Yekta KurtuluÅŸ

Kurtuluş in the jersey of Gala ( 2013)

Yekta Kurtuluş ( born December 11, 1985 in Izmir) is a Turkish football player.

Club career

Yekta Kurtuluş began his career at his hometown club Izmirspor. There Yekta plays from 2004 to 2007 a ​​total of 71 games and scored six goals. With his change in the Süper Lig Kasımpaşa to Istanbul he managed a big step in his young career. His debut for the club in Istanbul, he was on 25 November 2007, compared Çaykur Rizespor. In his first season he went with Kasımpaşa in the 2nd League from, but a year later managed to rise again in the Süper Lig

In the season 2010/ 11 was Kurtuluş captain of Kasımpaşa and Turkish national team. In January 2011 he was transferred for a transfer fee of 3.75 million euros for giants Galatasaray Istanbul and signed a contract there until 31 May 2015.

National

For the friendly match against Turkey, the Netherlands on 17 November 2010, he was appointed to the levy of the Turkish national team. In the same game Kurtuluş came off the bench in 83 minutes for Hamit Altıntop and thus made ​​his debut for the Turks.

Success

Galatasaray

  • Turkish champion: 2012, 2013
  • Turkish Super Cup Winner: 2012, 2013

Kasımpaşa SK

  • Play -off winner of TFF 1 Lig: 2008/ 09
  • Promotion to the Süper Lig: 2008/ 09
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