Bekir İrtegün (born 20 April 1984) is a former Turkish professional

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Career

Club career

On 8 June 2009, İrtegün transferred to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on a three-year deal.

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 1 July 2015, İrtegün agreed with İstanbul Başakşehir on a three + one years.

International career

İrtegün has represented Turkey since youth level, he has played for the under-15 team, the under-16 team, the under-19 team, the under-20 team and the under-21 team. On 2 June 2012, İrtegün made his debut for the senior team in a 3-1 victory over

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Honours

Fenerbahçe *

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Prosecution

In the aftermath of the attempted coup d'etat of July 2016 he was charged of being a member of the

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. In January 2020 İrtegün was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.

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