Emre Turan (born 16 November 1990) is a Turkish

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Born in Berlin, Turan played youth football in his hometown. In 2009, he joined Turkish top-division club

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but after registering no first team appearances, returned to Germany the following year to sign for

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side,

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. During his first season with the club, Braunschweig won promotion to the

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. He made two appearances in the Bundesliga. Turan's contract was not renewed beyond the 2012–2013 season. As a result, he signed for

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club

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for the 2013–14 season. After two years there, he left for fellow Regionalliga club, Optik Rathenow, with whom he has started at centre-back the past six seasons.

International career

Turan has represented Turkey seven times at U18 level, playing in various matches against Russia, Holland and Switzerland.

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Emre Turan
at Fupa 1990 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers Men's association football defenders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Hertha BSC players Ankaraspor footballers Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players Berliner AK 07 players FSV Optik Rathenow players CFC Hertha 06 players Turkey men's youth international footballers {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub