Bartuğ Elmaz

Bartuğ Elmaz — Biography

Bartuğ Elmaz was born in February 2003 in the Çerkezköy district of Tekirdağ and developed as a defensive midfielder known for his positional discipline. He came up through Fenerbahçe's youth system, signed a professional contract with the club in the summer of 2023, and spent a loan spell with Süper Lig side Fatih Karagümrük.

Elmaz has represented Turkey at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, and by the summer of 2026 he had become a regular fixture in Fenerbahçe's first team under head coach İsmail Kartal. Noted for his game reading and passing vision, the young midfielder continued to earn playing time in the club's important fixtures that season.