Berkay Candan

Berkay Candan — Biography

Berkay Candan is a basketball player born in Istanbul's Fatih district who plays power forward. He came through Fenerbahçe's youth system and moved up to the senior team in 2009; later he played for Fenerbahçe Beko, Banvit, Bahçeşehir Koleji and Bursaspor Basketbol, and in 2025-26 he played for Çayırova Belediyespor.

He began in the Ülkerspor youth system; after the 2006 merger of Fenerbahçe and Ülkerspor he won the trials and joined Fenerbahçe Ülker. In the youth category known as "küçükler" he became Turkish champion with Alpella Spor Kulübü, and with Fenerbahçe Ülker he won two straight titles in the "yıldızlar" youth category. With the Turkey "yıldızlar" national team he reached a Balkan title in 2007 and third place at the European championship in 2008. In 2009 he moved up to the Fenerbahçe senior team and was in the squad that won the 2009-10 Turkish League and the 2009-10 and 2010-11 Turkish Cups; in his only game of 2010-11 he scored 4 points.

Fenerbahçe Beko announced on 16 July 2019 that it had signed him. In July 2020 he moved to Banvit and in July 2021 to Bahçeşehir Koleji; in July 2024 he signed with Bursaspor Basketbol.