Besim Durmuş

Besim Durmuş — Biography

Besim Durmuş is a coach who began as a player at Samsunspor, retired in 2000 and has since spent many years in charge of lower-division and First League clubs. The best-known turning point of his career is 2009, when he took Kasımpaşa through the First League play-offs and up to the Süper Lig. Born in Samsun, in June 2026 he agreed a deal with Güzide Gebzespor, a Second League side from Kocaeli, and took over the club.

He came through the Samsunspor academy, moved up to the first team in 1985 and played there regularly for five seasons. He then transferred to Kartalspor; he also played a season each for Göztepe, Kartalspor and Kasımpaşa, and retired at Kartalspor in 2000. He started coaching as an assistant at that same club, and later served as an assistant at Eyüpspor, Samsunspor and Ünyespor.

His head-coaching career began in March 2009 at his former club Kasımpaşa; after taking the team up to the Süper Lig he left a few matches into the new season, handing over to Yılmaz Vural. From July 2010 he coached İskenderun Demir Çelikspor, then returned to Kartalspor at the start of 2011-12 and took charge of Kahramanmaraşspor at the start of 2013-14. He resigned in August 2013, joined Boluspor in November 2013 and left again in February 2014 after a defeat against Samsunspor. In March 2026 he left Muğlaspor, where local press called him the "champion coach".