Fahri Kerem Ay

Fahri Kerem Ay — Biography

Fahri Kerem Ay is a young Turkish central midfielder who came through the Beşiktaş academy into the first team. A product of Erdemli in Mersin Province, he made his senior debut in the Süper Lig in 2024 and was part of the Beşiktaş squad that won the Turkish Super Cup that year. For 2025-26 he was loaned to First League side İstanbulspor.

He started out in December 2014 in the academy of Erdemli Belediyespor and moved to Beşiktaş's youth sides in 2017, finishing his development there. On 22 March 2024 he signed his first professional contract with the club, running to 2026. He made his Süper Lig debut on 12 May 2024 against Alanyaspor, coming on in the 86th minute for Gedson Fernandes, and made his first start on 26 May against Kasımpaşa. In August 2024 his contract was extended to the end of the 2027-28 season. With Beşiktaş he won the 2023-24 Turkish Cup and the 2024 Super Cup.

On 14 August 2025 he was loaned to İstanbulspor until the end of the season, and on 29 December 2025 he scored in the First League against Adana Demirspor. At youth level he played for Turkey at under-17 (3 matches), under-18 (7) and under-19 (5) level, scoring 3 goals in 15 appearances, and was part of the under-19 side at the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.