Sedat Şahintürk

Sedat Şahintürk — Biography

Sedat Şahintürk is a Turkish footballer who came through the Beşiktaş academy and plays on the left, as a winger or left midfielder. He has built his career mainly at Anatolian clubs; in the summer of 2025 he signed with the TFF 2. Lig side Muğlaspor.

He started playing at ten with Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediye Kağıtspor, then moved through Ankaraspor, Üçyol Doğuspor and Kocaeli 1937 Seka Spor. In 2013 he joined Beşiktaş and, in his first season, made 43 appearances for the U19 and A2 sides. He first played for Beşiktaş on 29 November 2016 in the Turkish Cup against Darıca Gençlerbirliği and scored in a cup match against Kayserispor on 26 January 2017. Regular football came through loans: in 2017-18 he went to Balıkesirspor in the First League and scored the winner on his professional debut, away at MKE Ankaragücü on 9 September 2017. The loan was renewed in the summer of 2018, and in July 2019 he was sent for a year to newly promoted Süper Lig side Denizlispor. He signed for Bandırmaspor in June 2022 and parted ways with the club in February 2023. In later years he also played for Menemen FK in the 2. Lig.

In November 2017 Abdullah Ercan called him up to the Turkey U21 national team, and he made his debut on 14 November in a European Championship qualifier against Belgium. In 2020 he spoke to local media about the two- to three-month break the pandemic forced on footballers. Muğlaspor finished the 2. Lig regular season in second place in April 2026.