Tuğra Turhan

Tuğra Turhan — Biography

Tuğra Turhan is a young striker born in Switzerland to a Turkish family, and he holds both Swiss and Turkish citizenship. He signed his first professional contract with Grasshopper at just 15 and made his Swiss Super League debut in 2024. On 11 September 2025 he signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, and at international level he chose Turkey.

He came up through the youth academies of FC Rüti and Grasshopper. On 14 March 2023 he signed his first professional contract with Grasshopper, running until 2025. In 2024-25 he was promoted to the reserves and scored 17 goals in his first 12 matches; in November 2024 he began training with the senior team. On 30 November 2024 he made his senior and professional debut in a 1-1 Swiss Super League draw with FC Zürich. On 4 February 2025, in a 2-2 draw with FC Lausanne-Sport, he scored his first top-flight goal two minutes after coming on. He played for Switzerland's youth national teams from U15 to U20.

He joined Başakşehir on a free transfer and was initially assigned to the club's U19 side. Before the move he had scored 21 goals in 30 matches in Switzerland. On 3 October 2025 he was called up to the Turkey U19s for a set of friendlies.