Highest paid players from Türkiye
Merih Demiral is the best paid player from Türkiye at $279,450 a week. We hold a salary for 281 of the 503 players in the squads we track who give Türkiye, and they earn $3,669,485 a week between them, across 22 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Türkiye
The eleven highest-paid players from Türkiye that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Uğurcan Çakır $62,100 Galatasaray A.Ş.
- D Merih Demiral $279,450 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club
- D Yusuf Akçiçek $128,250 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- D Ferdi Kadıoğlu $67,500 Brighton & Hove Albion
- D Zeki Çelik $58,050 Juventus
- M Hakan Çalhanoglu $249,750 Inter Milan
- M Salih Özcan $98,550 Beşiktaş A.Ş.
- M Atakan Karazor $71,550 VfB Stuttgart
- A Kenan Yıldız $248,400 Juventus
- A Kerem Aktürkoğlu $156,600 Fenerbahçe A.Ş.
- A Arda Güler $124,200 Real Madrid
Combined $1,544,400 per week · $80,308,800 per year
Highest paid from Türkiye
Top 50 by weekly salary, 79% of every Türkiye salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Merih Demiral | $279,450 | $14,531,400 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Pro League | 27 | D C |
| 02 | Hakan Çalhanoglu | $249,750 | $12,987,000 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 31 | DM |
| 03 | Kenan Yıldız | $248,400 | $12,916,800 | Juventus | Serie A | 20 | AM RLC, F C |
| 04 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | $156,600 | $8,143,200 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 26 | AM RLC, F C |
| 05 | Yusuf Akçiçek | $128,250 | $6,669,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 19 | D C |
| 06 | Arda Güler | $124,200 | $6,458,400 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 20 | AM RC |
| 07 | Salih Özcan | $98,550 | $5,124,600 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 27 | DM |
| 08 | Atakan Karazor | $71,550 | $3,720,600 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 28 | DM |
| 09 | Enes Ünal | $70,200 | $3,650,400 | Getafe | La Liga | 28 | ST |
| 10 | Ferdi Kadıoğlu | $67,500 | $3,510,000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 25 | D/WB RL |
| 11 | Yunus Akgün | $64,800 | $3,369,600 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 25 | AM RLC |
| 12 | Uğurcan Çakır | $62,100 | $3,229,200 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 29 | GK |
| 13 | Barış Yılmaz | $60,750 | $3,159,000 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 14 | Altay Bayındır | $58,050 | $3,018,600 | Celta Vigo | La Liga | 27 | GK |
| 15 | Zeki Çelik | $58,050 | $3,018,600 | Juventus | Serie A | 28 | D RC, M R |
| 16 | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | $56,700 | $2,948,400 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 30 | D C |
| 17 | İrfan Kahveci | $48,600 | $2,527,200 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 29 | AM RC |
| 18 | Eren Dinkci | $47,250 | $2,457,000 | SV Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 23 | AM RC, F C |
| 19 | Çaglar Söyüncü | $44,550 | $2,316,600 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 29 | D C |
| 20 | Ozan Kabak | $43,200 | $2,246,400 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 25 | D C |
| 21 | İrfan Eğribayat | $43,200 | $2,246,400 | Gençlerbirliği | Süper Lig | 27 | GK |
| 22 | Yusuf Yazici | $41,850 | $2,176,200 | Olympiacos SF Piraeus | Superleague Greece | 28 | AM RC, F C |
| 23 | Orkun Kökçü | $41,850 | $2,176,200 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | DM, AM C |
| 24 | Kaan Ayhan | $41,850 | $2,176,200 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 30 | D RC, DM |
| 25 | Okay Yokuslu | $40,500 | $2,106,000 | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 31 | D C, DM |
| 26 | Can Uzun | $36,450 | $1,895,400 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 19 | AM LC |
| 27 | Ahmed Kutucu | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | Rizespor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 25 | AM RLC, F C |
| 28 | Ozan Tufan | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 30 | D R, DM, AM C |
| 29 | Rıdvan Yılmaz | $32,400 | $1,684,800 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | D/WB/M L |
| 30 | Mert Müldür | $32,400 | $1,684,800 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 26 | D RLC |
| 31 | Cenk Özkacar | $29,700 | $1,544,400 | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | D C |
| 32 | Eren Elmalı | $28,350 | $1,474,200 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 25 | D/WB/M L |
| 33 | Livan Burcu | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Bundesliga | 20 | AM RLC |
| 34 | Muhammed Şengezer | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | Süper Lig | 28 | GK |
| 35 | Oğuz Aydın | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | WB R, AM RL |
| 36 | Abdülkadir Ömür | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | Hull City | Premier League | 26 | AM RLC |
| 37 | İsmail Yüksek | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 26 | DM |
| 38 | Güven Yalçın | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | Kasımpaşa A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 26 | AM LC, F C |
| 39 | Samet Akaydin | $24,300 | $1,263,600 | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 31 | D C |
| 40 | Ahmed İldiz | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Ahlatcı Çorum Futbol Kulübü | Süper Lig | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 41 | Kartal Kayra Yılmaz | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | DM |
| 42 | Günay Güvenç | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 34 | GK |
| 43 | Umut Nayir | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 32 | ST |
| 44 | Erencan Yardımcı | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | ST |
| 45 | Yasin Özcan | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 19 | D LC |
| 46 | Deniz Gül | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 21 | ST |
| 47 | Salih Uçan | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | Gençlerbirliği | Süper Lig | 31 | DM |
| 48 | Emre Akbaba | $20,250 | $1,053,000 | İKAS Eyüpspor | Süper Lig | 32 | AM C |
| 49 | Ahmet Oğuz | $20,250 | $1,053,000 | Kocaelispor | Süper Lig | 32 | D/WB R |
| 50 | Emirhan Topçu | $18,900 | $982,800 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | D C |
Where Türkiye players play
Players we hold a salary for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly salary, and share of the Türkiye salary total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Clubs with the most Türkiye players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Türkiye
Who is the highest paid soccer player from Türkiye?
Merih Demiral of Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club is the highest paid player from Türkiye in our data, on $279,450 per week ($14,531,400 per year).
How much do players from Türkiye earn?
We hold a salary for 281 of the 503 players from Türkiye in our data, so an average across them would describe those 281 rather than Türkiye as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Türkiye?
Süper Lig has the most, with 186 players from Türkiye on salaries we hold, ahead of Other clubs on 32.
How many players from Türkiye do you cover?
503 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Türkiye, and we hold a weekly salary for 281 of them (56%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Türkiye?
Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü, with 14 players from Türkiye in its current squad.
Every player from Türkiye
117 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for