Türkiye national team players delivered significant contributions for their clubs across European and domestic matches during the week of 20-27 October. The period featured performances ranging from UEFA Champions League nights to a key domestic derby on Monday evening.
Fenerbahçe drew 2-2 with Slavia Praha in the Champions League on Tuesday 20 October, with Oğuz Aydın scoring the opening goal. Aydın was substituted in the 63rd minute, while Kerem Aktürkoğlu started and came off in the 82nd minute. İsmail Yüksek entered the fray late on and received a booking. The same trio were also involved in the critical 2-1 derby defeat to Galatasaray on Monday 26 October, where Aydın provided an assist and Aktürkoğlu was introduced in the second half.
Galatasaray's internationals enjoyed a successful week both in Europe and domestically. Yunus Akgün scored a goal in their 4-2 Champions League victory over Lille on Wednesday 21 October. Barış Alper Yılmaz contributed an assist to that win. Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır and centre-back Abdülkerim Bardakcı played every minute of both matches. Eren Elmalı and Deniz Gül also saw minutes off the bench against Lille. The same squad secured a 2-1 victory in the Fenerbahçe derby, with Yılmaz adding another assist and both Akgün and Elmalı featuring as substitutes.
Wearing the Real Madrid shirt, Arda Güler scored a goal in their 4-1 Champions League win over RB Leipzig on 21 October. The young star also played until the 90th minute in the 2-1 El Clásico victory over Barcelona on Sunday 25 October. In Italy, Zeki Çelik scored for Juventus in their 2-2 UEFA Europa League draw with Rennes on 22 October. In Germany, Ozan Kabak played every minute of 1899 Hoffenheim's two 3-0 victories over Lyon and Bayer Leverkusen.
At Brighton, Ferdi Kadıoğlu earned minutes in the 0-0 Europa Conference League draw with FK Jablonec. For Trabzonspor, Melih Kabasakal followed up a European win over Hearts with a goal in a 4-3 Süper Lig victory against Rizespor on 26 October. At Beşiktaş, Salih Özcan provided an assist in the 2-2 Europa League draw with Crystal Palace.
The national team will be looking to translate these club performances to the international stage. The side has lost its last four official matches, most recently a 3-1 defeat to Italy on 5 October.
