Known for a starter in the only European campaign a Turkish club has ever won. The list already includes Hakan Şükür, Bülent Korkmaz and Hasan Şaş from that side but stops before Buruk. Biggest achievements: UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup 2000 with Galatasaray, the only European trophies a Turkish club has won; Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray; third place with Turkey at the 2002 World Cup.
One rank above: Nuri Şahin at #13.
One rank below: Sergen Yalçın at #15.
Türkiye's editorial top five: Hakan Şükür · Lefter Küçükandonyadis · Metin Oktay · Arda Turan · Hakan Çalhanoğlu.