Who is the best player in Turkish Super Lig history?

By YPB Team

Galatasaray and Fenerbahce icons, prolific imports and beloved homegrown idols have shaped Turkish football across generations. Which will win?

Hakan Sukur — ranked #11
Hakan Sukur
Galatasaray striker and the Super Lig's all-time top scorer with 249 league goals.
Lefter Kucukandonyadis — ranked #22
Lefter Kucukandonyadis
Fenerbahce icon of the 1950s and 60s, often cited as Turkish football's greatest ever player.
Metin Oktay — ranked #33
Metin Oktay
Galatasaray legend nicknamed Tac-siz Kral and a six-time Super Lig top scorer.
Tanju Colak — ranked #44
Tanju Colak
Galatasaray striker who won the European Golden Boot in 1988 with 39 league goals.
Rustu Recber — ranked #55
Rustu Recber
Fenerbahce goalkeeper whose 2002 World Cup run cemented his Super Lig legend status.
Gheorghe Hagi — ranked #66
Gheorghe Hagi
Romanian playmaker whose Galatasaray years brought four Super Lig titles and the 2000 UEFA Cup.
Roberto Carlos — ranked #77
Roberto Carlos
Brazilian left-back whose Fenerbahce years included the 2007 Super Lig title.
Daniel Pancu — ranked #88
Daniel Pancu
Romanian striker who became a Besiktas cult icon during the 2000s.
Alex de Souza — ranked #99
Alex de Souza
Brazilian playmaker who is Fenerbahce's all-time top scorer and most beloved foreigner.
Wesley Sneijder — ranked #1010
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch playmaker who lifted three Super Lig titles with Galatasaray in the mid-2010s.
Didier Drogba — ranked #1111
Didier Drogba
Ivorian striker whose Galatasaray spell helped the club to the 2012-13 Super Lig title.
Mario Jardel — ranked #1212
Mario Jardel
Brazilian striker who won the European Golden Shoe with Sporting and starred in the Super Lig with Galatasaray.
Burak Yilmaz — ranked #1313
Burak Yilmaz
Galatasaray and Trabzonspor striker, multiple-time Super Lig top scorer of the 2010s.
Arda Turan — ranked #1414
Arda Turan
Galatasaray homegrown playmaker who later joined Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
Mauro Icardi — ranked #1515
Mauro Icardi
Argentine striker whose Galatasaray goals delivered the 2023 and 2024 Super Lig titles.
Jay-Jay Okocha — ranked #1616
Jay-Jay Okocha
Nigerian playmaker whose Fenerbahce years left an indelible mark before he joined PSG.
Bulent Korkmaz — ranked #1717
Bulent Korkmaz
Galatasaray captain and one-club centre-back who lifted six Super Lig titles and the 2000 UEFA Cup.
Hakan Calhanoglu — ranked #1818
Hakan Calhanoglu
Karlsruhe-developed playmaker who returned to the Super Lig as a 2020s Turkish football star.

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