Turan, a Super Lig and Turkish Cup winner as a player, was interviewed by smokeshow reporter Daria Bondar Savina after Shakhtar’s Europa League qualifying win over Besiktas late last month and refused ...

SHAKHTAR DONETSK boss Arda Turan awkwardly avoided eye contact as he was interviewed by a reporter last month. The former ...

Former Turkish international Arda Turan is early into his managerial career, but earned headlines for a reason he might not ...

Shakhtar Donetsk had a tough time maintaining eye contact with Daria Bondar Savina during an interview following his team’s 4 ...

ARDA TURAN retired from the beautiful game last September after an eclectic career that featured spells at Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, as well as 100 caps for his country. And it’s fair to… ...

Following Shakhtar Donetsk's victory over Besiktas, coach Arda Turan's post-match interview with Daria Bondar Savina sparked ...

Early years Arda Turan was born on Jan. 30, 1987 in Istanbul. In 2000, when he was just 13 years old, he transferred to the youth team of Istanbul powerhouse Galatasaray.

Somehow though, Turkish international Arda Turan escaped an early bath after seeing the red mist and throwing his BOOT at a linesman after a decision didn't go his way.

Arda Turan's agent says the Turkish midfielder's move away from Atletico Madrid will be completed by the weekend -- while denying a deal has already been agreed with Manchester United.

Turan, born in 1987, rose from the ranks of Galatasaray's academy. He made his professional debut in January 2005 before joining Manisaspor on a brief, one-year loan. He returned stronger than ever.

Arda Turan—the current Galatasaray captain and left winger—had been linked to a move to Liverpool in almost every transfer window in the last year and a half.

Paul White/Associated Press Arda Turan's name has popped up in dispatches over the last few days with rumours suggesting that Barcelona could be the next destination for the hardworking Turk.