27-year-old Turkish footballer Ahmet Calik dies in freakish car accident
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Former Turkish international and center back for the Turkish Süper Lig side Konyaspor, Ahmet Calik has died in a car accident on Tuesday.
According to local reports, the 28-year-old defender was killed after he reportedly lost control of his car near Gölbaşı, in the capital Ankara.
“We are in deep sorrow to have lost our player Ahmet Çalık who earned our fans’ and city’s love since the first day he arrived at Konyaspor,” the club wrote on Twitter.
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Ahmet Calik’s playing career
Calik moved from Galatasaray to Konyaspor in 2020. He also played for the Turkish national team. His last game in the national colors was in 2017 against Moldova.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Galatasaray, and other top division clubs along with Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Kasapoğlu expressed their condolences.
The Turkish FA said in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that we learned that Ahmet Calik, football player of Ittifak Holding Konyaspor, who also played in our national team, passed away as a result of a traffic accident. May Allah have mercy on the deceased.
“Our condolences to his family, relatives, Ittifak Holding Konyaspor Club and the Turkish football community.”
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