Kartal SK is a sports club located in Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. The club's football team plays in the Bank Asya First League

TFF First League

The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

 after finishing 2nd in the Second League

TFF Second League

TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...

 Promotion Group in the 2006-2007 season. Kartal SK started the 2007-2008 season well and was 3rd with half of the games played, but had a disappointing second half of the season and finished 13th. This pattern recurred in the 2008-2009 season, finishing 12th whilst having been 6th halfway through.

The club is well known for its success at developing young players. They have produced players like Fenerbahçe and Turkey national football team

Turkey national football team

The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...

 goalkeeper Volkan Demirel, national team defender Servet Çetin

Servet Çetin

Servet Çetin , is a Turkish footballer who is playing for Galatasaray in the centre back position. He received the nickname Ayıboğan which literally means; a man who could choke a bear, due to his height and strength....

, and Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

 former captain Egemen Korkmaz

Egemen Korkmaz

Egemen Korkmaz is a Turkish footballer who plays for Beşiktaş....

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The club also has a women's team that finished 3rd in Turkey in 2007.

Current squad

Notable players

Burak Akdiş Cahit Paşa

Cahit Pasa

Cahit Paşa is a Turkish midfielder currently playing for Kirsehirspor. in the Turkcell Süper Lig in Turkish Super Liga...

 Coşkun Birdal

Coskun Birdal

Coşkun Birdal is a Turkish veteran football striker. He currently plays for Pendikspor in the TFF Second League....

 Egemen Korkmaz

Egemen Korkmaz

Egemen Korkmaz is a Turkish footballer who plays for Beşiktaş....

 Ender Alkan

Ender Alkan

Ender Alkan is a Turkish footballer currently free agent. He plays attacking midfielder. Standing at 181 cm. He plays for Zeytinburnuspor.He has played for the Turkey under-21 team....

 Hasan Vezir İskender Alın

İskender Alın

İskender Alın is a Turkish professional football player who most recently played for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, as a striker.-Life and career:...

 Kürşat Duymuş

Kürsat Duymus

Kürşat Duymuş, is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Akhisar Belediyespor in Turkey....

 Murat Akyüz

Murat Akyüz

Murat Akyüz is a Turkish football player. He currently plays fullback for Denizlispor in the Bank Asya 1. Lig.-References:...

Oğuz Dağlaroğlu

Oguz Daglaroglu

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 Olcan Adın

Olcan Adin

Olcan Adın is a footballer. He played for Fenerbahçe, before transferring to Gaziantepspor in the 2008–2009 season for three years.He weighs 66 kilograms....

 Özden Öngün

Özden Öngün

Özden Öngün is a Turkish international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for MKE Ankaragücü in the Süper Lig. He has one international cap for Turkey. He has also played for Konyaspor, Kocaelispor, Sakaryaspor, Kartalspor and Kayserispor.Öngün is married to the Turkish Cypriot model...

 Saffet Akyüz Serkan Özsoy

Serkan Özsoy

Serkan Özsoy is a professional footballer who plays for Kartalspor in the TFF First League.Özsoy played previously for Fenerbahçe, Trabzonspor, Malatyaspor, Vestel Manisaspor, Gaziantepspor, Diyarbakırspor, Boluspor and Sakaryaspor.-References:...

 Servet Çetin

Servet Çetin

Servet Çetin , is a Turkish footballer who is playing for Galatasaray in the centre back position. He received the nickname Ayıboğan which literally means; a man who could choke a bear, due to his height and strength....

 Timuçin Beyazıt Volkan Demirel