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Jorge Quiroga
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Basketball is in mourning. former Turkish player Ilkan Karaman He died after a tragic accident happened in the region of Datcaabout 600 kilometers to the south of Istanbul, in Türkiye.
Apparently Karaman was on a sidewalk waiting for a friend to refuel his car at a gas station when another vehicle lost controlstepped onto the sidewalk and He ran over the former player, According to Turkish sources, the loss of control is apparently related to excessive alcohol consumption. Karaman was trapped under the vehicle where he died from the impact. and the injuries caused by the violent accident.
Born in 1990, Ilkan Karaman He was a promising Turkish player who played for several teams in his country such as Tofas Bursahe Karsiyaka Pine Forest, he Fenerbahce and the Besiktas. Won the Turkish Cup in 2013 and the lLeague of his country in 2014 playing for Fenerbahce. And with that team debuted in the Euroleague in the 2013-14 season, appearing in 22 games and averaging 4.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
Playing in the position of power forward, Karaman He was a regular in the national teams Türkiye’s formation and even got to play in the senior team in the qualifying matches for the Eurobasket 2013averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 10 games played.
Ilkan Karaman was even elected in the NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets ranked 57th in the year 2012although he would never play a single game in the NBA.
