Bülent Korkmaz was a commanding central defender who spent almost his entire career at Galatasaray, captaining the club through its most successful era. A one-club stalwart and long-serving Turkey international, he was a calm, positionally astute organiser at the heart of the back line.
He lifted the UEFA Cup in 2000, a landmark European triumph for Turkish football, and gathered a long list of domestic titles along the way. His leadership and durability made him one of the defining figures of Galatasaray’s golden generation.