He previously played for the club between 2016 and 2018
Sertac Sanli returns home to Besiktas
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Besiktas GAIN Istanbul has announced the signing of Sertac Sanli, who has penned a contract for the remainder of the season.
Sanli (2.12 meters, 34 years old) spent the first half of the season with Dubai Basketball, where he averaged 2.4 points and 1.0 rebound per game in a limited role across seven EuroLeague appearances.
In joining Besiktas, the Turkish big man returns to the club where he played between 2016 and 2018. That was his last stop before moving to Anadolu Efes Istanbul, where he became a EuroLeague champion in 2021. He then added a second EuroLeague title to his name with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in 2025.
Sanli brings a wealth of experience to Besiktas, as well as a winning mindset having been to six straight editions of the EuroLeague Final Four (Efes 2019, 2021; FC Barcelona 2022, 2023; Fenerbahce 2024, 2025).
At Besiktas, he will provide competition for starting center Ante Zizic, who is averaging 12.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist per night in the EuroCup this season, and backup Ismael Kamagate.
Having played 210 times in the EuroLeague for Galatasaray Istanbul (2011-12), Efes, Barcelona, Fenerbahce and Dubai, Sanli will compete in the EuroCup for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign, when he represented Trabzonspor. His only other experience in the EuroCup came with Galatasaray during the 2010-11 and 2012-13 seasons.