Yildiray Bastürk (born December 24, 1978 in Herne) is a German-born Turkish footballer.The son of a miner, Bastürk began his football career at Sportfreunden Wanne-Eickel. As a teenager Bastürk played for SG Wattenscheid 09, and his breakthrough in the Bundesliga came with city rivals VfL Bochum, for whom he even played in the UEFA Cup. After the 2001 transfer to Bayer 04 Leverkusen more success was coming his way. Bastürk and Leverkusen finished second in the German league, the German Cup and the 2002 Champions League Final. In 2002 he also played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where the Turkish team won the bronze medal. Bastürk currently has 38 caps and 2 goals for Turkey.In July 2004 he was transferred to Hertha BSC Berlin.
