ESKISEHIR (AA) - September 5, 2012 - A 26-year old footballer of Turkey's Eskisehirspor soccer club, Ediz Bahtiyaroglu, passed away on Tuesday night in Eskisehir province in central Anatolia.
In a statement posted on their web site, Eskisehirspor said that Bahtiyaroglu died on Tuesday night and details about his demise would be shared with the public on Wednesday.
Press spokesperson for Eskisehirspor, Erdal Sahbaz, said that Bahtiyaroglu may have died due to a heart attack but that it was not certain yet.
Bahtiyaroglu attended a training session with his team on Tuesday evening and later went home. After Bahtiyaroglu did not feel well, his girl friend called 112 emergency hotline and requested help. A health team arrived at Bahtiyaroglu's residence only to find out that he was already dead.
Bahtiyaroglu was a Bosnian footballer who also had Turkish citizenship after moving to Turkey at the age of 10. Before coming to Eskisehirspor, he played for Turkish soccer clubs Ankaraspor, Ankaragucu and Bucaspor.
After being capped 11 times for Turkey's U-21 side, in January 2010 it was confirmed by Bosnia and Herzegovina's national team manager, Safet Susic, that he had contacted Bahtiyaroglu regarding the possibility to play for Bosnia-Herzegovina. On February 5, 2010, Bahtiyaroglu confirmed that he would play for Bosnia national soccer team.
