"A fateful transfer." Oh Hyun-kyu is the starting Turkiye for the conquest of Turkey. Will the potential explode like Kim Min-jae in "Train to Munich?" I'm looking forward to the revival of "Bundes Love Call"

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The South Korean national team striker is dominating the league immediately after the transfer. Oh Hyun-kyu (25, Besiktashi), who started his challenge on the Turkiye stage, is not unusual. It is also a great boon for Hong Myung-bo, who is struggling with front-line resources just four months before the World Cup finals.

Besiktashi defeated Istanbul Bashakshehir 3-2 in an away game in the 22nd round of the Schiffer League in the 2025-2026 season at the Bashakshehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye on the 16th (Korea time).

With this victory, Besikta City has 11 wins, 7 draws, 4 losses and 40 points to maintain its fifth place in the league. In particular, he caught Bashagshehir, a top-ranked competitor, and chased fourth-place Goethepe (41 points) to the bottom of his chin by one point, laying the groundwork for a leap forward. The defeated Bashakshehir remained in 336th place with nine wins, six draws and seven losses.

After the game, Oh Hyun-kyu said on the Besiktashi website, "I'm happy to record my first victory. It was a difficult game, but I was happy to win and I knew the importance of winning," he said. "I think Besiktashi is my destiny. I really wanted to come here and I enjoy every moment I experience here. The goal before the World Cup is to score as many goals as possible," he said.

In addition, on captain Orkun Quikchwi, who helped him to make a comeback, he said, "Quikchwi is a fantastic player. It's a lot of fun to go around the stadium with him. We understood each other well, but we proved it in this game," he added.

Oh Hyun-kyu dominated the game and scored one goal and one assist alone to be named the man of the match (MOM). Footmob, a statistical media outlet, gave Oh Hyun-kyu an 8.5 rating, the highest between the two teams. Oh Hyun-kyu was the only player on both teams to score more than eight points. Oh Hyun-kyu, who sat on the ground for 86 minutes before being replaced in the 41st minute of the second half, showed off his overwhelming presence in the overall offense and defense, including eight successful contests, two key passes, 82 percent pass success rate, and two defensive participation, in addition to the two offensive points.

Besiktashi started difficult in the 36th minute of the first half by giving up the first goal to Davy Zelke, but Oh Hyun-kyu came forward as a troubleshooter. In the 43rd minute, Oh Hyun-kyu pressed opposing defender Jerome Oppoku to induce a mistake, intercepted the ball and balanced the game with a calm right foot shot in the penalty box.

In addition, Oh Hyun-kyu helped his team score a come-from-behind goal with a sensational pass in the 13th minute of the second half. He connected the ball delivered with his back to the opponent's defense with an exquisite heel kick, and captain Quikchwi, who took over, shook the net with his right foot to turn the game around.

Besiktashi then faced a draw with Bashakshehir scoring an equalizer in the 43rd minute, but Hecimorlu's dramatic winning goal in the 6th minute of extra time in the second half ended the game with a victory.

Oh Hyun-kyu captured the Turkiye area from his debut. On the 9th, he also appeared splendidly in his debut match (2-2 draw) with Alanyaspor, scoring one goal and inducing a penalty. In the 9th minute of the second half, he impressed with a fantastic left-footed overhead kick between opposing center backs. The Schiffer League secretariat selected the goal as the best goal in the 21st round through fan voting, and Oh Hyun-kyu was also named in the best 11 of the 21st round by local media "McCollique."

Oh Hyun-kyu, who lost his position despite scoring double digits for two consecutive seasons in Belgium's KRC Genk, made a fresh start after receiving a love call from Besiktashi at the end of the transfer market this winter. Besiktashi recruited Oh Hyun-kyu by investing 14 million euros (about 24.1 billion won), tied for the third highest transfer fee in the club's history, to fill the void of Tammy Abraham, who left for Aston Villa.

In fact, Oh Hyun-kyu has been linked to the German Bundesliga. Just before the closing of the summer transfer market in September, he was likely to join Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga. At the time, German media "Built" and others reported in detail that the agreement was reached for a transfer fee of 18 million euros (about 30.7 billion won) and a five-year contract period.

However, there was a large variable in the final stage of joining the team. Medical tests prevented Oh Hyun-kyu from going to the Bundesliga. Stuttgart took issue with Oh Hyun-kyu's past cruciate ligament injury history and withdrew the contract at the last minute on the grounds that "the potential risk of recurrence cannot be ruled out."

Although he failed to go to the big league, Oh Hyun-kyu is proving his value by playing hard without a period of adaptation to the Turkiye. The Turkiye League is an important foothold on the European stage, just as Kim Min-jae headed to big club Bayern Munich through Fenerbahce.

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