Sturm Graz' Daniel Beichler (L) fights for the ball with Galatasaray's Emre Asik during their Europa League soccer match in Graz December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) 

Jakob Jantscher (R) of Sturm Graz fights for the ball with Emre Asik of Galatasaray during their UEFA Europa League soccer match at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY SPORT SOCCER) 

Besiktas' Bobo (L) fights for the ball with Galatasaray's Emre Asik during their Turkish Super League derby soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY SPORT SOCCER) 

Galatasaray's Emre Asik (L) fights for the ball with Bobo of Besiktas during their Turkey Super League soccer derby match at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY SPORT SOCCER) 

Galatasaray's Emre Asik (R) and Hakan Balta fight for the ball with Filip Holosko (C) of Besiktas during their Turkey Super League soccer derby match at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY SPORT SOCCER) 

Galatasaray's Emre Asik (R) fights for the ball with Filip Holosko of Besiktas during their Turkey Super League soccer derby match at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY SPORT SOCCER) 

Fenerbahce's Lugano (C) attacks Galatasaray's Emre Asik (L) as Ayhan Akman of Galatasaray tries to stop him in the last minute of their Turkish Super League soccer match at Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul April 12, 2009. The match ended 0-0. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY SPORT SOCCER IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) 

Emre Asik (L) of Turkey fights for the ball with Fernando Torres of Spain during their 2010 World Cup qualifier soccer match at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul April 1, 2009. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY SPORT SOCCER) 

Galatasaray's Emre Asik (3rd L) receives the red card from referee Viktor Kassai (R) during their UEFA Cup soccer match against HSV Hamburg in Hamburg March 12, 2009. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY) 

Marouane Chamakh of Girondins Bordeaux fights for the ball with Emre Asik (top) of Galatasaray during their UEFA Cup soccer match at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul February 26, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) 

Bordeaux's Yoann Gourcuff (C) challenges Galatasaray's Asik Emre (R) and Baris Ozbek (L) during their UEFA Cup soccer match at the Chaban Delmas stadium in Bordeaux, February 18, 2009. REUTERS/Olivier Pon (FRANCE) 

Galatasaray's Servet Cetin (L) and Emre Asik (2nd R) jump for the ball over Fenerbahce's Josico (C bottom), Deivid De Souza (99) and Edu (R) during their Turkey Super League soccer derby match at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul, November 9, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY) 

Galatasaray's players (in white) celebrate Emre Asik's goal as Benfica's Nuno Gomes (C) runs with the ball during their UEFA Cup soccer match at Luz stadin Lisbon November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (PORTUGAL) 

Galatasaray's players (in white) celebrate Emre Asik's goal as Benfica's Anderson Luisao (L), Sidnei Junior (2nd L), Konstantinos Katsouranis (3rd L) and Nuno Gomes (R) react during their UEFA Cup soccer match at Luz stadium in Lisbon November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (PORTUGAL) 

Galatasaray's Emre Asik (21) celebrates his goal against Benfica with teammates during their UEFA Cup soccer match at Luz stadium in Lisbon November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (PORTUGAL) 

Galatasaray's Emre Asik (C) celebrates his goal against Benfica during their UEFA Cup soccer match at Luz stadium in Lisbon November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL) 

Galatasaray's Harry Kewell (C) celebrates his goal against Olympiacos Piraeus with team mates Arda Turan (L) and Emre Asik (R) during their UEFA Cup soccer match at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul, October 23, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY) 

Turkey's soccer team poses on the pitch before their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match against Croatia at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, June 20, 2008. Back row from L-R: Rustu Recber, Gokhan Zan, Emre Asik, Hakan Balta, Kazim Kazim. Front row, from L-R: Hamit Altintop, Mehmet Topal, Nihat Kahveci, Sabri Sarioglu, Tuncay Sanli, Arda Turan. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (Austria) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Croatia's Ivica Olic (C) is challenged by Turkey's Emre Asik (L) and Gokhan Zan during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (AUSTRIA) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Croatia's Vedran Corluka (5) is grabbed by Turkey's Emre Asik during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (AUSTRIA) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Croatia's Ivica Olic (L) jumps for the ball with Turkey's goalkeeper Rustu Recber (C) as Turkey's Emre Asik reacts during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (AUSTRIA) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Croatia's Niko Kranjcar and Turkey's Emre Asik (back) jump up for the ball during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (AUSTRIA) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's Emre Asik (L) and Mehmet Aurelio celebrate their third goal as Czech Republic's Jan Polak and Jan Koller (L-R) react during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at Stade de Geneve stadium in Geneva June 15, 2008. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's goal keeper Volkan Demirel (Front) and team mate Emre Asik celebrate their second goal during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match against Czech Republic at Stade de Geneve stadium in Geneva June 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's goal keeper Volkan Demirel (R) runs with the ball as team mate Emre Asik kneels on the pitch after Czech Republic's Jan Koller (R) missed an opportunity to score during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at Stade de Geneve stadium in Geneva June 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's Emre Asik challenges Czech Republic's Jan Polak (R) during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at Stade de Geneve stadium in Geneva June 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's Emre Asik challenges Czech Republic's Jan Polak (R) during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at Stade de Geneve stadium in Geneva June 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's Emre Asik and Switzerland's Hakan Yakin (L) jump for the ball during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at St Jakob Park in Basel, June 11, 2008. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Switzerland's Eren Derdiyok (C) falls as he is chased by Turkey's Mehmet Topal and Emre Asik (L) during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at St Jakob Park in Basel, June 11, 2008. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Switzerland's Eren Derdiyok (C) falls as he is chased by Turkey's Mehmet Topal and Emre Asik (L) during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at St Jakob Park in Basel, June 11, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Switzerland's Hakan Yakin (L) scores a goal as team mate Valon Behrami (R) and Turkey's Emre Asik watch during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at St Jakob Park in Basel, June 11, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Switzerland's Hakan Yakin (L) eyes the ball before scoring a goal past Turkey's Emre Asik during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at St Jakob Park in Basel, June 11, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Switzerland's Eren Derdiyok (L) challenges Turkey's Emre Asik during their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match at St Jakob Park in Basel, June 11, 2008. REUTERS/Max Rossi (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's soccer team poses together on the pitch before their Group A Euro 2008 soccer match against Switzerland at St Jakob Park in Basel, June 11, 2008. Back row from L-R: Emre Asik, Mehmet Aurelio, Hakan Baltai, Servet Cetin and Volkan Demirel. Front row, from L-R: Hamit Altintop,Arda Turan, Nihat Kahveci, Tuncay Sanli, Tumer Metin and Gokdeniz Karadeniz. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (SWITZERLAND) MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY 

Turkey's national soccer player Hamit Altintop (R) warms up with team mates Emre Asik (L) and Nihat Kahveci during a training session at the Stade de Nyon in Nyon June 2, 2008. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (SWITZERLAND) 

Turkey's Emre Asik listens to the anthem before a friendly soccer match against Uruguay in Bochum May 25, 2008. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY) 

Turkey's players pose for a team photo before their international friendly soccer match against Uruguay in Bochum May 25, 2008. Front row (L-R) Hamit Altintop, Arda Turan, Yildiray Basturk, Emre Belozoglu and Nihat Kahveci. Top row (L-R) Kazim Kazim, Hakan Balta, Gokhan Zan, Mehmet Topal, Emre Asik, Volkan Demirel. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY) 

Turkey's Emre Asik poses before their Euro 2008 Group C qualifying soccer match against Bosnia at Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul November 21, 2007. (EURO 2008 PREVIEW) REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) 

Turkey's national soccer team players pose for a picture before their Euro 2008 Group C qualifying soccer match against Bosnia at Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul, November 21, 2007. Turkey beat Bosnia 1-0 to earn a place in Euro 2008 finals. Front row from (L-R) Gokhan Gonul, Nihat Kahveci, Mehmet Aurelio, Arda Turan, Semih Senturk and Emre Belozoglu, back row from (L-R) Hamit Altintop, Hakan Balta, Servet Cetin, Emre Asik, goalkeeper Rustu Recber. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY) 

Turkey's Emre Asik and Hungary's Tamas Priskin (R) in action during their Euro 2008 Group C qualifying soccer match at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul September 12, 2007. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas(TURKEY) 

Servet Cetin (L) and Emre Asik of Turkey challenge John Carew (C) of Norway during their Euro 2008 Group C qualifying soccer match in Frankfurt March 28, 2007. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY) 

Bobo (R) of Besiktas fights for the ball with Galatasaray's Emre Asik during their Turkish Super League soccer derby match at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul March 3, 2007. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) 

Bobo (R) of Besiktas fights for the ball with Galatasaray's Emre Asik during Turkey's first division soccer match in Istanbul March 3, 2007. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) 

Besiktas' Bobo of Brazil (R) is tackled by Galatasaray's Emre Asik during a soccer match in the third day of annual Efes Cup tournament in Antalya January 10, 2007. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY) 

Turkish soccer player Emre Asik and his girlfriend Aysun Kayaci who survived the Sunday's tsunami arrive in Istanbul. Turkish soccer player Emre Asik and his girlfriend Aysun Kayaci who survived the Sunday's tsunami arrive from Maldives at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul December 28, 2004. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas 

Besiktas's Gunes celebrates his goal against Athletic Bilbao with team mates Emre Asik and Cagdas Atan during a UEFA Cup second round match in Istanbul. Besiktas's Ali Gunes (C) celebrates his goal against Athletic Bilbao with team mates Emre Asik (R) and Cagdas Atan (L) during a UEFA Cup second round Group B match at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul November 4, 2004. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas 

Athletic Bilbao's Santiago Ezquerro hits a header over Emre Asik of Besiktas during a UEFA Cup second round match in Istanbul. Athletic Bilbao's Santiago Ezquerro (R) hits a header over Emre Asik (L) of Besiktas during a UEFA Cup second round Group B match at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul November 4, 2004. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas 

Mustafa Dogan of Besiktas celebrates his goal with teammates Norwegian forward John Carew and Okan Buruk and Emre Asik against Fenerbahce in Istanbul. Mustafa Dogan of Besiktas (C) celebrates his goal with teammates Norwegian forward John Carew (L rear) and Okan Buruk (L foreground) and Emre Asik (R) against Fenerbahce during a Turkey Super League derby match between archrivals at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul October 30, 2004. Besiktas won 2-1. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas 

Lazio's Bernardo Corradi (R) and Asik Emre of Besiktas fight for the
ball during their Champions League Group G match at the Olympic Stadium
in Rome November 26, 2003. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

GS 

Peter Van Der Heyden (L) of Club Bruges challenges Asik Emre (R) of
Galatasaray during their Champions League first stage, Group H soccer
match at the Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges October 23, 2002. Club
Bruges won the match 3-1. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

THR/AA 

Girlfriend of Turkey's Emre Asik, Aysun Savaci gestures as she waits
for a World Cup semi-final match against Brazil to start in Saitama
June 26, 2002. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

PA/JP 

Turkey's national soccer team head coach Senol Gunes (C), walks toward
midfielder Okan Buruk (L) and defender Emre Asik (R) during training in
Miyagi June 17, 2002. Turkey and Japan are to play in a second round
match in World Cup finals in Miyagi stadium on June 18. REUTERS/Fatih
Saribas

FS 

Turkey's national soccer team poses before a Group C match against
China at the World Cup Finals in Seoul, June 13, 2002. Upper row L-R;
Fatih Akyel, Bulent Korkmaz, Umit Davala, Emre Asik, goalie Rustu
Recber, Hakan Sukur. Bottom row L-R; Yildiray Basturk, Tugay Kerimoglu,
Hasan Sas, Hakan Unsal and Emre Belozoglu. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

CD/jp 

Turkey's Umit Davala (C) celebrates his goal against China with team
mate Emre Asik during a World Cup Finals match in Seoul, June 13, 2002.
Turkey forgot the controversy and frustration of their opening two
World Cup games to reach the second round for the first time in their
history with a 3-0 win over 10-man China in group C on Thursday.
REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

CD/JP 

Turkey's Umit Davala (C) celebrates his goal against China with team
mates Fatih Akyel (L) and Emre Asik in the second half in a Group C
match at the World Cup Finals in Seoul, June 13, 2002.Turkey forgot the
controversy and frustration of their opening two World Cup games to
reach the second round for the first time in their history with a 3-0
win over 10-man China in group C on Thursday. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

CD/JP 

Turkey's Umit Davala (facing forward) celebrates his goal against China
with team mates (L-R) Hakan Unsal, Emre Asik and Fatih Akyel at the
World Cup Finals in Seoul, June 13, 2002. Turkey forgot the controversy
and frustration of their opening two World Cup games to reach the
second round for the first time in their history with a 3-0 win over
10-man China in group C on Thursday. REUTERS/Andrew Wong

CD/JP 

Turkey's Bulent Korkmaz (C) scores his team's second goal while jumping
next to team mate Emre Asik (R) and China's Li Xiaopeng in the first
half of a Group C match at the World Cup Finals in Seoul, June 13.
2002. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

CD/JP 

Turkey's national soccer team poses before a Group C match against [China] at the World Cup Finals in Seoul, June 13, 2002. Upper row L-R; Fatih Akyel, Bulent Korkmaz, Umit Davala, Emre Asik, goalie Rustu Recber, Hakan Sukur. Bottom row L-R; Yildiray Basturk, Tugay Kerimoglu, Hasan Sas, Hakan Unsal and Emre Belozoglu. 

Turkey's Umit Davala (C) celebrates his goal against [China] with team mates Fatih Akyel (L) and Emre Asik in the second half in a Group C match at the World Cup Finals in Seoul, June 13, 2002. [Turkey forgot the controversy and frustration of their opening two World Cup games to reach the second round for the first time in their history with a 3-0 win over 10-man China in group C on Thursday.] 

Turkish players attend their last training session in the World Cup
stadium in Seoul June 12, 2002. Players (L-R) are defender Hakan Unsal,
midfielder Emre Belozoglu, defender Emre Asik, defender Tayfur Havutcu
and defender Bulent Korkmaz. Turkey's head coach Senol Gunes keeps his
own side's World Cup hopes alive, as he backs Brazil to beat Costa
Rica. Turkey is due to play against China in the World Cup finals Group
C in Seoul on June 13, 2002. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

FS/JDP