The Turkish Super Lig is one of the most lucrative and competitive leagues in the whole of Europe.
Despite being outside of Europe’s top five league competitions, it is one of the foremost when it comes to financial power. The league is home to a good level of decent and emerging talent drawn from all over the world.
Many decent players and exceptional talents have found their way to this ancient European country to play competitive football while earning good wages.
There are quite a number of well-paid players in Turkey who we will be profiling today. Here are highest-paid football players in the Turkish League.
1. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray) – €198,000 weekly
Galatasaray’s Mauro Icardi is currently the highest-paid player in Turkey.
The player signed a 1-year loan contract with Süper Lig team Galatasaray from Paris St. Germain.
Some of Icardi’s weekly wages are being covered by PSG, hence, why is one of the top earners.
The Argentine striker has also been in fine form at Galatasaray.
At the time of this writing, he has scored 9 goals and provided 6 assists in 12 league appearances.
The 29-year-old is believed to pocket around €198,000 per week at Galatasaray.
2. Dele Alli (Beşiktaş) – €115,000 weekly
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The 26-year-old English midfielder has dramatically fallen from grace over the past few years.
Alli, who was once touted as becoming one of the best-ever players to feature for England, has suffered a terrible loss of form, which had seen him lose his starting spot at his former club Tottenham Hotspur.
Dele moved to Premier League rivals Everton where unimpressive showings saw him being loaned to Turkish Super Lig side Beşiktaş where he reportedly earns €115,000 per week, the highest at the club.
He has so far scored 1 goal in 7 appearances.
3. Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Trabzonspor) – €86,000 weekly
Gbamin is an Ivorian international whose primary position is defensive midfield.
The 27-year-old is currently on the books of Everton but was loaned for the 2022-2023 campaign to Super Lig side Trabzonspor where he has so far made four appearances.
Jean-Philippe is said to earn about €86,000 per week at the Turkish club.
4. Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) – €66,000 weekly
The 35-year-old is an accomplished footballer who has featured for many top clubs during his long but successful career.
Mertens has featured for the likes of PSV Eindhoven and Napoli.
The Belgian is currently on the books of Turkish giants Galatasaray, who he moved to during the summer of 2022.
According to reports, Dries is said to be one of the highest earners in Turkey, pocketing a tidy sum of €66,000 per week.
The forward has so far featured in 12 games this season and only scored 2 goals.
5. Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahçe) – €57,696 weekly
The Belgian international is remembered for his time at English side Chelsea where he didn’t have the best of spells.
Michy, during his time with the Londoners, went out on loan to several clubs.
The forward was able to finally able to get a permanent move this summer when he joined top Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
Batshuayi’s career seems to have been invigorated by that move, as he has scored five goals in 7 games so far this term.
The 29-year-old is reported to earn €57,696 per week at Fenerbahçe, which makes him one of the highest-paid footballers in Turkey.
6. Sérgio Oliveira (Galatasaray) – €63,000 weekly
Sérgio Oliveira is one of the most underrated footballers right now.
The Portuguese midfielder joined Galatasaray in July 2022 from AS Roma.
The former FC Porto player is reported to earn about €62,000 per week in the club, making him one of the top earners in the Turkish League.
Sérgio Oliveira is an excellent set-piece taker and also a great passer of the ball.
7. Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) – €62,000 weekly
The former Arsenal player in the summer of 2022 signed a 4-year contract with Galatasaray.
The Uruguayan midfielder reportedly earns about €62,000 weekly.
Torreira has so far made 19 appearances in the Turkish Super Lig.
The hard-tackling defensive midfielder has been terrific for his team, Galatasaray, who currently top the Super Lig table.
