Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu (; 2 January 1986 – 5 September 2012) was a Turkish football player who last played for Eskişehirspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. International career Bahtiyaroğlu has been capped 11 times for the Turkish national under-21 team. He announced he would play for Bosnia and Herzegovina after meeting with then national team coach Safet Sušić. Personal life He had Bosnian citizenship from his Bosniak father İsmail Bahtiyaroğlu (born Ismail Bahtijarević) who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and came to Turkey when he was 13. Death On 5 September 2012, Bahtiyaroğlu died in Eskişehir from a heart attack. He was aged 26. References External links 1986 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Bursa Turkish people of Bosniak descent Association football central defenders Turkish footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Ankaraspor footballers Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Bucaspor footballers Eskişehirspor footballers TFF Third League players Süper Lig players