They were impressed with "his work ethic, his evident strength, and his unshakable belief in himself" and invited him to train with the Turkish national team.

After becoming a naturalized citizen in 2019 the International Gymnastics Federation approved his request for nationality change; however it wouldn't take effect until 2020.

However he competed during the horizontal bar final and won the bronze medal behind David Belyavskiy and Andy Toba.

Individually Asil won gold in the all-around and on vault, silver on rings and horizontal bar behind İbrahim Çolak and Marios Georgiou respectively, and bronze on floor exercise.

Asil next competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games where he helped Turkey once again win gold in the team event.

He helped Turkey win bronze in the team event and individually he won silver on rings behind Eleftherios Petrounias.

[10] At the World Championships Asil helped Turkey finish eleventh during qualifications – their highest placement in history.

[13] Asil competed at the 2024 European Championships where he won bronze on rings behind Eleftherios Petrounias and Nikita Simonov.

He was named to the team to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Ferhat Arıcan, İbrahim Çolak, Emre Dodanlı, and Ahmet Önder; they finished ninth during qualifications.