However, he left school at the age of 17, and made his professional debut for Göztepe as goalkeeper that same year (1961).
He is widely seen as a club legend, and was nicknamed "Moskova panteri" (Moscow Panther).
[1] Artuner made his debut for the senior national team on 21 July 1965, in a 3–1 win over Pakistan in the 1965 RCD Cup.
He represented Turkey at the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification, playing in one game.
He captained his team in four of those games (two against West Germany, and one each against Albania and Poland).