A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) forward,[1] Türkoğlu played for six teams in his 15-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Türkoğlu helped the team reach the 2000 EuroLeague Final Four, averaging 13.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists, in 22 games.

Turkoglu received votes for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award following the 2001–02 season,[5] when he averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.

Türkoğlu played one season with the Spurs and averaged 9.2 points on a career-high 42 percent three-point shooting.

[citation needed] On July 9, 2009, Türkoğlu was signed and traded to the Toronto Raptors as a part of a four-team deal among the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies, which also included Shawn Marion.

This was a disciplinary measure, after he was spotted by fans out late in a nightclub in the Yorkville district of Toronto, immediately after missing a game due to a stomach virus.

[14][15] On May 29, 2010, Türkoğlu said in a television interview in Turkey that he felt he was wronged by the Raptors' management and wanted to leave Toronto.

[17] On December 18, 2010, Türkoğlu was traded back to the Orlando Magic along with Jason Richardson and Earl Clark for Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickaël Piétrus, a 2011 first-round draft pick, and $3 million cash.

[24] Türkoğlu was a member of the Turkish national team which won a silver medal at EuroBasket 2001.

[29] In 2009, Türkoğlu was a member of the Turkish national team which finished in eighth place at the EuroBasket in Poland.

[34][35] On March 15, 2016, the Turkish press reported that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Türkoğlu as one of his senior advisers.

His parents are Bosniaks[37][38] born in the village of Lažani, in central North Macedonia,[39] and he is fluent in Bosnian.