Nihat Bekdik

"Aslan" Nihat Asım Bekdik (1902 – 21 June 1972) was a Turkish professional footballer.

He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray.

He won the Istanbul Football League sixth times as captain of the team in 1928 and 1936.

After his football career he continued doing sports in equestrian, rowing and swimming.

Between 1957 and 1960 he was in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as a member of the Democratic Party.

Nihat Bekdik – 1926
Nihat Bekdik as Captain of the Galatasaray SK 1930–1931 Champion Team
Nihat Bekdik during the Istanbul Rowing Championship , 3 August 1933.