Being a notable one-club man, Altınordu remains one of the most symbolic footballers of the Turkish city of İzmir, along with Vahap Özaltay of Altay S.K.

[10] In general, Altınordu is reported to have been primarily deployed as a defender, but he also possessed scoring abilities which led him to produce 29 senior goals during his career, leading to him being the top scorer of 1937 Millî Küme campaign with 13 goals.

player's called-up to the Turkey national team for 78 years, until Çağlar Söyüncü was invited in 2016.

[21][22] The statue resembles the moment of Altınordu taking the winning shot against Eskişehir Demirspor at the 1935 Turkish Football Championship semi-final game.

[23] Arbitrated by Şazi Tezcan, the game was ended 3–2 in favour of Altınordu S.K., held on 4 September 1935, at Taksim Stadium.