Soccer / Football : Turkey : Super League 2008/2009

Ivory Coast forward Abdel Kader Keita has left Lyon for Galatasaray in a deal worth €8.5m. The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year contract at the Turkish giants, where he will play under new coach Frank Rijkaard. Keita, who can play up front or on either wing, never settled at Lyon after joining from Lille two years ago for a club record €18m. He scored only five league goals in 52 games for Lyon.

Villarreal have confirmed they have finalised an agreement with Besiktas that will see striker Nihat Kahveci return to Turkey this summer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the fee for hwe 29-year-old Turkish international is believed to be around €4.5m. Kahveci returns to the club where he started his career after seven-and-a-half years in the Spanish top flight with Real Sociedad and then Villarreal.

Fenerbahve have signed Kayserispor midfielder Mehmet Topuz and Gaziantepspor defender Bekir Irtegun. After saying that he would never sign for Fenerbahce, not even if they pay €40m for him, Topuz has agreed a three-year deal and will earn €2.3m a season. Fenerbahce paid a €5m fee for the 26-year-old in a deal which saw winger Gokhan Emreciksin move to Kayserispor. Bekir has joined the Istanbul side on a free transfer.

Hugo Broos has been named as the new coach of Trabzonspor. The 57-year-old Belgian has signed a one-year contract with Trabzonspor, who finished third in the Turkish League last season under caretaker coach Ahmet Ozen, with boss Ersun Yanal having resigned in late April. Broos coached Club Brugge and won two championships in 1992 an 1996. He won a third title as Anderlecht boss in 2003/04 and then worked at Genk for three seasons prior to a brief spell at Greek side Panserraikos last term.

Defender Gokhan Zan has left Besiktas to join Istanbul rivals Galatasaray. The 27-year-old moves on a free transfer, having not been offered a new contract by the Turkish champions. He will now work under Frank Rijkaard at Galatasaray after the Dutch coach took over two weeks ago. Zan could also replace Servet Cetin, who is poised to join Marseille during the summer transfer window.

Besiktas have secured the services of German defensive midfielder Michael Fink from Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt. The 27-year-old moves for a fee of €1.2m having put pen to paper on a three-year contract. He played for Frankfurt since 2006 and had a particularly good last season in which he scored 4 goals. Fink links up with compatriot Fabian Ernst, who joined Besiktas from Schalke in the January transfer window.

Galatasaray have appointed Frank Rijkaard as coach on a two-year contract. Rijkaard has been out of coaching since leaving Barcelona on 30 June 2008. He is replacing Bulent Korkmaz after his resignation was accepted by the Turkish club's board on Tuesday.

Galatasaray have confirmed that Bulent Korkmaz has resigned as the club's head coach after just over three months in charge. The news followed several days of speculation about the 40-year-old's future after a disappointing end to the season and falling out of contention for the league title. Galatasaray had seven wins, four draws and four losses during his 15-game tenure. Former Real Madrid coaches Juande Ramos and Bernd Schuster or Dutchman Co Adriaanse, formerly of Ajax and AZ Alkmaar, have all been linked with the vacant position.