Abdülkerim Bardakcı is a Turkish centre-back born in Konya in 1994. He developed at Konyaspor and spent several loan spells in the Turkish lower divisions before becoming a regular senior defender. After returning to Konyaspor and establishing himself in the Süper Lig, he joined Galatasaray in 2022. Bardakcı quickly became part of Galatasaray's title-winning defence. He received his first senior Turkey call-up in 2022 and later played at Euro 2024.
