Career
He is widely regarded as the best Turkish basketball player ever with 224 caps for the national team, he was the captain in 89 games and scored 2195 points. Aydan is also the first Turkish basketball player to be selected for the All-European team in 1981 where he displayed a memorable performance against Joventut Badalona. Efe Aydan was a role model with the exemplary personality and sportsmanship he displayed throughout his career.
Not to mention the outstanding talent with which he graced the courts.
The ambitious Aydan started playing basketball in the youth ranks of Galatasaray when he was 16 years old. Because of his talent he was discovered by Eczacıbaşı Holding and played there for a couple of years.
Aydan became a regular player for the Turkish national team as he participated at EuroBasket 1975 and EuroBasket 1981, in both tournaments Aydan was declared as the most valuable player of the national team His solid play earned him a place in the All-European team in 1981.
He retired in 1991 while playing for Tofaşspor.
Aydan is often cited as the pioneer of Turkish basketball, he has a legendary status for Turkish basketball fans and is considered as the Turkish basketball hero of all times. Many believe that Aydan was a very underrated player and could have been amongst the best players in European basketball. Turkish basketball was lacking professionalism causing Aydan to be relatively unknown outside Turkey at the time.
1971-1973 Galatasaray 1973-1975 Karşıyaka 1975-1982 Eczacıbaşı Holding 1982-1986 Fenerbahçe 1986-1987 Beşiktaş 1987-1988 Paşabahçe 1988-1992 Tofaşspor Honours.
