Career
Born in Gelibolu, Karanfilci started playing senior football for local side İstanbulspor A.Ş. He had spells with Giresunspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu Saskatchewan, before joining Adana Demirspor. He spent six seasons with Adana Demirspor making 152 Süper Lig appearances and scoring 45 goals for the club
Karanfilci made two appearances for the Turkey national football team in 1977.
After he retired from playing football, Karanfilci became a manager for several lower-level Turkish clubs. He was appointed manager of Adana Demirspor in 2006.