Background
He was born in Bursa and started playing football in Bursa Merinosspor between 2000-2002.
He was born in Bursa and started playing football in Bursa Merinosspor between 2000-2002.
He started his professional career at in 2005 as an 18-year-old and loaned again to Bursa Merinosspor between 2005-2007. In his first season, he made his mark in league (scored 3 goals in 25 matches) and cup competitions (played 4 matches). 27 August 2011, signed Volkan for Trabzonspor on a 4-year contract for €3.6 million from.
He will earn about €1.1 million per year.
On 26 August 2013, Volkan was brought to tears from insults emanating from Trabzonspor supporters and eventually abandoned the pitch. The fans were insulting his recently deceased mother.