German forward Barthel leaves Fenerbahce Beko

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - German basketball player Danilo Barthel has left Türkiye's Fenerbahce Beko, the club confirmed on Monday.

In a statement, Fenerbahce Beko said that Barthel, who played for the Istanbul team in 2020-2022, parted his ways with the club.

It was the German international's first overseas experience.

Fenerbahce Beko also thanked the 30-year-old for his contributions to the team and wished him the best in his future endeavors.

Barthel previously played for Germany's USC Heidelberg, Fraport Skyliners, and Bayern Munich.

In 2016, he helped the Skyliners win the FIBA Europe Cup.

Barthel is a 2022 Turkish champion with Fenerbahce Beko.

In the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, Barthel averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

- Duverioglu, Starks leave club

Fenerbahce Beko also confirmed that it parted ways with Turkish-Jordanian center Ahmet Duverioglu, who has been playing for the club since 2016.

Duverioglu, 29, helped Fenerbahce Beko win the 2017 EuroLeague title, the club's first and only EuroLeague championship.

He took three Turkish league championships in 2017, 2018, and 2022.

In addition to these players, US point guard Markel Starks also left Fenerbahce Beko.

Starks, 31, had joined the Istanbul club in January.