Reşit Kaynak
Turkish association football player (1952–1999)
Reşit Kaynak (12 August 1952 – 26 March 1999) was a Turkish professional footballer best known for his stints in the Süper Lig with Adanaspor. A forward, he was a prolific goalscorer in the top divisions of Turkey, and was briefly an international footballer for Turkey.
Personal life and death
Reşit was born in to a large family of eight children. His brothers Orhan, Kayhan, İrfan, İlhan and Ayhan were all professional footballers.
He died on 26 March 1999 of a heart attack, the same condition that killed his brothers Kayhan and İrfan.
The public source identifies “Reşit Kaynak” as turkish association football player (1952–1999). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Reşit, Kaynak and Turkish.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6102130. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1952 and 1999.
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