İlhan Depe

İlhan Depe — Biography

İlhan Depe is a Turkish winger born on 10 September 1992 in the Yıldırım district of Bursa. He is 1.72 m tall. He started out in 2003 in the youth system of Arabayatağı Spor, moved to Bursaspor's academy in 2005 and turned professional two years later. Unable to break into the first team, he played for the A2 side, though he was taken to the 2011-12 pre-season camp by Ertuğrul Sağlam.

Loaned to Şanlıurfaspor in 2011-12, he won the 2. Lig title there, and spent the following season on loan at İnegölspor. When Hikmet Karaman did not count on him he left Bursaspor and signed a two-year deal with Balıkesirspor, newly promoted to the Süper Lig. As a youth he appeared 12 times for Turkey's under-15, under-16 and under-18 teams, scoring once.

On 17 July 2024 he returned to Bursaspor, then in the 3. Lig, beginning a second spell. With the club he won the 3. Lig in 2025 and the 2. Lig in 2026. In 2025-26 he contributed to 22 goals in 31 matches, and his contract was renewed in June 2026. His departure from the club became a talking point in late August and early September 2026.