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- ↑ Tolga Tekinalp-Biyografi (in Turkish)
- ↑ Pro A : Lokhmanchuk au Sluc Nancy, Tekinalp à Dijon ? (in French)
- ↑ Maliye Milli Piyango sign Tolga Tekinalp