| KABAK | Ozan _, Turkey and T86 Hoffenheim defender (5) |
| TUFAN | Ozan ___, Trabzonspor and 2014-2021 Turkey midfielder (5) |
| OZAN | Turkey and 1899 Hoffenheim defender (4) |
| TOSUN | Cenk _, Turkey and Fenerbahce forward (5) |
| AKGUN | Yunus _, Turkey and Galatasaray winger (5) |
| BABEL | Ryan ..... , Netherlands attacker signed by 1899 Hoffenheim from Liverpool in 2011 (5) |
| IZZET | Muzzy ___, Turkey 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-finalist (5) |
| LIRAS | Dollars : U.S. :: ___ : Turkey |
| FRIED | *deep-___, turkey prepared certain way |
| ROAST | ___ turkey |
| KADIOGLU | Ferdi _, Turkey and Brighton midfielder (8) |
| UNAL | Enes ___, Turkey and Bournemouth striker (4) |
| ANGELINO | RB Leipzig defender/midfielder; current 1899 Hoffenheim loanee (8) |
| SOYUNCU | Caglar ___, Turkey, Fenerbahce and 2018-2023 Leicester City defender (7) |
| RANGNICK | Ralf ........ , 1999-2001 VfB Stuttgart, 2006-11 1899 Hoffenheim and 2018-19 RB Leipzig coach (8) |
| LUIS | Identify the first name of this Colombian footballer who scored a hat-trick for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga encounter versus TSG Hoffenheim in February 2026. (4) |
| ONASSIS | Aristotle ___, Turkey-born shipowner who married Jackie Kennedy in 1968 (7) |
| COLD | Go ___ turkey (abruptly give up) |
| THREEDAYSOFTHE | ___ Turkey (movie about holiday leftovers?) |
| THECATTHATATETHE | ___ turkey (holiday-ruining pet?) |