João Batista (footballer, born 1975)

João Batista Casemiro Marques (born 4 March 1975) is a former professional footballer who played the majority of his career in Turkey.

Career
João Batista played for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Konyaspor in Turkey and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.

International career
Having not been capped by his native Brazil, Batista had the option of playing for Turkey if called up as Mehmet Aurélio. He was one of favourite player for Fatih Terim when he played for Galatasaray.

Personal life
João Batista has dual Turkish citizenship with Mertol Karatay name on his passport.