 He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, linking up with compatriot Mats Jingblad who held the managerial position at his new club.Bakircioglu was sparingly used in his only full campaign.Bakircioglu moved teams and countries again in the 2005 off-season, joining FC Twente in the Netherlands and impressing manager Fred Rutten straight away to become a first-team regular.