Former Nigeria U23 captain Okechukwu Azubuike will this week rejoin Rizespor four years after he first played for the same team.
The 25-year-old midfielder last featured for Istanbul Basaksehir on loan.
He will now hope to enjoy regular first-team football at Rizespor after he was frozen out at Basaksehir.
Rizespor are seventh on the table and in the promotion playoffs bracket with 30 points from 18 matches, eight points behind leaders Eyupspor in the Turkish second division.
His previous Turkish clubs included Sivasspor and Yeni Malatyaspor.