Blackburn have completed the signing of Turkey midfielder Yildiray Basturk from German club Stuttgart – initially on loan until the end of the season.
Germany-born Basturk was part of the Bayer Leverkusen team that lost the Champions League final 2-1 to Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2002.
In the same year, he helped Turkey to third place at the World Cup.
He joined German champions Stuttgart in July 2007, making 30 appearances.