Tuncay Sanli insists he won't be lured from Middlesbrough by interested Turkish clubs.

He said: "Football in Turkey and here are very different and it takes time to settle. The first two months were very hard but I was never worried. I always knew it would take time.

"The big difference is that in Turkey, one week you have a very hard game and the next can be very easy but that does not happen in England.

"Before I left Turkey, I always watched English football and enjoyed it but I didn't realise just how different it was to play in. It is stronger and faster than I realised from just watching it.

"It's terrific playing over here with Middlesbrough, I'm really enjoying it."