Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko Erden he kaitakaro auau i te kapa motu o Turkey. Ko tana wheako ao tuatahi i puta i te 2005 U20 European Championships i Moscow. He toharite 10.4 nga tohu me te 8.0 rebounds i roto i nga keemu e whitu mo Turkey. I te 2006 U20 European Championships, i Izmir, Turkey, i awhina a Erden ki te arahi i a Turkey ki te mētara hiriwa, e 5.4 nga tohu me te 3.4 rebounds i roto i nga keemu e waru. I taua tau ano, i whiwhi ia i tetahi waahi ki te kapa Turkish mo te 2006 World Championship i Japan. I whakawhiwhia e ia nga tohu 2.2 me te 2.3 rebounds i te keemu. I te
Ko te 2007 European Championship i Spain, i toharite a Erden i te 1.0 tohu me te 1.0 rebounds i ana keemu e rima.