The defender has been told that he is free to leave the Stadium of Light, having been suspended for mocking the club's 1-0 defeat to Fulham on the opening day of the season.
That has alerted Besiktas, who are currently short in the right-back department, according to The People.
Bardsley, 28, joined the Black Cats in 2008 from Manchester United.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | GalatasarayGalatasaray | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 27 | 41 | 71 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 40 | 62 |
| 3 | Samsunspor | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | BesiktasBesiktas | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 44 |
| 5 | EyupsporEyupspor | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | GaziantepGaziantep | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Goztepe SKGoztepe SK | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 37 |
| 8 | Istanbul BasaksehirIstanbul | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | TrabzonsporTrabzonspor | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | KasimpasaKasimpasa | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Caykur RizesporCaykur Rizespor | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 33 |
| 12 | AntalyasporAntalyaspor | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 51 | -21 | 33 |
| 13 | KonyasporKonyaspor | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | AlanyasporAlanyaspor | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 31 |
| 15 | Bodrumspor | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 30 |
| 16 | SivassporSivasspor | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | KayserisporKayserispor | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | Hatayspor | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | Adana Demirspor | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 60 | -35 | -2 |
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