QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has signed a loan deal with Turkish club Bursaspor until the end of the season, the English Premier League strugglers said on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old will join Socceroos fullback Aziz Behich who confirmed his move to the Turkish side from Melbourne Heart on Tuesday.

Ferdinand, who has been at Loftus Road since moving from Sunderland in August 2011, will also link up with former England goalkeeper Scott Carson at Bursaspor, who are currently sixth in the Turkish league.

Ferdinand has played 49 times for QPR in all competitions but his time at the club was notably marked by a high-profile racism row with Chelsea’s John Terry, which subsequently saw the former England captain banned and fined.