Bursaspor may have pledged not to wear their away strip of green-and-white hooped shirts and white shorts when they visit Ibrox on Wednesday but the Champions League tie promises to be every bit as important for Rangers as a clash with fierce rivals Celtic.
If Walter Smith's side are to have any chance of progressing from a very tough section, they must take three points at home against the Turks.
Omer Erdogan is a powerful presence in the Bursaspor defence
Bursaspor were humbled 4-0 at home to Valencia on the opening night of the campaign, when Rangers turned in an impressively stodgy performance to return from Old Trafford with a 0-0 draw.
However, Rangers fans should not take the visitors lightly.
Having become only the second club from outside Istanbul to claim the Superlig on a dramatic final day of last season, Bursaspor have made an impressive start in defence of their title.
The side managed by Ertugrul Saglam enjoy a two-point lead after five wins from five and that is likely to increase, given their recent match at Gaziantepspor was abandoned due to crowd trouble, with the visitors in front.
Bursaspor returned to the top flight in 2006 and their success last term was earned on a budget dwarfed by the traditional giants of Turkish football, Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce.
But they have been throwing money around this summer in a bid to make an impression on their first foray into Europe's premier tournament.
Argentine trio Hector-Damian Steinert, Federico Insua and Leonel Nunez have joined compatriot Pablo Batalla, who was last season's joint top-scorer.
Serbian defender Milan Stepanov and Swedish midfielder Gustav Svensson were also recruited, along with Brazilian-born left-back Gokcek Vederson.
The bulk of the squad is home-grown but there is one other stand-out foreigner in the ranks, goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov.
The 34-year-old Bulgarian international is a mean penalty-taker and is the highest-scoring European goalkeeper ever, with 42 goals to his name.
Of the home-grown talent, Sercan Yildirim is perhaps the best-known.
The 20-year-old deep-lying striker is already an established international and is tipped to be one of Turkey's biggest stars.
Dimitar Ivankov is a goalkeeper who likes to take penalties
However, skipper Omer Erdogan is more representative of the talent available to Saglam.
The 33-year-old no-nonsense centre-back is just one of a number of older players enjoying a new lease of life under the former Beskitas coach. So much so, that he won his first international call up this year.
The name might be new to many Scottish fans but Smith has first hand knowledge of his opponents, having played against them for Dundee United.
Bursaspor triumphed 1-0 over two legs against the Tannadice side in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974.
Rangers have also made a 100% start to their domestic campaign but they have floundered in Europe since reaching the final of the Uefa Cup in 2008.
The hosts have only won one of their last nine Champions League games at Ibrox and lost the last four in a row, conceding 13 goals in the process.
Given that dismal record, Smith may be tempted to stick with the dour defensive approach that served him well in Manchester and hope that striker Kenny Miller, who has scored 10 goals already, can continue his red-hot streak.
Bursaspor nicknamed 'The Green Crocodiles' may also adopt a safety first approach after their hammering from Valencia but they are sure to be snapping at Rangers' heels and will need no encouragement to go for the kill.
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