Turkey

On Sunday, Turk Telekom Arena Stadium hosted a derby played between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. Football fans were looking forward to seeing an exciting match, goals and a wonderful derby night. As Galatasaray was the fittest team in the league, and they were the home team, their fans were really hopeful to win. Since Fenerbahce defeated […]

“Tell me a club where I can choose 3 players” This week, I have decided to start with a sentence which Turkey National Team Manager Mircea Lucescu said in a press conference. He criticised the foreign players rule in Spor Toto Super League. According to him, the rule prevents the development of Turkish players. Every […]

7th Week of Spor Toto Super League is over, and the media and football fans were talking about the same thing as always. It was “referee decisions”. For as long as I have known myself, Turkish football have been discussing referees. Every club’s fan thinks that the referees are against them oddly enough. This article […]

Istanbul Sukru Saracoglu Stadium hosted Fenerbahce-Besiktas derby on Saturday. What a match! Did we see something great? No, we didn’t. Did we see amazing tactical war? No, we didn’t. Did we see superb individual skills? No, we didn’t. So what! What did we see? Let’s start to tell the story. What Were We Expecting? Really […]

Trabzon… It is a seaside city of Turkey. The Black Sea breaks over the city and there is a rainy weather every season. Everywhere is very green and surrounded by trees and forests. It is difficult to live in Trabzon if you are not from Trabzon from birth. It is an article on Trabzonspor and […]

“This is Kadikoy. There is no way out.” If you are at a match in Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, you can hear this cheer and you can see banners in which these words are written. When opponent teams play in here, the stadium would turn into a prison for them. Maybe I should use simple […]

What is patience? I am changing my question. What is patience for Turkish football? Sir Alex Ferguson worked for Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. Exactly 27 years! He won his first trophy (the FA Cup) in the 1989-90 season, and his first league title was after 6 years since moving to Old Trafford. Arsene […]

Approximately four months ago, Republic of Turkey had a constitutional referendum. The citizens would have chosen “yes” which meant “I want Turkey to be governed with the presidential system and one man focused ” or “no” which meant “I want Turkey to keep being governed with the parliamentary system.” I think you are asking yourself […]

We’ve felt an overwhelming longing to hear stadiums’ voices. We miss the league. We miss it so much. And the longing is finally over. The SporToto Super League marathon has started. This season had a significant start for Turkish football, there are good stories including nationalism, globalisation and the power of media so let’s start! […]

It’s about a month before the transfer period ends, but most of the teams are ready at large. Today, I will make an XI including players who can make a difference. For sure, it is not easy to choose the best 11 players because there are a lot of talents. That’s why I will put […]

New season. New teams. New transfers and new expectations. There is approximately a week until the start 2017-2018 football season. Last year’s disappointing teams are hopeful this year. Last year’s successful teams are more willing this year. I believe that we will watch a league where competition is high. Let’s look how the teams have […]