Turkey

The biggest favourite of the title Galatasaray won comfortably at home. The away team Trabzonspor played ineffectively. Since the beginning of the match, GS’s players were dominant on the pitch. In the first minutes, they tried to press high up the pitch. The first goal came from Feghouli in the 6th minute, and the home […]

National Teams break has given me free time to have a brief chat. You know sometimes people should talk to themselves. In this piece, I will do this. Of course, it will be about football and Spor Toto Super League. Every parent sees their kid as a superman. This is because she/he is their kid […]

Football lovers were waiting for the magical 90 minutes. Despite all negative thoughts, Fenerbahce’s fans were feeling hopeful about the victory. How could they not feel like that? Were they not winning for 19 years at home? However, what if the winning streak would end? This is because, FB have been performing poorly, but hope […]

Today, I have wanted to speak of the greatest derby of Turkey. It is as important as Old Firm and El Classico. Istanbul will burn. Maybe Turkey will talk about everything except football. I am sure that referee mistakes will be spoken. The fans of both teams will find something to complain about. The eternal […]

In Spor Toto Super League the title marathon has been in full spate. The heat of the competition is increasing. Some teams are out of breath to reach the happy ending while some teams run on. Unfortunately, tension has been getting higher among the people, the fans, and the teams. Fair Play should not be […]

Hotly-anticipated derby was played at Vodafone Park. Home team Besiktas celebrated winning while Fenerbahce supporters freaked out because of their team’s poor performance. Talisca and Pepe were suspended, so Besiktas were going to start devoid of the important players. Shortly before the game, Oguzhan Ozyakup was removed from the squad because of his stomach problem. […]

A city… In the middle of steppe… In the Anatolian territory. I am speaking of Sivas the provider city of Istanbul’s manpower. When you read this piece, you will understand what I mean. Last week, I mentioned Sivasspor’s new transfer world-famous Robinho. If truth be told, I criticised old players’ transfer to Turkey. Seems like […]

Lots of money, high transfer fees, and player salaries. Probably an ordinary football fan would describe Arabian football leagues in this way. I think there is no need to explain the reason why people would draw a frame for the leagues. Money cannot construct everything. An idea, science, innovation must be along with money. Last […]

Close your eyes and imagine people are saying in a stage whisper “They are a team of the municipality.”, “They are supported by the state and government.”, “Our taxes are going to them.”, “Every team can be successful with the help of the state.” etc. This is the story of Medipol Basaksehir. I always try […]

The break is over and Spor Toto Super League has started again. Exciting matches were played. However, this week I wanna start with Fenerbahce-Goztepe. The reason is that at the beginning of the season, I wrote a piece named Fenerbahce is Turkey, Turkey is Fenerbahce. You can reach it here. Maybe this is my totem. […]

Football fans still watch EPL, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga. However Turkish Super League gave a break. Today, I am going to look at the Turkish League with the help of statistics, (according to www.whoscored.com) and try to compare with the other leagues. If you think about “Statistics are like mini-skirts, they don’t reveal […]

Nearly 45 days ago, I wrote a piece named “Can Turkey Have a Football Ecole?”. I stated that people in Turkey would laugh in your face if you ask people “Is there an Ecole in Turkish football?” You can reach my piece here. Today, I am going to look from different point of view. Thanks […]

When I was in the first year of university, my lecturer was saying something: “Average is your enemy.” There were a lot of times to think about it. If someone accepts the average, he can do with the bad one. Or the average hinders you to progress further. Why am I mentioning this? Today, I […]

GALATASARAY At the beginning of the season, GS was eliminated by the Swedish team Östersunds FK in UEFA Europa League. The manager of GS, Igor Tudor was highly criticised by the football press and GS fans. However, a winning streak shut the media up. As you can understand the media’s attitude, GS made a good […]

I am a member of “Y” generation. The reason why we are called “Y” is that we like to ask “why?”. However, my generation ignores something. “Why?” question is a kind of result, so we should ask “How?” question. This is because, “how” question tells us the process. We often ignore “the process”. Today, I […]

There are two sharp contrasts in football matches. The first side is the teams attacking and the other is the teams playing defensively. The ones possess the ball. The others sit deeper. Especially in Premier League, it is highly possible to watch that kind of matches. Is it bad or good? The football world is […]

On Saturday, Spor Toto Super League witnessed an amazing and interesting match between Basaksehir and Galatasaray. The result was surprising for all football fans. The home team Basaksehir defeated Galatasaray with 5-1. In this piece, I will try to interpret the match’s statistics. The first goal was scored by Joseph Attamah in the 24th minute […]

International break has given me time to write about Turkish football. Today, I am not going to talk about Spor Toto Super League. If you ask people ‘Is there an Ecole in Turkish football?’, they probably laugh in your face. Theoretically, there is not, but there may. Let’s get it started. Clue From “Brilliant Orange” […]

I like that saying “the student becomes the master.” It matters a lot. Today, I am gonna tell how a student cannot become a master in football business through Goztepe-Besiktas. The Student Is Against The Master The manager of Goztepe, Tamer Tuna was the assistant coach of Besiktas’s manager Senol Gunes from 2015 to 2017. […]

Trabzonspor put Galatasaray up on Sunday. The home team having it rough had to win. After The away team Galatasaray drew 0-0 with Fenerbahce, they were going to Trabzon for 3 points. This is because GS’s football against Fenerbahce was widely criticised. The team scoring the most in the league made their fans disappointed again. […]