One of Turkiye’s oldest and biggest clubs Galatasaray have clinched their 23rd Süper Lig title in style, defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away from home at the Eryaman Stadium on Tuesday night. Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi opened the scoring for Galatasaray after 7 minutes, sweeping a cross into the 6-yard box into goal lead. The home team […]
The gap between Süper Lig leaders Galatasaray and second place Fenerbahçe has closed to just 3 points after a pulsating weekend of football in Turkiye. Despite taking the lead, Galatasaray found themselves on the losing side in their big local derby against Beşiktaş at the Vodafone Stadium on Sunday. Cimbom’s Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi opened […]
After a decade of coming runner-up, 2023 was the year Turkish basketball club Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding was finally crowned EuroLeague Women’s champions. Captain Olcay Çakır proudly lifted the trophy after the team beat CBK Mersin Yenişehir Belediyesi in an all-Turkish final in Prague on Sunday, 16 April. The game itself was a one-sided affair, with […]
Football fans from two of Istanbul’s biggest clubs grabbed the headlines in Turkiye and abroad with their earthquake related actions at the weekend. Beşiktaş players warmed up at the Vodafone Stadium before their home game on Sunday, 26 Feburary, against Antalyaspor wearing tops bearing the names of the areas affected by the devastating earthquakes that […]
Turkish footballing giant Fenerbahçe have tonight released photos of superstar player Mesut Özil with his wife Amine and baby daughter Eda just before they boarded a private jet heading for Istanbul. A brief statement from Fenerbahçe, released along with tonight’s photos, stated that, “Our club is bringing Mesut Özil to Istanbul to continue the transfer […]
Today, Arsenal take on Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, the climax of what has undoubtedly been the strangest football season in living memory, primarily due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The two London sides will battle it out at Wembley Stadium without any fans in order to prevent the further spread of […]
Trabzonspor took all three points in their Friday evening encounter with Göztepe S.K as Turkey’s premier football league returned following a near three month break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Playing behind closed doors as part of the coronavirus containment measures, the Süper Lig leaders beat the home side 1-3, despite going down to ten […]
One of Turkey’s wealthiest businessmen has been elected the new chairman of footballing giant Fenerbahçe. Ali Koç, who is part of the Koç dynasty, beat incumbent Aziz Yıldırım convincingly in a ballot of members at the Istanbul club yesterday. Yıldırım, who had been the head of Fenerbahçe since 1998, received just 4,644 votes compared to 16,092 for […]
There were big celebrations in Istanbul last night as one of the country’s leading clubs won the EuroLeague – basketball’s equivalent of the UEFA Champions League. Runners-up last year, Fenerbahçe emerged victorious on Sunday night after convincingly beating Greece’s Olympiacos 80-64 on home territory – marking the first time a Turkish team had ever won […]
