The Black Eagles of the Bosporus
Besiktas, the oldest sports club in Turkey, traces its origins to the autumn of 1902, when a group of 22 young men began gathering for physical exercise on certain days of the week in the Istanbul suburb which gives the club its name. Football was not part of the equation to start with. The young men kept their bodies and souls in shape through gymnastics, wrestling and weight-lifting……..
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Turkish Super League standings right before the 9th week:
Team | O | P |
1.BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. | 8 | 18 |
2.TRABZONSPOR A.Ş. | 8 | 17 |
3.ANKARASPOR A.Ş. | 8 | 16 |
4.SİVASSPOR | 8 | 15 |
5.BURSASPOR | 8 | 15 |
6.GALATASARAY A.Ş. | 8 | 14 |
7.KAYSERİSPOR | 8 | 14 |
8.GAZİANTEPSPOR | 8 | 14 |
9.FENERBAHÇE | 8 | 12 |
10.ESKİŞEHİRSPOR | 8 | 12 |
11.KONYASPOR | 8 | 10 |
12.BÜYÜKŞEHİR BLD.SPOR | 8 | 9 |
13.GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ | 8 | 9 |
14.DENİZLİSPOR | 8 | 8 |
15.HACETTEPE SPOR | 8 | 8 |
16.MKE ANKARAGÜCÜ | 8 | 5 |
17.ANTALYASPOR A.Ş. | 8 | 2 |
18.KOCAELİSPOR | 8 | 1 |