"The Black Eagles of the Bosporus …

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
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16.MKE ANKARAGÜCÜ 8 5
17.ANTALYASPOR A.Ş. 8 2
18.KOCAELİSPOR 8 1

 

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Albums that accompany Erkan's bored and empty days…

After submitting the draft, I feel a great emptiness in my life. Nothing is solved yet. 48 days left for the defense. It may still be early to get feedback, I have my own list of tasks to do. But I don’t feel to re-start before weekend. I made a new music selection I will … Read more

Farewell to Mr. Sağlam…

I don’t believe he was good for Beşiktaş, but he is not worse than the club administration. His biggest mistake was to accept the position in the beginning offered by the current administration that seems to occupy the club forever… He is good man, really good man, but goodness is not enough…. 

Sağlam bids farewell to Beşiktaş
UEFA.com – Nyon,Switzerland
Ertuğrul Sağlam has resigned as coach of Beşiktaş JK following their UEFA Cup exit last week. A 4-1 loss to FC Metalist Kharkiv in Ukraine on Thursday ended

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Metalist Kharkiv thrashes Besiktas: 4-1

Our UEFA Cup dreams end tonight.  I now begin to feel really ashamed of the team I support. It is a helpless case. I don’t know what Beşiktaş players need more. The club has the third biggest budget. They are paid well, they have fantastic facilities. But from the administration to the players, Beşiktaş football … Read more

Albums that accompany Erkan

Museum of Communism

Two ads from the Czech Museum of Communism. Communists like Marx and Stalin had some human genes according to these visuals. found here: Get Intimate With History

 

Erkan is not as productive as he wants and he feels not good. These albums keep him company:

Death Magnetic by Metallica Loud-that Erkan likes normally, but disappointing. Every old Metallica song had a soul, not like these that look like each other. Good for ordinary metal listener but not enough for the Old Metallica style.
Tostaky by Noir Desir  Not good. Too loud.
Veuillez Rendre L’âme (à Qui Elle Appartient) by Noir Desir  Good, soothing.
Lateralus by Tool  I liked it. In fact, I don’t like much about the contemporary metal bands like Slipknot (but i will give’em a chance soon), Tool has some real quality.
Undertow by Tool  Not tried yet. but since I liked Lateralus. I am hopeful about it.
Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys Could not like it. I love Franz Ferdinand, but I could not this FF like band and its album.
Superunknown by Soundgarden Not listened yet. I will give a chance anytime now:)

A song I love nowadays:
Sweet About Me by Gabriella Cilmi

oppps I forgot to mention: 

Agent Orange by Sodom  A tribute to my high school days. A speedy thrash that thrashes anything left in your mind. Sometimes useful…

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"Lions on the road; Eagles and Anatolian Tigers at home today

Lions on the road; Eagles and Anatolian Tigers at home today

Today’s Zaman – Istanbul,Turkey
The Galatasaray Lions, the defending Turkish champions who failed to make the Champions League proper, face Swiss minnow Bellinzona away, while the Beşiktaş

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Turkish national team's TV ads

Latest one: “national dads” Fathers of players act in the ad.

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Rage Against the Machine RNC – 09.02.08 (Performs Acapella in Crowd)

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"On duty"

Pablo Picasso, Untitled (Arlequín y Polichinela), 1924 Found in 20th Century Works on Paper from the Fundacion Mapfre Collection: Picasso, Tapies, Miro Erkan is ‘on duty’ this week. So I will be in the campus representing PR and Advertising departments everyday btw 10 am-6 pm. I am always in the campus but normally I come … Read more

Here comes the Turkish Super League!

The league start today! Beşiktaş plays with Antalyaspor tomorrow.

Well, for those who are familiar the photo above is my season pass card. Erkan returns to İnönü. I couldn’t help buying this year’s pass. The photo used in the card is as far as I remember from the 1949-50 season when Beşiktaş defeated Fenerbahçe 1-0 and became the champion. A giant poster of this photo is hanged in Inönü Stadium Store and the title is ‘Being a BJK fan’

Before an evening of football, in two hours I will have to attend a wedding ceremony. A friend and former colleague, Erol, gets married today.

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