Murder in Istanbul BBC News | Europe | World Edition Twelve men from the countries of the former USSR have been assassinated in Turkey, and there’s evidence that some of the hitmen were from Russia. Istanbul’s housing prices decline amid oversupply Hurriyet Daily News Property prices have dropped up to 20 percent in several parts … Read more
Beşiktaş vs. Bursaspor games are always tense and sometimes go beyond just tense. For this week’s game in Istanbul, there seemed to be over-use of CCTV surveillance over the fans: Here is how it looks at a wider angle: And here is what some fans did, they climbed over the roof and circumvented (!) … Read more
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These nationalist fanatic hordes attacked Kurdish fans of Diyarbakırspor with impunity last year. Let’s see if authorities act this time… Bursaspor fans clash with police before the Turkish Super League soccer match between Bursaspor and Besiktas in Bursa, western Turkey, May 7, 2011. Bursaspor’s showdown with Besiktas on Saturday was cancelled by Turkey’s Football Federation … Read more
“Say Stop to Racism and Nationalism!” initiative voted Bursaspor fans as the racist of the month. During the Beşiktaş vs. Bursaspor game, Bursa fans shouted as “Armenian dogs support Beşiktaş”, a reference to Beşiktaş’ Armenian Turkish fan leader, Alen Markaryan. Turkish Football Federation had no act in this..
Besiktas signs Portuguese trio USA Today ISTANBUL (AP) ? Besiktas has officially unveiled Portugal internationals Simao Sabrosa, Hugo Almeida and Manuel Fernandes. The three signings were 3 Portuguese stars arrived in Istanbul from Since1903.org Besiktas JK Fan Site Besiktas’s three newly transferred Portuguese players, Hugo Almeida, Simao Sabrosa and Manuel Fernandes, have arrived in Istanbul. … Read more
It looks like Bursa fans did strike first on their way to İstanbul, but Beşiktaş fans were already ready:) There is a feud between two team fans and it was the first after a few years that opponent team fans were allowed to watch the game… game info here in Turkish. photos from Hürriyet. and … Read more
by Ahmet Turgut
Zenit, Stuttgart, PSG keep on winning
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Zenit St Petersburg, VfB Stuttgart, Paris St Germain, Porto and Besiktas kept their 100 per cent records after the early games Thursday in the Europa League
Our team seems to be the most ready compared to GS and FB. In UEFA draw, we have a relatively weak rival. We have a good team after successful transfers. We would still like to have a striker and a more reliable defensive line but I will have with what is offered:) I had been … Read more
an open thread… Bursaspor in Wikipedia (Turkish) Official Website (Turkish) Official Online Television Channel (Turkish) A Fansite Web Page (English) Bursaspor News in English (Turkish) Bursaspor Stats Database (Turkish) The famous fan group of Bursaspor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5MHTIvm1vs A TV scene giving the news of championship… Frustrated FB fans are reported to cause clashes… Saraçoğlu burning. more … Read more
As Beşiktaş frakked up weeks ago, I lost my interest in the League but well today is the last day two games’ results will determine the champion. If at home game Fenerbahçe beats Trabzonspor (TS), there are no complications. It wins the title. In case there is a draw or win by TS, then Bursaspor … Read more
a circulating web joke: the last FB fans who witnessed FB’s winning the Turkey cup…
This has become one of the major jokes of Turkish Super League. Although Fenerbahçe (FB) won championship several times- and this is definitely more precious than the Turkish Cup itself, FB just cannot win it. It is now 27 years. FB lost it in the final to Trabzonspor yesterday…
Fenerbahce this season was eager to get both of the cups , but coach Christoph Daum has only one price deal: the championship. They loss the Turkish Cup to Trabzon on Wednesday in Sanliurfa,Turkey,3-1.
Diyarbakırspor fans want an apology. Fanatic Bursaspor fans had their anti-Kurdish violence in the first term’s game against Diyarbakırspor. This had gone almost unpunished. If Football Federation does not act accordingly, this is what happens. Today’s game between Diyarbakır vs. Bursa was cancelled due to home town club fans’ violence in turn… The pitch was … Read more
I am still optimistic, still, really. But there are not all good news here.
In the mean time: a first case. a policeman arrested because of assault to a young citizen:
Efkan Bolaç, lawyer of the severely beaten student Güney Tuna, stated that 8 police officers were involved in the assault on her client: “Tuna was not …
PM Erdoğan’s speech at his party convention was discursively promising:
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) held its third ordinary party congress on Saturday at the ASKİ Sports Hall in Ankara.