Fenerbahçe, the champion

Our archrival has become the champions of the Turkish super league for the 18th time… Congratulations… There are so many good friends of mine who are FB fans… At least they will happy tonight:) photos of celebrations can be found here… Fenerbahce Gol Score Leaders The Most Championest…Here Comes Number 18 by M.A.M

Tonight the champion of the Turkish Super League will be determined…

Very last games of the season and it will be either Fenerbahçe (FB) or Trabzonspor. I would prefer Trabzonspor but FB has the advantage. If they beat Sivasspor in the away game that is about to start in 1o minutes they are the champions, if they draw or lose then TS’ may be the champion… … Read more

Pampered Bursaspor fans act again…

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

Beşiktaş fans at New Yorker.

Letter From Turkey The View from the Stands Life among Istanbul?s soccer fanatics. by Elif Batuman     Beşiktaş hosts Fenerbahçe in first İstanbul derby of year Today’s Zaman The Beşiktaş Black Eagles entertain the Fenerbahçe Yellow Canaries in their Spor Toto Super League week 22 match at the Fiyapı İnönü Stadium this evening in the … Read more

Schuster playing with fire…

He is goner. After the miserable Dinamo Kiev loss, Bernd Schuster challenged Beşiktaş fans who asked him to resign. Of course he is not only factor in Beşiktaş’ downward slope as he is working under probably the worst president of Beşiktaş. Still, fans are increasingly anxious with the way he coaches the team. Now he … Read more

Erkan visits İnönü today…

update: and he is disappointed once again. like in the old days, Beşitakş played miserable and the result is a draw. Damn! After a relatively long time (since July, I think) I haven’t been to İnönü Stadium to watch a Beşiktaş game live. Now I am on my way, to meet friends to do our … Read more

Fans march in Taksim to protest possible pressure on stadium protesters…

Marchers consisted groups with mostly leftist leaning fan bases linked with 3 major Istanbul teams. But fan groups from Trabzonspor, İzmirspor, Gençlerbirliği, Çanakkale Dardanelspor, Adanademirspor, Altay, Kartalspor, Giresunspor, Karabükspor also attended. News in Turkish more photos here. The march was triggered after the pressure launched at fans protesting PM Erdoğan at a Galatasaray game.

Nationalist paranoia at Karabük University/ Politics of gender in Turkey (by Deniz Kandiyoti)

Fulbrighters Hounded Out of Karabük University By Spy Allegations from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White Americans Rachel Smith and Hayfa Aboukier have been teaching English at Karabük University under the Fulbright exchange program, like many other teachers around the country. (I was a Fulbright research fellow in Turkey in 2008.) Turkish teachers, students and researchers … Read more

by the way, Beşiktaş brought in new stars…

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

Beşiktaş defeats Bursaspor 1-0; 3 Bursaspor fans stabbed in the pre-game fights and a football roundup including World Cup economics

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

Two wounded football giants of Istanbul meet in half an hour: Galatasary vs. Beşiktaş

update: Beşiktaş sees the light at the end of the tunnel from Hurriyet Dailynews A fine display of one goal and one assist by Spanish star Guti gave Beşiktaş victory over Galatasaray in Sunday?s derby match between two of the Spor Toto League?s biggest underachievers. Beşiktaş has found hope of climbing back to the top … Read more

[Turkish] Can Erol?dan ?Beşiktaş?ın kısa bir değerlendirmesi?

Galatasaray’da suların hiç durulacağı yok ancak bu hafta bir de Avrupa Yakası’nın bir başka sakinine göz atmakta yarar var. Zira orada da işler pek yolunda gitmiyor. Geçtiğimiz senelerde “Yeter Demirören” diye bağıran taraftar, bu sene Guti-Quaresma-Iverson üçlüsünün İstanbul’a ayak basmasından dolayı o tezahürata henüz başvurmuş değil. Peki Beşiktaş’ta yolunda gitmeyen şeyler ne? Mustafa Denizli ile … Read more

Beşiktaş against Porto tonight

Still wounded with several injuries, I don’t believe Beşiktaş has much chance in this away game but Beşiktaş is also full of surprises! Let’s see what will happen… update: FC Porto 1 – 1 Besiktas ESPN Porto failed to maintain their 100% Europa League record as they were held to a 1-1 draw in an … Read more

Life stops at 19 today: Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray. But not for all, i.e. Erkan

Galatasaray is at her weakest moment. Honestly, I haven’t witnessed GS in such a miserable state for a long time. However, she nearly lost all away games against Fenerbahçe in recent years anyway… Let’s see what happens this time though people bet for Fenerbahçe in record numbers… Derby games may always produce unexpected results. This … Read more

Sum of the week (3): Beşiktaş and Turkish football in general in free fall; Rijkaard gone, defeats at European Cups…

Despite much better football compared to previous years, Beşiktaş wounded hard due to lack of injured stars Q7 and Guti. and defensive line in shambles. Ferrari injured, our goalkeepers are either injured or making unbelievable mistakes… Eagles were beaten by Porto: 1-3 from Since1903.org Besiktas JK Fan Site The game was being played out as … Read more