The biggest losers of the World Cup 2026: Turkish National Team

An X user:  Semih Kılıç, who scored 12 goals at age 19 for Beşiktaş, was benched. To keep Semih from playing in Euro 24, Barış Alper was made the center forward, but Barış failed to score or assist in any of the matches he played. Semih was brought into the game in the final minute … Read more

One of the most hate-mongering supporter groups in Turkey: Bursaspor fans

As impunity continues, Bursaspor fans eagerly add new insults to Kurdish citizens. In the past, Beşiktaş fans regularly clashed with Bursa fans, as their aggressive attitudes were not limited to Kurdish citizens. But their racist nationalism has a particular hate against Kurds. Here are some of the major incidents I collected with Perplexity’s help: ​ … Read more

This is so messed up: “Over 1,000 players face probe in Türkiye’s football betting scandal”

I want to resume my active Beşiktaş fandom, but it is so hard to focus on the game itself amid these scandals.  Türkiye is currently facing a major football betting scandal, with over 1,000 professional players under investigation and suspended by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for alleged involvement in illegal sports betting activities. The … Read more

Hamdi Ulukaya of Chobani’s Fenerbahçe Sponsorship Sparks a Nationalist Uproar

As far as I know, the core idea against Mr. Ulukaya is that he appeared right in the middle of the government’s Kurdish peace process to give support to the process in some way. Whatever the real political motivations, businessmen from Turkey who got rich in the US tend to show off back in Turkey- … Read more

No more hope from the Turkish Football Federation, some Turkish football fans adress to UEFA and FIFA through a Swiss daily…

From 24 May 2013, “Le Temps” daily in Switzerland…