It was not the first time Merih Demiral was controversial

In his defense, he equates MHP’s ideology with Turkish pride. He has not just reacted to fans as he claimed, but he definitely knows what the gray wolf sign means. Unfortunately, some well-known journalists, in the heat of national pride, defend this sign usage. Here is a curation:  Merih Demiral has indeed been involved in … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Northern England under Worst floods for 70 years…

Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Around 500 soldiers brought in to deal with ‘unprecedented’ flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Arresting scenes from the flooded streets of northern England Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg It’s been a soggy weekend in northern England as widespread flooding caused by heavy rains prompted the … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: A project from Medium aims to find 243 people disappeared on a ship in the Mediterranean…

243 people disappeared on a ship in the Mediterranean; a new project from Medium aims to find them Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March 2014 set off a worldwide search for the missing plane. How could a flight carrying 239 people just go missing? The mystery … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Coding in the classroom

INFOGRAPHIC: Coding in the classroom  EurActiv.com SPECIAL REPORT: Which EU countries teach coding in the classroom and why? Computing Our Future, a European Schoolnet report, investigated the timetables to find out. 12 countries gave full responses to the survey, the findings of which are summarised in this infographic. The BBC taps Doctor Who to bring the basics of coding to kids  The … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Turkey at work to trick UEFA to bring police at games..

  Turkey seeks way to sway UEFA over police at games The Turkish government is mulling ways to convince UEFA over the authorization of police officers to oversee the security at games Male students wear skirts to protest ban in Turkey’s Antalya A small group of male high school students wore skirts in protest at … Read more

Newly founded pro-government BJK fan group attacks other fans, provokes stadium riots… #CarsininYanindayiz

Istanbul derby game suspended after supporters invade the field Hundreds of Beşiktaş supporters invaded the field during the derby game against Galatasaray An in-depth from the field observation in Turkish here. Interestingly, Turkish police sheepy here… Another one… It is now highly believed that – according to eye witnesses and friends from Çarşı, who stays at … Read more

A social fabric roundup: Turkish Deputy PM promotes marriage, even at early ages…

Turkish Deputy PM promotes marriage, even at early ages Deputy PM Bülent Arınç emphasized the importance of conjugal unions for society *********** Turkey became first case for new UEFA rules, says analyst The decision of UEFA to ban two Turkish football clubs comes after Europe?s football governing body approved last May stricter sanctions against match … Read more

in the mean time… UEFA ban on Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş… A social fabric roundup..

What we see here is that Turkish authorities did not event care to defend these two clubs. Galatasaray is the favored club of AKP times…       Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş set to appeal against UEFA ban Turkish football clubs Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş are to appeal against a UEFA decision to bar Turkey aims to reach … 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…

Corruption has no boundaries… It seems that #matchfixingislegalinturkey in Turkey. Time for #UEFAbanturkey …

Such mess Turkish authorities create. Such corruption. Such incapable leaders for Turkish football… Please dear UEFA intervene and banish’em’all… Yıldırım Demirören, the worst president ever seen in Beşiktaş history, now is the head of Turkish Football Federation. Any justice in life?  Turkey eases penalty for attempted match-fixing from Yahoo news Turkish soccer clubs caught trying … Read more

Can Erol: Topun Adaleti Yok!

Topun Adaleti Yok! Bu kalıbı topun o kaleye girmek bilmediği, sayısız atağın sonuçsuz kaldığı maçlardan sonra kullanmaya alışmışız. Rakip kaleci iyidir, forvet beceriksizdir, ?bloklar arası? kopukluk vardır, vs. Bu yaz ise futbol tamamen farklı bir jargona sahip oldu. 3 Temmuz Pazar günü başlayan süreç, şu an içinden çıkılmaz bir hal almaya başladı. Yerkürenin en basit … Read more

[TR] Beşiktaş Rakibini Bekliyor

UEFA Şampiyonlar Ligi ve Avrupa Ligi’nde kuralar bugün çekiliyor. Tek temsilcimiz Beşiktaş ve onları da oldukça zorlu ekipler bekliyor. Rusya veya Ukrayna temsilcileri hava şartlarından dolayı zorlayıcı bir eşleşme yaratabilir. Hele ki Zenit gibi her önüne geleni deviren ve her geçen gün gerçek bir deve dönüşen bir takım gelirse…Aşağıda muhtemel rakiplerimizin olduğu 1.torba ve 2.torbayı … Read more

[Turkish] Juventus UEFA Avrupa Ligi’ne havlu attı.

Bu kez olmadı Juventus. UEFA Avrupa Ligi’nde ilk 4 maçında 4 beraberlikle 4 puan alan Juve, dün akşam Lech Poznan’la 1-1 berabere kalarak “5’te 5” yaptı ve gruplardan çıkamadan elendi. Aynı senaryo bundan yaklaşık 12 sene önce Galatasaray’ın da içinde bulunduğu Şampiyonlar Ligi Grubu’nda yaşanmıştı. Galatasaray Juventus’la deplasmanda 2-2 berabere kalmış, Athletic Bilbao ve Rosenborg’u … Read more

Beşiktaş is doin’ all right

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