Yusuf TunaoÄŸlu
Yusuf TunaoÄŸlu (1 January 1946 – 22 July 2000) was a Turkish former international footballer and sports writer. Career Yusuf TunaoÄŸlu started to play football at the age of 8. TunaoÄŸlu started to play club football at BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K in 1958, where he was promoted to senior team at the age of 17 in 1962–63 season. In June 1970, TunaoÄŸlu was linked with Belgian side Anderlecht. TunaoÄŸlu retired from professional football in 1976. Yusuf TunaoÄŸlu represented Turkey, making 6 appearances between 1964 and 1971. With support from senior sports writer, İslam Çupi, Yusuf TunaoÄŸlu joined Turkish nationwide newspaper Milliyet as a sports writer in 1987. Style of play and reception Yusuf TunaoÄŸlu is regarded as an "unforgettable player" by BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. His former teammate Sanlı SarıalioÄŸlu described his style "magical" whereas his other former teammate Vedat Okyar once expressed about him: "While playing alongside '' im', sometimes I was stopping to play for a momen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sanlı Sarıalioğlu
Sanlı SarıalioÄŸlu (born 1 January 1945) is a Turkish former footballer and current football columnist and TV pundit. He is a one-club man, served BeÅŸiktaÅŸ for 14 years, his entire football career. SarialioÄŸlu captained BeÅŸiktaÅŸ between 1968 and 1975. As of 2013, he writes in the sports section of daily newspaper ''Yeni Åžafak''. International career SarialioÄŸlu played once for Turkey U18 national team on 6 November 1963, in a friend game up against Israel. He was called up 12 times for U21 level. He was capped 21 times for senior national team, scoring twice. Honours Turkey * RCD Cup: 1967, 1969 Individual *BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team) References External links Sanlı SarialioÄŸluon TFF official website Sanlı SarıalioÄŸluon BeÅŸiktaÅŸ BeÅŸiktaÅŸ () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Süleyman Seba
Süleyman Seba (; 5 April 1926 – 13 August 2014) was a Turkish football player of Abkhazian origin and was the longest presiding chairman of the Istanbul-based multisports club BeÅŸiktaÅŸ. He was also an intelligence officer for National Intelligence Organization (Turkey) in the mission of countering communism. Süleyman Seba is one of the two honorary presidents of BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Jimnastik Kulübü, along with Hakkı Yeten. Biography Early life Süleyman Seba ( Abkhaz name Tsiba) was born on 5 April 1926 in SoÄŸuksulu, a village in the Sakarya Province of Turkey. Seba family moved to Akaretler district in BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, Istanbul, when Süleyman Seba was five or six years old. Although most sources say that Seba attended the prestigious Galatasaray High School in the BeyoÄŸlu district for a while, some other sources say that this was just a plan. After finishing elementary school in BeÅŸiktaÅŸ in 1938, Seba went to KabataÅŸ High School on the Bosphorus, another prestigious ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Özcan Kızıltan
Özcan Kızıltan (born 12 July 1959) is a Turkish football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... coach and former player. References 1959 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Turkish football managers GençlerbirliÄŸi S.K. non-playing staff Bucaspor managers Sakaryaspor managers Göztepe S.K. managers Boluspor managers Kartal S.K. managers Yeni Malatyaspor managers Sarıyer S.K. managers EskiÅŸehirspor managers Amed S.F.K. managers Footballers from Istanbul 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uğur Tütüneker
UÄŸur Tütüneker (born 2 August 1963 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish former footballer and manager who most recently served as the manager of Adana Demirspor. After migrating to Germany with his family, he started playing football at Bayern Munich youth academy. Club career UÄŸur Tütüneker played for FC Bayern Munich II, Bayern Munich before joining Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray in July 1986. He was spotted by the legendary Germany coach Jupp Derwall who signed him for Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray for the rest of his career, wearing the number 7 shirt. UÄŸur Tütüneker retired from professional football after the 1995–96 season. In 10 seasons at Galatasaray he has played in 222 competitive matches for Galatasaray, scoring 40 goals. During his time with the club, he was one of the Galatasaray's key players, winning 4 Süper Lig, Turkish League Championships, 2 Turkish Cup, 3 Turkish Super Cup, President's Cup, 1 Prime Minister's Cup and 3 Turkish Sports Wr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cem PamiroÄŸlu
Cem PamiroÄŸlu (born 17 September 1957) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a left-back, most notably for Fenerbahçe. Biography PamiroÄŸlu was born on 17 September 1957 in Istanbul. He started his career in Fenerbahçe PAF then up to Fenerbahçe in 1975. He won three Turkish League titles and two Turkish Cup with Fenerbahçe. He also played 23 times for Turkey, six times for Turkey U21 and 14 times for Turkey U18. He capped 508 times for Fenerbahçe and been fourth most capped (after Müjdat Yetkiner, Lefter Küçükandonyadis and Åžeref Has). He was initially loaned to Sarıyer in 1986 and finally transferred to Sarıyer in 1987 and played for her two seasons before his retirement in 1989. Now he is manager of Turkey U18 and Turkey U19 national football teams. He also managed Çaykur Rizespor, Åžekerspor Turanspor is a sports club in located in Ankara, Turkey. The football club played in the Turkish Regional Amateur League, Bölgesel Amatör Lig before its disso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ziya DoÄŸan
Ziyaettin Dogan (born 1 January 1961 in Gümüşhane, Turkey) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager. Career Ziya DoÄŸan has played at BeÅŸiktaÅŸ (1979–1987), Ankaragücü (1987–1990), Kocaelispor (1990–1992) and Zeytinburnuspor (1992–1993). As a football player, he functioned as a striker. DoÄŸan played 1 times for Turkey national football team Coaching career Dogan coached many teams including Malatyaspor, GençlerbirliÄŸi, Konyaspor and Trabzonspor. Malatyaspor qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Cup under his management. He won the Turkish Cup with Trabzonspor after a 4–0 win against GençlerbirliÄŸi. Dogan saw his side grab famous victories against BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. including 3–0 and 1–0 wins. Trabzonspor finished the league in style as runners-up and were one of the two teams to enter the Champions League along with Fenerbahçe SK. Dogan almost qualified for the Champions League group stage but after defeating Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 away in the first ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Metin Tekin
Metin Tekin (born 8 May 1964) is a Turkish football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... manager and former professional player who played as a striker or winger. As a player, he spent most of his career with BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK. Career statistics Club International :''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tekin goal''. Individual *BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team) References External linksMetin Tekin picture and his comments on UEFA-CAF Meridian cup {{DEFAULTSORT:Tekin, Metin 1964 births Living people Footballers from İzmit Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rıza Çalımbay
Rıza Çalımbay (born 2 February 1963) is a Turkish UEFA Pro Licensed football manager and former player who is currently serving as the head coach of Sivasspor. Under his leadership, Sivasspor won the 2021–22 Turkish Cup, the first major trophy in the club's history. He has also coached other Turkish clubs including BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, Konyaspor, Trabzonspor, and Antalyaspor. He holds the record for the highest number of matches played by any manager in the Süper Lig, with a total of 622 games as a coach. Çalımbay was nicknamed ' Atom Ant' () due to his determination and hard work both as a player and coach. Playing career Rıza Çalımbay began his football career in the academy of BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, one of the biggest clubs in Turkey. He was promoted to the A team squad in the 1980–81 season, where he played as a midfielder on the right side. However, he also proved to be a versatile player who could play in other positions such as central midfield and right-back. In his 16 seasons ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mehmet EkÅŸi
Mehmet EkÅŸi (born 1 April 1953) is a Turkish former international football player and manager. Style of play Although his primary position is defender, EkÅŸi was often deployed in midfield. During his career, EkÅŸi possessed renown attributes of strength, stamina, timing and aerial capability. Honours Trabzonspor *Süper Lig: 1978–79 *Turkish Cup: 1977–78, 1983–84 *Turkish Super Cup: 1978 BeÅŸiktaÅŸ *Süper Lig: 1981–82 *TSYD Cup: 1984 Filmography References External linksProfileat Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Foo ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eksi, Mehmet 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Elazığ Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Turkey men's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Big Three (Turkey)
The Big Three () is the colloquial name given to BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K., BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe, the three most successful sports clubs in Turkey. They are all based in Istanbul. Galatasaray is the team with the most championships with 25. Fenerbahce have won 19 championships and BeÅŸiktaÅŸ have won 16 Turkish championships. None of the trio have been relegated since 1959 Turkish National League, 1959. The worst places the side have finished in league history were 10th for Fenerbahçe in 1980–81 1.Lig, 1980–81, 11th for BeÅŸiktaÅŸ in 1975–76 1.Lig, 1975–76, and 13th for Galatasaray in 2021–22 Süper Lig, 2021–22. The big three started to compete in Europe after the 1950s. Galatasaray is only Turkish team to have won a European trophy, having won both the 2000 UEFA Cup final, UEFA Cup and 2000 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup in 2000. A reported 90% of the fans in Turkey support the Big Three. A surve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery () is a modern burial ground in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, business, sports and arts rest here. The cemetery is located on the Büyükdere Avenue in Zincirlikuyu, ÅžiÅŸli district between Esentepe and Levent neighborhoods. It is Istanbul's first cemetery established in a contemporary structure. Planned in 1935, the burial place reached in the 1950s to its boundaries of today. It has an area of , which is full, excluding family graves. A mosque within the cemetery, built and donated by the Turkish entrepreneur İbrahim Bodur, was opened to service on 2 April 2004. The mosque is specially constructed for burial prayers, and has a capacity of 500 people. The office of the İstanbul Cemeteries Administration is located in the building at the entrance of the cemetery. Over the gate of the cemetery a Ayah, verse from the Qur'an reminds "''Her ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |