In this week's episode of Football à la Turca Yakup and Kaan discuss the future of the Turkish national team and whether coach Senol Günes should be sacked following the 6-1 trashing at the hands of the Netherlands. They also take a look at Besiktas, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray's draws in the Champions League and Europa League aswell as discuss some…

The 2021-2022 Süper Lig season has officially kicked off! And we're starting the season with an episode that is a bit of a recap on the early European qualifiers and opening matchday aswell as a preview for this brand new season. Yakup Marufoglu and Kaan Bayazit are joined by Özer Dindjer and show debutant Sinan Schwarting. This episode is a bit of…

We rcontinue to recap the 2020-2021 season in part 2! In this episode Umut goes more in depth on Galatasaray's season, what went wrong and what the club needs to do to be competitive next season. We also discuss the relegations from and promotions to the Süper Lig, with Adana Demirspor, Giresunspor and Altay joining us in the Süper LIg next season.…

Football à la Turca is back to recap the 2020-2021 Turkish Süper LIg season! Beşiktaş do the double (although we are yet to discuss the Turkish cup in part 2) and we go more in dpeth on the thrilling final weeks of the Turkish Süper Lig. We also discuss Trabzonspor's season aswell as look toward next season. We also debate Fenerbahçe's, in our opin…

WE'RE BACK! With a brand new episode for Football à la Turca! In this episode Kaan, Umut and Yakup go over the form graphs of the the big four over the past few months, the decline of Basaksehir, Mesut Özil and much more! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more grea…

Football à la Turca brings you an exclusive interview with Semra Hunter, presenter of La Liga TV! You may have seen Semra on BBC Sport recently discussing the transfer window. Or you may be familiar with her work on Real Madrid TV and/or TRT World. We talk about Semra's childhood growing up playing sports in the United States, her ascension in the …

Galatasaray eliminate Hajduk Split in the Europa League and go top of the Turkish Süper Lig after beating the reigning defending champions Istanbul Basaksehir, while both Besiktas and Fenerbahçe drop two precious points at home. Meanwhile Alexander Sörloth joins RB Leipzig and Vedat Muriqi officially joines Lazio Roma, but Fenerbahçe fans needn't w…

Turkish football is back and so is the Football à la Turca podcast! The 2020-2021 season has officially kicked off with Rizespor - Fenerbahçe on friday, the Canaries came out on top of to start their season with 3 points. Reigning champions Istanbul Basaksehir closed the matchday on Monday by suffering a surprise defeat at the hands of newly promot…

Başakşehir win their first Süper Lig title! Malatyaspor, Kayserispor and Ankaragücü et relegated while Beşiktaş pass Sivasspor on the final matchday and, as it currently stands with Trabzonspor being banned from Europe (pending their CAS appeal) clinch that Champions League qualifier ticket. Alanyaspor and Sivasspor head to the Europa League and Ga…

This week on Football à la Turca our panel reflect on the results of matchday 30 & 31 in the Turkish Süper Lig season 2019-2020, as both matchdays were played in the span of a week. In these two matchdays the title race has seemingly been decided, with Trabzonspor dropping two precious points at home against Antalyaspor, while rivals Basaksehir con…

Basaksehir fail to capitalize on Trabzonspor's unexpected loss of points at home against Ankaragücü, as reigning champions Galatasaray hold the Owls to a 1-1 draw in Istanbul. Besiktas win convincingly against a 10-man Konyaspor side, who continue to slip down the standings. Fenerbahçe meanwhile have a spectacular comeback win against a 10-man Mala…

Football à la Turca is back covering matchday 28 of the Turkish Süper Lig with Trabzonspor, Galatasaray and Sivasspor all dropping points at the top of the table, while Basaksehir capitalize by continuing to win. Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcast…

The Turkish Süper Lig is back! And so are we! In this week's episode we discuss the results of matchday 27, Muslera's horrific injury, Fenerbahçe's first win after 6 games and the two horse race taking shape at the top of the table! As usual Kaan Bayazit is joined by 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin, Yakup Marufoglu and Özer Dindjer! Football à la Tur…

The world is slowly returning to normal and the madness of the Turkish Süper Lig is soon starting up again, on the 12th of June the first matches of matchday 27 will be played. This week's episode features Kaan, Özer, Umut, Yakup and a short surprise appearance of the 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin to discuss the return of the league, Trabzonspor's …

The Süper Lig is scheduled to return on June 12th 2020, Galatasaray presidnet Mustafa Cengiz is rumoured to have cancer, Loris Karius terminates his deal with Besiktas due to unpaid wages and Ankaragücü player tests positive for Covid-19. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic): • a follow on Twitter! • pick a topic for one of our upcoming show…

In this week's episode Kaan, Burak, Umut and Yakup sit down to talk about their "other XI" consisting out of players from Turkish league clubs that have never played for their own clubs, eligible players are only players not currently active in the Turkish league aswell as players who are already retired. Share your "Other XI" with us on Twitter! F…

Kaan Bayazit is joined by the returning 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin, Umut Naderi and Yakup Marufoglu this week. During these strange times of the corona pandemic we picked out a fun topic this week, we decided on remembering some of the more colourful players/figures of the Turkish Süper Lig in the last 25 years or so (give or take) ranging from …

Kaan Bayazit is joined by Yakup Marufoglu and Umut Naderi to discuss the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Turkish football, with the first confirmed cases of the virus in Turkey in the sport becoming public in the last few days, most prominently Galatasaray's coach and club legend Fatih Terim (66). We also discuss the monetary impact of the …

The Turkish Süper Lig has been postponed due to the threat and spread of COVID-19 across Europe, so in the coming weeks we'll have plenty of time on our hands without football to entertain us. So we'd like to ask our Turcaholics what they'd like us to cover in the coming weeks? Do you have any intersting or fun subjects you'd like to hear us discus…

The impact of the Coronavirus on the football world, Trabzonspor vs. Basaksehir, Galatasaray vs. Besiktas and all the relegation clashes of matchday 26 in the Turkish Süper Lig. Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (…

Galatasaray are held to a draw in Sivas! Trabzonspor in turn were held to a draw in Gaziantep, but not without controversy! Besiktas get a win against relegation candidates Ankaragücü while both Fenerbahçe and Alanyaspor are halted to draws! That and much more in this week's episode! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting ne…

Kaan Bayazit and Yakup Marufoglu are joined by the Göztepe wonderkid Umut Naderi this week to discuss the results of matchday 24 in the Turkish Süper Lig, which includes the resignation of both Fenerbahçe's coach Ersun Yanal and Rizespor's coach Ismail Kartal. In addition our trio talks about Basaksehri's phenomenal and unexpected performance in th…

It's been an incredible week of Turkish football with two amazing matches in their own right, first up the Besiktas vs. Trabzonspor 'cracker' lived up to it's name as it turned out to be a true spectale while the Intercontinental derby (Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray) was a spectacle in it's own right, with plenty of cards for both sides, penalties and…

We're back with a full panel this week as Özer Dindjer makes his triumphant return to the show following his absence last week, man of the law Burak Sezgin is back to shine his light on the ins & outs in the league and cup this week aswell as Yakup Marufoglu, Kaan Bayazit and the Göztepe wonderkid Umut Naderi! Make sure to participate in our shirt …

Matchday 21 Aykut Kocaman has been sacked by Konyaspor after a string of poor results, Fenerbahçe fail to beat Alanyaspor and are left feeling robbed by the referees once again. Galatasaray book a simple win away at Kasimpasa while Trabzonspor lose Sorloth to a red card despite winning in Ankara. Elsewhere Kevin-Prince Boateng makes his presence im…

As promised Football à la Turca brings you their annual TRANSFER SPECIAL for the 'winter mercato' aka the January transfer window. Kaan Bayazit and Umut Naderi take a look at the most noteworthy transfers in the Turkish Süper Lig this January, while also running down a full list of transfers IN & OUT per club. Football à la Turca is part of the Big…

Football à la Turca returns with their weekly recap of the exciting, controversial and crazy world that is Turkish football! Plenty of controversy to talk about this week as Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe clash near the top of the table, leaders Sivasspor suffer a painful defeat at the hands of Gaziantep FK while elsewhere Sergen Yalçin will celebrate …

Football à la Turca returns to bring you your weekly dose on the exciting, controversial and crazy world that is Turkish football! This week our panel of regulars (Kaan Bayazit, Özer Dindjer, Umut Naderi and Yakup Marufoglu) are joined by Pat Cox, who is filling in for "Man of the Law" Burak Sezgin. Before getting in to football matters, the guys d…

As the Turkish Süper Lig returns from it's winter slumber, so does Football à la Turca return with their weekly matchday reviews! This week Burak Sezgin, Özer Dindjer, Yakup Marufoglu, Umut Naderi and Kaan Bayazit delve in tot he results of matchday 18 and also gloss over the results in the first leg of the Turkish Cup final 16. Football à la Turca…

This week on Football à la Turca the full panel consisting out Özer Dindjer, Burak Sezgin, Yakup Marufoglu, Umut Naderi and Kaan Bayazit discuss the highlights of thie 2010s! Our panel discusses their Top 3 of the decade, Team of the decade, goal of the decade and much more! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, pl…

A special bonus episode recorded on January 3rd 2020, following the recording of our S2E17. Kaan, Umut and Yakup just shoot the breeze and talk about all kinds of things such as their least favourite goalkeepers, strikers, midfielders, defenders aswell as some FIFA & PES talk and more! If you'd like more bonus episodes like this one, let us know on…

Football à la Turca is back for the first time in 2020! Kaan Bayazit, Yakup Marufoglu and UMut Naderi look back at matchday 17 results and the first half of the season. The guys discuss their "striker", "midfielder", "defender" and "goalkeeper" of the first half of the season, their biggest disappointments and some of their expectations for the sec…

Football à la Turca returns for the FINAL time in 2019 and we're going out on a BANG! With our very own "Christmas special". In this week's episode we delve in to all the controversy surrounding the Fenerbahçe vs. Besiktas derby, leaders Sivasspor dropping points for the first time in 7 matches, Trabzonspor with a key win and Galatasaray stumble on…

In this week's episode of Football à la Turca Kaan Bayazit, Umut Naderi and Yakup Marufoglu discuss who had the worst football related week! With all the big clubs stumbling in Europe and in the league. "Man of the Law" Burak Sezgin couldn't be part of the show this week but did send in a clip with his thought on Fenerbahçe's slip against leaders S…

In this week's episode of Football à la Turca Kaan Bayazit, Umut Naderi (a.k.a. Umut Nayir) and "Man of the Law" Burak Sezgin (a.k.a. Burak Yilmaz) delve in to the results of matchday 14 in the 2019-2020 Turkish Süper Lig season aswell as the Round 5 results in the Turkish Cup. Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network,…

Football à la Turca is back with another installment! Kaan, özer, Yakup and "Man of the Law" Buak Yilmaz, err... Sezgin! The guys discuss the matchday 13 results in the Turkish Süper Lig, UEFA Champions League and Europa League AND the UEFA EURO 2020 groupstage draw! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic f…

Football à la Turca are back with their Turkish Süper Lig coverage coming out of the international break! Özer Dindjer makes his return to the show after he had been loaned out to TRT World for the past couple of weeks, Umut Naderi and Yakup Marufoglu also join Kaan Bayazit this week to discuss the latest happenings in the Turkish top flight with '…

A quick bonus episode to tie you over for the week until the Turkish Süper Lig returns on Friday. Kaan Bayazit goes solo on this one and reflects on Turkey's impressive qualification campaign for EURO 2020. Football à la Turca will return in full next week with the usual panel to reflect on the happenings in the Turkish Süper Lig over the weekend! …

Football à la Turca are back for their eleventh installment of the 2019-2020 season as we are heading in to the final international break with EURO 2020 qualfiiers. This week our panel exists out of Umut Naderi, Yakup Marufoglu and Kaan Bayazit as both Özer Dindjer and 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin were both out on assignment. Our 3-man panel refle…

Football à la Turca is back with a schwung this week as Man of the Law Burak Sezgin, Kaan Bayazit, Yakup Marufoglu and Umut Naderi return to discuss the Turkish Süper Lig matchday 10 results, with plenty of controversy and shocking results to delve in to! Also check out our Social Media feeds as our colleague Özer Dindjer was on TRT World today to …

We're back with another installment of Football à la Turca as our usual panel minus Özer Dindjer discuss the latest happenings in the Turkish Süper Lig, including the big derby match dubbed "El Spastico" by the Man of the Law himself, Burak Sezgin, Besiktas vs. Galatasaray! And of course that co-headliner of MD9: Basaksehir vs. Trabzonspor. Kaan Ba…

The Turkish Süper Lig returns from the international break with a bang and so is Football à la Turca! Thirty-four goals were scored during the matchday 8 fixtures. Kaan Bayazit is joined by a full panel this week as Özer Dindjer and "Man of the Law" Burak Sezgin make their returns, Umut Naderi and Yakup Marufoglu are also in attendance. Support us …

Football à la Turca are back with their coverage of the MD7 results in the Turkish Süper Lig aswell as the midweek results in the UEFA Champions League (Galatasaray took on Paris Saint Germain) and the UEFA Europa League (with Besiktas squaring off with Wolves, Basaksehir facing Mönchengladbach and Trabzonspor squaring off with FC Basel). Kaan Baya…

Football à la Turca are back with their coverage of the MD6 results in the Turkish Süper Lig with the first Ankara derby between Ankaragücü and Gençlerbirligi since January 2012, the big intercontinental derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe and of course the cracker between Trabzonspor and Besiktas. That and much more on this week's episode, ho…

Football à la Turca are back with their coverage of the MD5 results in the Turkish Süper Lig aswell as the results on MD1 in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League groupstages (involving the Turkish clubs). Kaan Bayazit is joined once again by Burak Sezgin, Yakup Marufoglu and Umut Naderi in this episode of the podcast. Support us on Patreon! …

The Turkish Süper Lig is back from the international break and so are the guys of Football à la Turca! Kaan Bayazit, Burak Sezgin, Yakup Marufoglu and Özer Dindjer return to discuss the matchday 4 results of the 2019/2020 league season! Timestamps Galatasaray x Kasimpasa - 0:06:40 Basaksehir x Sivasspor - 0:16:40 Gazisehir x Besiktas - 0:20:40 Anta…

Football à la Turca is back with another European preview, this time around we went all out and previewed Galatasaray's entire GROUP A in the UEFA Champions League which also includes Paris St.-Germain from France, Real Madrid CF from Spain and Club Brugge KV from Belgium. And as always we brought in some expert analysts to preview these clubs! For…

Burak Sezgin and Kaan Bayazit are back with another episode of Football à la Turca this week in which they cover the September 2019 EURO 2020 Qualifiers involving Turkey! Turkey played two crucial quailfiers during this international break, getting a narrow 1-0 win over European minnows Andorra and a convincing 4-0 win on the road against Moldova k…

Football à la Turca is back with another European preview, this time around we went all out and previewed Istanbul Başakşehir's entire GROUP J in the UEFA Europa League which also includes AS Roma from Italy, Borussia Mönchengladbach from Germany and Wolfsberger AC from Austria. And as always we brought in some expert analysts to preview these club…

Football à la Turca is back with another European preview, this time around we went all out and previewed Trabzonspor's entire GROUP C in the UEFA Europa League which also includes FC Basel from Switzerland, Krasnodar from Russia and Getafe from Spain. Ans as always we brought in some expert analysts to preview these clubs! For FC Basel we spoke to…