Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Fenerbahçe or simply Fener, is a Turkish professional multi-sport club based in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. Fenerbahçe is parent to a number of different competitive departments including football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, athletics, swimming, sailing, boxing, rowing, and eSports, which have won European and domestic titles over the club's history.
Ayhan Akman is a retired Turkish footballer who last played for Galatasaray. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for a banned substance. He is the assistant manager of Galatasaray.
Ferit Şahenk is the chairman of Doğuş Group and one of the richest people in Turkey.
Fatih Akyel is a Turkish football manager and former professional player. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career. He was capped by the Turkey national team 64 times from 1997 to 2004, and also won a silver medal with the Olympic team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" written by Samih Hodara, Figen Çakmak and Fani Hodara. The song was performed by Buket Bengisu and Group Safir. The Turkish entry for the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia was selected through the national final 25. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali, which was organised by the Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT). Seven artists and song competed in a televised show on 15 February 2002 where the winner, "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" performed by Buket Bengisu and Group Safir was selected by a ten-member jury panel.
André Clarindo dos Santos is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back, but was also utilised as an attacking midfielder or left winger. On 15 June 2009, he made his first international appearance as a substitute in a match against Egypt. Santos participated and helped Brazil capture the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. He joined Arsenal from Fenerbahçe in August 2011.
Doğan Media Group was a Turkish media conglomerate, part of the Doğan Holding conglomerate. The company was established in 1997 to bring together Doğan's media properties. These include the Posta, Hürriyet, and Radikal newspapers, the television channels Kanal D and CNN Türk, and the Doğan News Agency. It also operated Doğan Kitap, a major book publisher, and Doğan Music Company, a major music label. Doğan also operated print facilities and media distribution, for other newspapers and magazines as well as its own.
The Intercontinental Derby is any football match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. The fixture is widely regarded as the biggest football match in Turkey, and one of the biggest matches in international football because of the success both clubs have had in Turkish football, the intensity of the matches, and the immense rivalry between the two teams. The fixture has been in existence for more than a century and has developed into one of the greatest, most intense and often bitter derbies in the world, traditionally attracting very large attendances and nearly equal support for both teams throughout the country. The derby is known as "intercontinental" because Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are two of the major Turkish teams from the Asian and the European parts of Istanbul respectively.
Hasan Ali Kaldırım is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left wingback for Kayserispor. He is also an international footballer, having earned caps for the Turkey U-19, U-20, and U-21 levels.
Burcu Yüksel is a Turkish female high jumper. She is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club, where she is coached by Cüneyt Yüksel. The 180 cm tall athlete is at 57 kg (126 lb).
Recep Niyaz is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF First League club Eyüpspor.
The 2012–13 season was Galatasaray's 109th in existence and 55th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in during the season.
Line M5, officially referred to as the M5 Üsküdar–Samandıra Merkez line, is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro System. It is colored deep purple on the maps and route signs. M5 is the second rapid transit line on the Asian side of İstanbul, the other in service since August 2012, the M4. Furthermore, it is the first driverless rapid transit line in Turkey.
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The country was represented by Pınar Ayhan and Grup S.O.S. with the song "Yorgunum Anla" written by Pınar Ayhan herself together with Sühan Ayhan and Orkun Yazgan. The entry was chosen by a professional jury. Although the song was originally in Turkish, during the contest it was sung partially in English.
Kaan Ayhan is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back or a right back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.
The Big Three or Byzantium is the colloquial name given to Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, the three most successful sports clubs in Turkey. They all are based in Istanbul.
The 2015–16 Süper Lig is the 58th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
The 2016–17 Süper Lig was the 59th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
Events in the year 2018 in Turkey.
Özge Ece Üner is a Turkish TV presenter and news anchor. She worked as the main news bulletin presenter on Show TV.
