Football à la Turca (a Turkish Football podcast)

Transfer news, European qualifiers, first impressions and season predictions by our panel of turkish football enthusiasts!

We continue to recap the 2020-2021 season in Turkish football in part 2 of our season recap! We go more in depth on the promotions/relegations, Galatasaray's season and the which players should be dropped from the Turkey squad.

We recap the 2020-2021 Turkish Süper Lig season in which Beşiktaş wins their 16th league title. We talk about Fenerbahçe's transfer politics look back on Trabzonspor's season while also looking toward next season and discuss the EURO 2020 (2021) Turkish squad.

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!

La Liga TV's Semra Hunter joins Burak Sezgin this week to talk about her passion for sports, getting started in journalism and much more!

Turkish clubs continue to crumble in Europe as both Besiktas an Alanyaspor exit the European stage prematurely. Alexander Sörloth and Vedat Muriqi both make big moves abroad while Fenerbahçe and Besiktas are on the verge of brining in new strikers, that and much more in this week's episode of Football à la Turca!

Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Besiktas get off to a flying start while reigning champions Basaksehir and Trabzonspor immediately suffer their first defeat of the season!

Başakşehir win their first Süper Lig title! Malatyaspor, Kayserispor and Ankaragücü et relegated while Beşiktaş pass Sivasspor on the final matchday and clinch that Champions League qualifier ticket, or do they?

In this week's episode we rush through the results of the Turkish Süper Lig for matchdays 30 & 31 of the 2019-2020 season.

A lot of points being dropped at the top as the entire top 4 draws their matches! Meanwhile Kayserispor continues their climb out of the relegation zone and Fenerbahçe have a spectacular comeback against relegation candidates Malatyaspor.

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.

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!

With the Turkish Süper Lig returning on June 12th so does the podcast! This week we discuss the return of the league, Trabzonspor's European ban and the proposed new foreign limit by the TFF.

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 Beşiktaş due to unpaid wages and Ankaragücü player tests positive for Covid-19.

We discuss our "other XI" squads consisting out of players that never played for 'our' teams, join the conversation on Twitter and share your own personal 'other' squad!

In this week's episode our hosts discuss some of the more colourful figures in the Turkish Süper Lig in the last 25-years or so, focussing mainly on players that made their names at some of the 'smaller' clubs in Turkey.

Kaan, Umut and Yakup discuss the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Turkish football, with the first confirmed cases in the sport in Turkey.

With the Turkish Süper Lig postponed, we ask you our listeners, what should we talk about in the coming weeks?

The Coronavirus has had a big impact on our lives and on our football, we speak about that, matchday 26 results, matches without fans and much more in this episode!

Another week another heap of controversy and excitement in the world of Turkish football as Sivasspor, Galatasaray, Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe and Alanyaspor all drop points at the top of the table!

In this week's episode we discuss the matchday 24 results in the Turkish Süper Lig and preview next weekend's fixtures. We also discuss Basaksehir's phenomenal performance in the UEFA Europa League.

FALT celebrate their one year anniversary with an historic Intercontinental derby, Besiktas vs. Trabzonspor and the Ankara derby among many other things! In addition, we announce the winner of our shirt giveaway contest in celebration of our anniversary!

Fenerbahçe, Besiktas, Sivasspor and Alanyaspor all suffer major setbacks in their title aspirations, while Trabzonspor sit proud at the top of the table with a match in hand. Meanwhile Ankaragücü and Antalyaspor continue their climb out of the danger zone.

This week in Football à la Turca Kaan, Burak, Umut and Yakup look back at matchday 21 in the Süper Lig, with referee decisions taking the central stage once again.

Kaan Bayazit and Umut Naderi reflect on this past winter mercato, they recap all the noteworthy moves in the Turkish Süper Lig this past January while also running down the departures.

Trabzonspor clash with Fenerbahçe, Sergen Yalçin makes his coaching debut with Besiktas, leaders Sivasspor suffer a painful defeat, Basaksehir rebound from their loss last week and Galatasaray continue to their good run in 2020. that and much more in this episode of Football à la Turca!

Kaan, Umut, Yakup, Özer and special guest Pat Cox discuss the results of matchday 19 in the Turkish Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, Kobe Bryant's death and the earthquake in Erzurum.

We're back from the winter break with all the latest results in the Turkish Süper Lig!

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, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on the show to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 Twitter @FootiealaTurca!

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 second half of the season. 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 (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on the show to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 the road once again. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on the show to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 Sivasspor. 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 (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on the show to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on the show to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin being absent due to travelling conflicts. In this week's episode we focus on the matchday 12 results of the 2019/2020 season, with Galatasaray suffering their first home defeat in the league since May 6th 2017 (1-3 vs. Kasimpasa), at the hands of Okan Buruk's Istanbul Basaksehir. Trabzonpor, Sivasspor and Besiktas all book wins at the top of the table, while Alanyaspor suffer a surprising home defeat and Fenerbahçe are halted to a draw in Malatya. Meanwhile at the bottom of the table Gençlerbirligi gain 3 valuable points, just like Denizlispor who managed to see off Caykur Rizespor at home. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 reflect on the happenings in the Turkish Süper Lig over the matchday 11 weekend, including wins for the traditional big four and some in depth look at VAR-non calls in the Besiktas vs. Denizlispor match. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 discuss Galatasaray's dreadful european form (winning only twice in their last 30 European outings), we'll have that video segment up on our Facebook and Twitter! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 Bayazit, Umut Naderi, Yakup Marufoglu and the aforementioned Burak Sezgin discuss those and the other Süper Lig results aswell as the midweek European results involving our Turkish clubs. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 Bayazit was joined by özer Dindjer, Yakup Marufoglu and Patrick Cox who filled in for Burak Sezgin. Umut Naderi comes in with a pre-recorded segment on the Göztepe x Kayserispor match aswell. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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, hosted by Kaan Bayazit, Umut Naderi and Burak "Man of the Law" Sezgin! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 Antalyaspor x Kayserispor - 0:35:05 Ankaragücü x Yeni Malatyaspor - 0:38:43 Rizespor x Göztepe - 0:43:07 Denizlispor x Konyaspor 0:47:05 Trabzonspor x Gençlerbirligi - 0:50:33 Alanyaspor x Fenerbahçe - 0:58:47 Süper Lig standings + MD5 fixtures - 1:28:58 Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

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 PSG we spoke to French football journalist Jonathan Johnson PSG-watcher for ESPN, for Real Madrid we spoke to Ben Hayward Football journalist and Spain correspondent for the London Evening Standard, for Club Brugge we spoke to Belgian football journalist Guillaume Maebe of Het Nieuwsblad and finally for Galatasaray we spoke to our very own Özer Dindjer! Timestamps Paris St.-Germain 0:01:55 Real Madrid 0:21:43 Club Brugge 0:39:11 Galatasaray 1:08:17 Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow today's expert guests on Twitter: Jonathan Johson - @Jon_LeGossip Ben Hayward - @bghayward Guillaume Maebe - @GuillaumeMaebe Özer Dindjer - @Ataqoz And consider following our podcast hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast. Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca and like us on Facebook @FootballalaTurca!

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 keeping them top of qualification GROUP H on level points with World Champions France. GROUP H standings: 1-) TURKEY - 15 points (+12)2-) FRANCE - 15 points (+15)3-) ICELAND - 12 points (+1)4-) ALBANIA - 9 points (+1)5-) MOLDOVA - 3 points (-15)6-) ANDORRA - 0 points (-14) As promised we will have a TRANSFER episode later this week, in addition go and check out our UEFA Europa League previews for Trabzonspor's GROUP C and Basaksehir's GROUP J. Also be on the look out for Besiktas' UEFA Europa League GROUP K preview which will be dropping exclusively on the Black Eagles podcast feed on the 12th of September. Finally our Galataaray UEFA Champions League GROUP A preview will be dropping on the Football á la Turca feed on the 15th of September!

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 clubs! For AS Roma we spoke to Italian  football journalist John Solano, for Borussia Monchengladbach we spoke to GOAL.com's Bundesliga expert Ronan Murphy, for Başakşehir we spoke to Turkish football expert Bruno Bottaro and for Wolfsberger AC we spoke Der Standard's editor Martin Shauhuber. Timestamps AS Roma 0:06:30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0:33:53 Istanbul Başakşehir 0:44:32 Wolfsberger aC 1:12:11 Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow today's exper guests on Twitter: John Solano - @Solano_56 Ronan Murphhy - @swearimnotpaul Bruno Bottaro- @Br1bottaro Martin Schauhuber - @Mar_Schau And consider following our podcast hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast. Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca and like us on Facebook @FootballalaTurca!

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 Swiss football scout Oliver Zesiger, for Krasnodar we spoke to Russian football writer Will Baumgardner, for Getafe we spoke to Spanish football journalist Alexandra Jonson and for Trabzonspor we spoke with our very own Yakup Marufoglu. Timestamps FC Basel 0:01:02 Krasnodar 0:13:44 Getafe 0:26:51 Trabzonspor 0:42:07 Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow today's exper guests on Twitter: Oliver Zesiger - @aulit_z Will Baumgardner - @BAUMS_awayy Alexandra Jonson - @AlexandraJonson And consider following our podcast hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast. Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!

Matchday 3 in the Turkish Süper Lig is done and dusted and the Football à la Turca gang is back with a brand new addition to the team! Yakup Marufoglu joins Burak Sezgin, Kaan Bayazit and Özer Dindjer to provide the show with a Trabzonspor representative! In this episode we delve in to the results of both the Europa League qualifiers (in which Trabzonspor managed to qualify for the group stages) and the MD3 results in the Turkish Süper Lig. We also announce the group stage draws for the Turkish clubs invovled in the UEFA Champions and Europa League (be on the look out for expansive previews in the next two weeks for each group with special guests from the international journalism world!). Timestamps UEFA Champions League and Europa League draws - 0:04:25 Trabzonspor x AEK Athens - 0:05:45 Kasimpasa x Ankaragucu - 0:12:05 Kayserispor x Galatasaray - 0:17:05 Konyaspor x Antalyaspor - 0:36:40 Göztepe x Denizlispor - 0:42:53 Besiktas x Caykur Rizespor - 0:48:45 Gençlerbirligi x Basaksehir - 1:11:25 Sivasspor x Gazisehir - 1:15:53 Fenerbahçe x Trabzonspor - 1:19:20 Yeni Malatyaspor x Alanyaspor - 1:44:10 Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz, Patrick Cox @PtCx and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

Kaan Bayazit, Umut Naderi and Burak Sezgin are back with your weekly dose of Turkish football goodness in the second episode of the second season of Football à la Turca! This week our hosts discuss the results of matchday 2 in the Turkish Süper Lig aswell as Trabzonspor's result in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers earlier last week. The latest transfer news and rumours are also discussed as the summer transfer window is drawing to a close, just under a week left to go and still plenty of moves to be finalized. Besiktas are on the verge of signing Thiago Maia from Lille on loan, Fenerbahçe have snapped up free agent and World Cup winner Adil Rami while Galatasaray are still in the hunt for Radamel Falcao, but may have to settle for Mevlüt Erinç(!)? Timestamps • Rectifications - 0:03:10 • Europa League qualifiers: AEK x Trabzonspor - 0:07:05 • Beşiktaş x Göztepe - 0:10:49 • Ankaragücü x Kayserispor - 0:17:49 • Alanyaspor x Kasimpaşa - 0:21:28 • Başakşehir x Fenerbahçe - 0:24:58 • Çaykur Rizespor x Sivasspor- 0:45:23 • Trabzonspor x Yeni Malatyaspor - 0:50:52 • Antalyaspor x Denizlispor - 0359:20 • Galatasaray x Konyaspor - 1:04:37 • Gazişehir x Gençlerbirliği - 1:21:02 • Quaresma asked to find a new club - 1:27:28 • Gary Medel joins Bologna - 1:31:52 • Adil Rami joins Fenerbahçe - 1:34:30 • Hatem Ben Arfa linked with Fenerbahçe again - 1:40:12 • Manuel Fernandes potentially returning to Turkey - 1:43:18 • Thiago Maia’s proposed move to Beşiktaş - 1:48:10 • Rafinha Alcantara linked with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe - 1:51:09 • Radamel Falcao and Mevlüt Erdinç - 1:54:32 • Remaining transfer updates (Mert Çetin to Roma , Ertuğrul Ersoy to Le Havre, Seydou Doumbia to Rize?) - 1:57:22 • UEL & Süper Lig fixture rundown - 1:58:58   Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz, Patrick Cox @PtCx and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

The 2019/2020 edition of the Spor Toto Süper Lig has kicked off this past Friday and Football à la Turca has you covered with it's matchday 1 discussion. Kaan Bayazit, Umut Naderi, the returning Özer Dindjer and Pat Cox (who is filling in for Burak Sezgin) are back for this official first edition of our second season! In addition to this weekend's shocking results for last season's top 3, we also dive in to last week's midweek results in the UEFA Europa League, with Trabzonspor advancing to the final round of qualifiers and Malatyaspor unfortunately bidding Europe adieu. In our transfer segment we speak about the 3 big moves that occured this past week with Steven Nzonzi joining Galatasaray, Daniel Sturrdige joining Trabzonspor and Georges-Kévin Nkoudou joins Besiktas. And we also briefly spoke about the latest news on the Radamel Falcao transfer saga. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz, Patrick Cox @PtCx and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

Football à la Turca is back with another UEFA Europa League preview for all you Turcaholics! As Trabzonspor completed the hurdle that was Sparta Prague, they now face Greek giants AEK Athens in the final round of qualifiers for the Europa League group stages. Joining Kaan Bayazit once again on the show is Greek football journalist Stavros Markoulakis, who shines his light on AEK Athens' best players, coach and tactical approach. Later this week we'll also be back with a traditional episode in which we'll focus on all the highlights of the first matchday of the 2019/2020 Turkish Süper Lig season! So stay tuned Turcaholics, we've got you covered! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast. We do not claim to own the UEFA Europa League hymn and instrumental theme song and are using it purely under fair use.

Hello Turcaholics! Kaan, Burak and Umut are back with another episode of Football à la Turca this week, in which they discuss Basaksehir's elimination from the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, last week's Europa League results (ft. Yeni Malatyaspor vs. Partizan & Trabzonspor vs. Sparta Prague). On top of that we spent plenty of time discussing the Radamel Falcao transfer saga, aswell as Fenerbahçe's new signing Zanka (Mathias Jorgensen) and will he be getting a new partner at the back? Besiktas' new signins Pedro Rebocho and Victor Ruiz aswell as Yusuf Yazici's transfer from Trabzonspor to Lille in the French Ligue 1! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca! You can also follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast.

It's Europa League time Turcaholics! Following our Champions League qualifier preview for Basaksehir's opponents Olympiakos, Kaan Bayazit now sat down with Serbian football journalist Sonja Nikcevic to discuss Yeni Malatyaspor's opponents Partizan Belgrade, aswell as Trabzonspor's opponents Sparta Prague with Czech football journalist Ondrej Zlamal. In this episode we adressed who are the key players for both sides, what type of approach do their coaches utilize? And what are the teams' strengths and weaknesses! Get to know the opponents of the Turkish clubs active in the UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round through the insights of these local experts. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast. Follow today's featured guests on Twitter: Sonja Nikcevic @Sonjanik13 and Ondrej Zlamal @UEFAcomOndrejZ. We do not claim to own the UEFA Europa League hymn and instrumental theme song and are using it purely under fair use.

ARE YOU READY!? It's Champions League time! Qualifiers that is, Başakşehir are in action in the third qualifying round and Football á la Turca are here to give you the lowdown on their opponents: Greek Giants Olympiakos Piraeus. Kaan Bayazit is joined by Greek journalist Stavros Markoulakis, who tells us all about Olympiakos's best players, style of play, strengths and weaknesses. Başakşehir host Olympiakos on Wednesday 7/8/2019 at 19:45 CET, the return will be played 6 days later on Tuesday 13/8/2019 in Greece. Can the Owls get to the play-offs once again? We'll know in about two weeks! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. $10 Tier (Turcamaniac):• all of the above• guest appearance on thecshow to discuss topic of choice Head to http://www.patreon.com/FALT and become an official Turcaholic or Turcamaniac! Social Media Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca!  You can follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit @Razzerian, Burak Sezgin @Burakiosaurus, Özer Dindjer @Ataqoz and Umut Naderi @Eidolast. Follow today's featured guest Stavros Markoulakis @StaMarkous. We do not claim to own the UEFA Champions League hymn and instrumental theme song and are using it purely under fair use.

Burak, Kaan and Umut are back this week with another episode of Football á la Turca! The news In this week's episode we spoke about Yeni Malatyaspor's first adventure in the UEFA Europa League, their potential opponents in the next round should they qualify. Trabzonspor's opponent in the Europa League and Basaksehir's opponent in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Additional news items include beIN SPORTS's dispute with the TFF and the club Union over the TV Rights contract, Trabzonspor's appeal over the 2010-2011 Süper Lig season being rejected by CAS and Trabzonspor's new sponsorship deal. Transfer talk We discussed the new signings for Besiktas (Tyler Boyd and Douglas) aswell as Eljif Elmas' transfer from Fenerbahçe to Napoli for a staggering fee of 16 million euros. We also dug in to the transfer rumours regarding Radamel Falcao possibly heading to Galatasaray aswell as Emre Mor and we also spoke about Daniel Sturridge potentially joining Trabzonspor this Summer. Join us on Patreon! If you enjoy what we do here at Football á la Turca, then consider supporting us on Patreon by pledging 3 USD per month. You can do so on www.patreon.com/FALT

Hello Turcaholics! We hope you enjoyed your bonus episode this week featuring Miran Zore on Yeni Malatyaspor's Europa League qualifier opponent Olimpija Ljubljana. But that was just the appetiser for this week! Burak, Kaan and Özer are back this week with a featured guest: John McManus, the author of 'Welcome to Hell', an excellent book on Turkish football. You can follow John on Twitter @JohnMcManus06. And as Always you can follow us @FootiealaTurca, or individually Kaan @Razzerian, Özer @Ataqoz and Burak @Burakiosaurus. Check out 'Welcome to Hell' for yourself You can buy a copy to 'Welcome to Hell' on Amazon. AMAZON.CO.UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Welcome-Hell-Search-Turkish-Football/dp/1474604765/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=welcome+to+hell&qid=1564016031&s=gateway&sr=8-1 AMAZON.COM: https://www.amazon.com/John-McManus/e/B001HCV6EY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1564016054&sr=8-1 Consider supporting the podcast on PATREON Are you a fan of the podcast, do you like what we do and would you care to support the show for just 3 US Dollars per month? Check out our PATREON page and become an official TURCAHOLIC! http://www.patreon.com/FALT/   A special Thank you to Mimar Sinan for producing the music for our show, like his work? Check him out on iTunes and consider buying some of his albums!

BONUS EPISODE Following a one week absence Football á la Turca returns with a bang, with the first of two episodes this week! This being the bonus episode in which we take a closer look at Yeni Malatyaspor's opponent in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers: Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia. Miran Zore is the chief editor for Nogomania.com, an authority on the internet when it comes to Slovenian football. Miran tells us a bit more about Olimpija, the club's recent history, their coach and the city of Ljubljana3 Yeni Malatyaspor will host Olimpija this Thursday at 19:00 CET time (20:00 locally) and the match will be aired live on A spor. You can follow our guest Miran Zore on Twitter @MiranZore!

Following our back-to-back interviews with George D. Metellus and Samantha Johnson we decided to delve in to some transfer talk this week. Kaan Bayazit, Burak Sezgin and Özer Dindjer are joined by Kaan Özgök this week (@bukowskigs on Twitter). We focussed mainly on Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in this episode, topics discussed include but aren't limited to Max Kruse, Altay Bayindir, Garry Rodrigues, Emre Belözoglu, Deniz Türüç and Vedat MUriqi for Fenerbahçe and Ryan Babel, Emre Mor, Fernando (and more) for Galatasaray. Aswell as Tyler Boyd heading to Besiktas? we also take a quick look at Obi Mikel's move to Trabzon, go over their transfers and our expectations for them this coming season and what they'll need to contend for the title. A lot of transfer talk! Join us on Patreon For those of you who enjoy the show and would like to support us on patreon, head to patreon.com/FALT and become a patron for just 3,00 USD per month, money we'll use to continue improving our overall quality and to fund our annual hosting on podvean. Our upcoming guest: John McManus Next week we'll be sitting down with John McManus, author of "Welcome to Hell" (you can purchase his book on Amazon).  Follow us on social media You can follow the hosts of our show on Twitter @Razzerian, @Ataqoz and @Burakiosaurus aswell as our official account @FootiealaTurca.

Football á la Turca continues it's line of fascinating summer interviews with world renowned sports journalists/broadcasters this week as the guys are joined by the lovely Samantha Johnson of TRT World. Sam lifts the curtain and tells us the story of how she got in to the fascinating world of sports journalism, including the difficulties for her as a woman in a largely male dominated industry. Sam also tells her about her decision to get in to the crazy world of Turkish sports broadcasting, women's football in life and much more! A truely inspirational story of how perseverence and hard work can get you where you want to be in your life. Burak Sezgin and Özer Dindjer are back this week, joining Kaan Bayazit to conduct the interview with Miss Johnson. You can watch some of Sam's groundbreaking reports, including the one on the ladies of Hakkarigücü on YouTube, links below. Hakkarigucu https://youtu.be/H29rYgAhyoc   Basakeshir  https://youtu.be/JLiyHXGSI98   Darius Vassell https://youtu.be/gXFXGBENNVs Besiktas/Fikret Orman https://youtu.be/h8KUjfVvGE4 Coming soon: Nuri Sahin    You can follow Samantha Johnson on Twitter (@MissSamJohnson) and Instagram (@miss_samjohnson).   And as always you can follow us @FootiealaTurca aswell as our hosts @Razzerian (Kaan), @Burakiosaurus (Burak) and @Ataqoz (Özer).

No Burak Sezgin or Özer Dindjer this week, meaning the duo of Kaan Bayazit and Umut Naderi did the heavy lifting on this week's episode of Football á la Turca. And joining us this week as our featured guest is beIN SPORTS USA's George D. Metellus, who covers the Turkish league games and hosts the highlight show alongside Eric Krakauer. We delve in to how George got started in the business of football coverage, how he got in to football in general, his favourite teams and his impressions of the Turkish League. We also discuss George's perceived differences between the Turkish league and the rest of the European top 5 leagues, what Turkish clubs could do to increase their profile in the United States and much, much more. You can follow George D. Metellus on Twitter @GDMetellus8! Follow our hosts Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) and Umut Naderi (@Eidolast) aswell as the show's official Twitter account @FootiealaTurca.

Freshlyl coming off our interview with Gabriele Marcotti in E17 (go listen to that one if you haven't yet!) we're digging in to Turkey's EURO qualifier results from the past two weeks (2-0 win vs. France and a 2-1 defeat vs. Iceland). Kaan, Burak, Özer and Umut also delve in to transfer mercato in Turkey, adressing both the more high profile rumours (such as Ever Banega potentially heading to Galatasaray) aswell as the already confirmed deals (Okan Buruk to Basaksehir, etc.). Follow us on Twitter @FootiealaTurca and give us your feedback! You can also follow our podcast hosts: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) and Umut Naderi (@Eidolast).

The Turkish Süper Lig season might be over but Football á la Turca continues. And we start off the Summer with a bang! With this, our first interview in what will hopefully become an interesting lineup over the next two months, with none other than ESPN senior writer Gabriele Marcotti! Mr. Marcotti shines his light on many interesting topics, including the current state of Turkish football, how can it improve? What are his thoughts on a foreigner limit. His take on UEFA's planned third club competition. Financial Fairplay and much, much more! Besides being a worldwide respected football expert, Mr. Marcotti is also an author of 4 books, you can find his books on Amazon! His latest book "Hail, Claudio!: The Man, the Manager, The Miracle" is currently just GBP 3,99 on Amazon for Kindle if you have Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hail-Claudio-Man-Manager-Miracle-ebook/dp/B01LWN343O/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=gabriele+marcotti&qid=1560462175&s=gateway&sr=8-2 You can follow Mr. Marcotti on Twitter (@Marcotti) and the hosts of our show: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) and Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz). If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, sharing it on social media and dropping us a 5 star review on Apple podcasts!

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties with our recording software this week's episode's raw recording was rendered useless, so Kaan had to do record a quick 15 minute summary of what would've been our episode this week. We apologies for not being able to provide you with your usual 1 hour+ of Turkish football goodness this week, but we promise to make it up to you in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we hope you will enjoy the festivities of this week and wish you all a very happy Bayram!   Music at the end of this episode by Baris Manco "Bu Gün Bayram".

Welcome back to Football á Turca with the conclusion of the 2018-2019 Turkish Süper Lig campaign, with the Championship already decided we only had third place left to be decided between Besiktas and Trabzonspor, but more importantly Göztepe, Bursaspor and Erzurum had to determine among eachother which two teams would join Akhisar in the second tier of Turkish football next season.  This week Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) was joined once again by Umut Naderi (@Eidolast), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) and the returning King Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz).

With a bit of a delay we're back with episode 14 of Football á Turca, unfortunately without party animal Özer Dindjer who is still M.I.A. in Turkey (probably celebrating Galatasaray's 22nd league title). But Burak Sezgin makes his triumphant return following a two week absence and Kaan is also once again joined by Umun Naderi - who experienced Galatasaray's title victory from the stands - and also special guest Bruno Bottaro, who gives some insights in to the mind of Abdullah Avci. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Umut Naderi (@Eidolast), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) and Bruno Bottaro (@br1bottaro). Please also vote on our Twitter poll in regards to a patreon service and whether you would be interested! https://twitter.com/FootiealaTurca/status/1130937456042401792

Breaking news update on the situation at Ankaragücü, concerning a developing story related to the club's financial issues with unpaid wages. Two players have terminated their contracts while former player Michael Klukowski has notified the club through his lawyer that he has gone to FIFA regarding his owed wages. There is even talk of a six point deduction for next season. Thank you to special guest Nadeem Raja for an accurate and factual update on the ongoing situation, you can follow him on Twitter @Kankagroup.

We've got some more heated debates for you in this week's edition of Football á la Turca following the exciting but highly controversial conclusion of matchday 32 in the Turkish Süper Lig. Burak Sezgin and Umut Naderi couldn't join us this week, but Pat Cox was so kind to fill to add a Fenerbahçe voice to the podcast. Follow our account on Twitter: @FootiealaTurca or our hosts Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) and Patrick Cox (@PtCx).

The Turkish Süper Lig continues to grow more exciting by the week, the battle for second please seems to have been fought, as Galatasaray beat Besiktas at Türk Telekom Arena, which almost certainly guarantees them a top two finish. Basaksehir once again stumble, meaning Galatasaray overtake them at the top of the table for the first time since matchday 9, on goal differential. Elsewhere Göztepe get another big win, over 5th placed Antalyaspor, moving them out of the relegation zone, at least for now. While Erzurumspor deal Bursaspor a massive blow in their hopes of avoiding relegation. Plus, a heated debate on the derby between Özer and Kaan and all that while missing a match for the ages in the Champions League, all for your entertainment! So do be kind and leave us a five star review on iTunes, will you? It'd be very much appreciated! You can follow our hosts and our podcast account on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) and @FootiealaTurca!

Kaan, Burak, Özer and Umut return this week to discuss the latest happenings in the Turkish Süper Lig, under a shroud of sadness however following the bus crash in which Alanyaspor player Josef Sural perished. this episode is in memory of Josef sural, our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. As far as the Turkish Süper Lig is concerned, our pundits delve in to Basaksehir's third stumble in as many weeks as they lose at home to relegation candidates Göztepe, Besiktas continue to impress on the back of striker Burak Yilmaz while Galatasaray drop two precious points in Konya. You can follow our show on Twitter @FootiealaTurca and our hosts: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus), Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) and Umut Naderi (@Eidolast).

In the tenth episode of Football á la Turca our Original band of Burak, Kaan and Özer reunite to discuss the Turkish Süper Lig matchday 29 results. Basaksehir drop points for the second week in a row, Galatasaray rebound with a win coming off their derby draw and Besiktas continue their winning ways. While at the bottom of the table, Erzurumspor upset Göztepe and continue their attempted climb out of the relegation zone. Who will win the title this season? Which teams are going to go down? Let us know on Twitter!  @FootiealaTurca You can also follow our hosts on the Twitterverse: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus)

This week in Football a la Turca the band gets back together as both Burak Sezgin and Özer Dindjer make their triumphant retunrs joining Kaan Bayazit to discuss the Turkish Süper Lig matchday 29 results, including but not limited to the Besiktas vs. Basaksehir (mini) derby and the granddaddy of them all, Fenerbahçce vs. Galatasaray. But wait! There is more... joining us once again is Umut Naderi and a late debutant: Arman Polan. To complete a four man panel for the Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray derby, with Kaan officiating and asking the questions. Have any feedback, comments or questions on today's episode? Feel free to reach out to us individually on Twitter or to the Football a la Turca official Twitter account! @FootiealaTurca Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Umut Naderi (@Eidolast) Arman Polat (@apolat92) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Please leave us a five star review on iTunes or the Apple podcasts app, it would be much appreciated!

The Turkish Süper Lig is back from the international break and picks up right where it left off! The top sides in the table all bagged victories and Kaan is joined by Umut Naderi and Patrick Cox as both Özer Dindjer and Burak Sezgin were unavilable this week. In addition to discussing the Süper Lig results, there was also time spent on talking about the Turkish cup semi-finals and previewing next week's derby matches between Besiktas and Basaksehir and of course Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Patrick Cox (@PtCx) Umut Naderi (@Eidolast) Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a 5 star review! You can also follow our podcast account @FootiealaTurca.

In this week's episode of Football á la Turca we're giving you a very special episode in which our hosts Burak Sezgin, Özer Dindjer and Kaan Bayazit will discuss their favourite all time elevens of players they've actually watched play live. That excludes "legends" like Hakki Yeten, Metin Oktay, Lefter, etc. In addition Umut Naderi joins us at the end to introduce himself to everyone, as he will be replacing Özer next week while the latter is preoccupied in London. Pat cox will also be returning next week, he'll be stepping in for Burak who will be on a pro wrestling tour of New York City, as he'll be attending WWE's Wrestlemania 35, Monday Night Raw and, NXT(?) and the ROH/NJPW show as well.  We also opted to leave in Kaan's dog's cameo in the episode, as she decided to steal his spot in the couch while Kaan went for a quick bio break. (WARNING: there may be some obscene language used in that particular excahnge between Kaan and his dog) As Always you can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Umut Naderi (@Eidolast) We'll be back next week Tuesday with all the latest Turkish Süper Lig action, but for now, we hope you enjoy this more lighthearted edition of the podcast, thank you for listening!

We're back this week with another exciting episode of Football á la Turca, despite the Turkish Süper Lig being on a hiatus due to the international break. Our usual suspects return as Burak, Kaan and Özer look back fondly on a great start to Turkey's EURO qualifyign campaign with wins over Albania and Moldova and to do so they are joined by former TRT World and now DAZN journalist Bruno Bottaro. But the true meat and potatoes of this episode lies in the foreign limit debate, because as you may or may not know the return of said dreaded limit is a real possibility. We look at several interesting quotes from the likes of Semih Kaya, Selçuk Sahin, Servet Cetin, Baris Yardimci and Batuhan Karadeniz in favour of a foreign limit. While Kaan, Bruno, Burak and Özer will do their best to convince you otherwise. Bruno in particular gives us his keen insights on why Turkey should not implement a foreign limit and how that could put a halt on the momentum the league has been gaining in recent years. Bruno also gives us a potential breaking news story, as he reveals that DAZN Japan has picked up the Turkish Süper Lig rights for the next 3 seasons (Shinji Kagawa effect?). As always we encourage you to interact with us on Twitter, agree or disagree with our standpoint and opinions? Do you have a sane argument as to why Turkish football needs foreign restrictions? Please share your opinion with us on the Twitterverse! Bruno Bottaro (@Br1bottaro) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Football á la Turca (@FootiealaTurca) Thank you very much for listening, please drop us a 5 star review on iTunes, we would truely appreciate it!

In this week's edition of the Football á la Turca podcast Burak Sezgin makes his triumphant return following a week of absence, andhe does so celebrating a rare Fenerbahçe victory, one that may actually have gotten them out of the relegation dogfight (at least for now). And Burak is of course joined by both Kaan Bayazit and Özer Dindjer as to not just loo at this weekend's Turkish Süper Lig results, but they also talk some Turkey call ups, what do our hosts thin of Senol Günes' first squad? Finally we look at the league table headed in to the international break, as the Süper Lig will be going on a 3 week hiatus. And we also take a quick look at the standings of the top league goal scorers. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Music by Mimar Sinan, graphics by Umut Naderi.

In this week's episode Kaan and Özer are joined by Patrick Cox, as Burak Sezgin is out on assignment. Our hosts look back at this past Süper Lig weekend, in which there were interesting developments both in the relegation dogfight as well as for the European spots. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Patrick Cox (@PtCx) You may also be interested in following and interacting with our podcast's official account @FootiealaTurca!

In this week's episode we briefly discuss the appointment of Senol Günes as Turkey's NT coach starting June 1st, as well as the midweek Turkish cup results. Followed by an extensive look at the Turkish Süper Lig matchday 24 results. You may find our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Please follow our podcast account @FootiealaTurca on Twitter! In memory of Ankaragücü fans Eren Acigoz and Mert Turgut Cakir who tragically passed away in a bus crash on their way to Friday's match vs. Antalyaspor. They were aged just 15 and 17, may the rest in peace.

Kaan, Burak and Özer are back in the second episode of 'Football á la Turca'! With plenty to talk about in this week's episode, including some interesting insights in to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) rules & guidelines as well as the midweek European results involving Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. Our panel also take a close look at the full Süper Lig matchday 23 results, including a derby slobberknocker between Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe on Monday! You may find our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Please follow our podcast account @FootiealaTurca on Twitter! Editting by Kaan Bayazit, music by Sinan Schwarting and graphics by Umut Naderi. 2019 Football á la Turca.

The pilot episode of Football á la Turca is here! Iin this episode we discuss last week's European results involving Turkish clubs Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray aswell as the matchday 22 results of the Spor Toto Süper Lig. You can find our hosts on Twitter! Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian)Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus)Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) A special thank you to Sinan Schwarting and Umut Naderi.