Football in Turkey

Reigning champs Galatasaray drew Konyaspor 1-1 in the second match day of the Turkish football league on Aug. 25.

Trabzonspor drew with Kasımpaşa 1-1 on Aug. 18 in Turkish top-tier football league.

Newly promoted Yukatel Denizlispor shutout current champions of the Turkish Super Lig in the opening match of the new season Friday at Denizli Atatürk Stadium.

Turkish football club Trabzonspor have promised to send their new gray jersey to Barcelona defender Gerard Pique who shared the Turkish club's promotional video on social media.

Turkish football fans were all smiles on June 9, still mesmerized by one of the biggest victories in the country's football history.

Turkey's Super League generated 731 million euros ($814 million) of revenue in the 2017-2018 season, up from the 701 million euro income the Turkish football clubs made in the 2016-2017 season, according to Deloitte's 28th Annual Review of Football Finance.

Medipol Başakşehir was defeated by Göztepe 2-0 on April 26 evening in Turkey's top tier football league, jeopardizing the top spot it has been holding for many weeks.

Beşiktaş defeated the Turkish Super League leader Medipol Başakşehir 2-1 on April 13.

The Turkish National Football team shutout Albania in its first match on March 22 in the European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2020.       

A Turkish footballer, who lost one of his legs in an accident but never stopped playing football, was chosen by UEFA as this month's personality.