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Greek submarine surfaces undetected 1 mile off Turkish coast (photos)
Greek General “trolls” Turkey
Artnik sets new world record in double-fin discipline
Antalya – Slovenian freediver Alenka Artnik has set a new world record in the double-fin discipline at a competition in Kas, Turkey.The 39-year-old said on Facebook on Saturday that she had improved her own mark in the discipline to 106 metres.
National gymnast İbrahim Çolak named athlete of year
Artistic gymnast İbrahim Çolak was chosen as the 2021 Athlete of the Year at the 67th Gillette Milliyet Athlete of the Year awards on Sept. 29.
Mehmet Baykan, general manager of Sports Services, presented the award in a ceremony at Istanbul's Volkswagen Arena organized by the Turkish Milliyet daily newspaper and shaving products company Gillette.
Turkish research Bilim-2 sailing in the Aegean Sea on course for Kastelorizo
Turkey is upping its provocations against Greece
Adana Demirspor routs Gaziantep FK 4-0 in Turkish Süper Lig
Adana Demirspor hammered Gaziantep FK 4-0 in a Turkish Süper Lig game on Sept. 25.
Adana took an early lead with Yunus Akgun's goal in the 12th minute at New Adana Stadium and the first half ended 1-0.
Gaziantep's Steven Kaulker scored his own goal and made it 2-0 for Adana Demirspor in the 65th minute.
Derin Toparlak becomes finswimming world champion
Turkish swimmer Derin Toparlak became the world champion in the men's 5,000-meter race at the CMAS Open Water Finswimming World Championship held in Santa Marta, Colombia on Sept. 25.
Turkish swimmer becomes finswimming world champion
Turkish swimmer Derin Toparlak has become the world champion in the men's 5,000-meter race at the CMAS Open Water Finswimming World Championship held in Santa Marta, Colombia.
Toparlak reached the finish line with a time of 43.50.88 in the breathtaking race.
Turkish football club Kayserispor's Emre Demir joins Barcelona
Barcelona purchased Emre Demir from Turkey's Yukatel Kayserispor for €2 million ($2.34 million) plus bonuses, the Catalan club said in a statement on Sept. 23.
The 17-year-old will stay at the club until 2027, and his release fee has been set at €400 million ($470 million), according to the press release.
New Turkish women's football league to kick off soon
A new Turkish women's football league is set to start the 2021-2022 season, Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said on Sept. 21.
TFF said important decisions were made regarding the restructuring of women's leagues during a summit on Sept. 20.
Turkey names Stefan Kuntz as new head coach
Germany's Under-21 coach Stefan Kuntz is set to take over the reins of the Turkish national team, the Turkish Football Federation announced on Sept. 19.
The 58-year-old, who played in the Germany side that won the 1996 European Championship, will sign on Sept. 20 at 1200 GMT at the Riva Hasan Doğan national team training center.
Turkey defeats Spain, wins European amputee football championship
Turkey sealed a back-to-back European championship title after the national amputee football team defeated Spain 6-0 in Sept. 19's final.
Turkey clinched the trophy with goals from Ömer Güleryüz (3), Kemal Güleş (2), and Rahmi Özcan at Cracovia Stadium in Krakow, Poland.
They dominated the tournament by scoring 36 goals and conceding only two.
Turkey wins consecutive Euro amputee football cup
Turkish national amputee football team has yet again bagged the European Championship title by defeating Spain 6-0, marking the victory for the second time in a row.
The team clinched the trophy with a hat trick from Ömer Güleryüz, a brace from Kemal Güleş and a goal from Rahmi Özcan at Cracovia Stadium in Krakow, Poland.
Challenging marathon in Anatolia completed
Nearly 800 local and foreign athletes participated in the seventh Phrygian Ultra Marathon this year, which is one of the biggest in Turkey in terms of the size of the event, following a year paused by the pandemic.
Turkey, Spain move to European amputee football championship final
Turkey and Spain booked their place at the European amputee football championship final on Sept. 18.
Defending champions Turkey defeated Russia 5-2 while Spain beat the host country Poland 2-1 in the semifinals in Krakow.
The final match will be played at Poland's Cracovia Stadium on Sept. 19.
Beşiktaş beats Antalyaspor 3-2 in Turkish Süper Lig clash
Beşiktaş gained a 3-2 comeback win over Fraport TAV Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig on Sept. 18.
Goals from Haji Wright and Veysel Sarı in the last three minutes of the first half gave the home side a 2-0 lead at the Antalya Stadium.