Turkish Football Association

FIFA, UEFA denounce shooting attack at Turkish soccer office

FIFA and UEFA on Sept. 2 condemned a shooting incident at the headquarters of the Turkish soccer association during a board meeting.

Turkish media reported at least seven bullets were fired at the building in Istanbul on Thursday before the shooters escaped in a waiting vehicle. No injuries were reported.

Footballer denies he will remove his tattoos after PM Erdoğan's rebuke

A Turkish footballer has denied reports suggesting that he accepted to remove his tattoos, following a rebuke by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

"Please don't take every article in the media seriously. I neither considered nor told that I would remove my tattoos. Each of them has a special meaning to me," 18-year-old Galatasaray footballer Berk Yıldız tweeted.