Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray signed a two-year contract with Italian coach Cesare Prandelli in a ceremony in the club’s Türk Telekom Arena stadium July 8.

Speaking to reporters at the ceremony, Prandelli, who only left Italy after a disappointing World Cup campaign last month, said Galatasaray chairman Ünal Aysal easily convinced him for the job.

Galatasaray is in talks with Scottish coach David Moyes for its vacant managerial post, according to reports.

Moyes, who is currently out of a job after departing Manchester United, arrived in Istanbul on June 27 to start talks with the Turkish club.

Galatasaray Liv Hospital will not be on court against Fenerbahçe Ülker on June 19 following a unanimous decision of the club board to boycott the game.

The decision came hours after the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) announced Fenerbahçe Ülker was fined 40,000 Turkish Liras for incidents in the fifth game of the Beko Basketball League (BBL) finals series at the Ülker Arena.

Galatasaray Liv Hospital will not be on court against Fenerbahçe Ülker on June 19 following a unanimous decision of the club board to boycott the game.

The decision came hours after the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) announced Fenerbahçe Ülker was fined 40,000 Turkish Liras for incidents in the fifth game of the Beko Basketball League (BBL) finals series at the Ülker Arena.

Italian coach Roberto Mancini has left Turkish giants Galatasaray by mutual agreement after less than a season in charge, the club announced on June 11.

"Our relationship with the coach Roberto Mancini and his contract of
employment, which was signed on 1 October, 2013, has been terminated by
mutual agreement," the club said in a statement.

A group of environmentalists staged a protest June 7 against Istanbul’s third airport project, denouncing the destruction of huge forests in the northern parts of the metropolis’ European side.

Turkish sports’ bitter foes will renew their centennial rivalry in the Beko Basketball League final series starting today.

Fenerbahçe Ülker hosts Galatasaray Liv Hospital in the first game of the best-of-seven final series to win the national title in men’s basketball.

Defending Turkish men’s basketball league champion Galatasaray Liv Hospital is one win away from the finals, following its victory over Banvit on May 28.

The Istanbul team used its home-court advantage to beat Banvit, the regular season leaders, and won the game 67-61 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series.