Sofuoğlu

In Turkey's first motor speedway championship for women organized between May 29 and 30 in the western province of İzmir, 20 female motorcycle racers competed on the tracks.

The country's first professional female motorcycle racer, İlayda Yağmur Yılmaz, bagged the winning trophy in the race where many participants were competing for the first time in their lives.

Prosecutors in Istanbul have launched a probe into Professor Ebubekir Sofuoğlu after his remarks labelling the country's universities as "brothels" caused public outrage.

Earlier this week, Sofuoğlu from Sakarya University's History Department, on a TV show criticized Generation Z and dismissed the view that universities contribute to the cities where they are located.

Turkish former professional motorcycle champion Kenan Sofuoğlu raced with unusual opponents in Istanbul on Sept. 20, beating all of them, including an F-16 fighter jet. Click through for the story in photos...

Turkey's ace motorcycle racer Kenan Sofuoğlu announced the end of his active sports career on May 12 in northern Italy.