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Başakşehir
Man allegedly abducted by Turkish intel in İstanbul recounts details of torture
Gökhan Güneş, who returned home nearly a week after he was allegedly abducted by Turkish intelligence officers in broad daylight in İstanbul, has said...
Outrage over racism on the pitch sparks debate about racist slurs against Kurdish team Amedspor
This week in the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s foremost sporting event, French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) hosted İstanbul’s Başakşehir in the last week of...
PSG, Başakşehir players walk off over alleged racist slur by match official in Champions League
The Champions League fixture between Paris Saint Germain and İstanbul Başakşehir was abandoned by both team's players, who walked off the pitch over a...
Erdoğan-backed Başakşehir wins Turkish title for first time
Başakşehir won the Turkish title for the first time on Sunday, ending the dominance of the city’s big three clubs, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş,...
Economist briefly detained over allegations of insulting President Erdoğan
Turkish
economy writer Mustafa Sönmez was detained on Sunday over his social media
posts and released the same day after questioning by a prosecutor, the Gazete
Duvar...
Presidency leaves questions on Erdoğan-backed football club unanswered
Turkey’s Presidential Communications Center (CİMER) has not provided any answers to several questions raised by an opposition deputy about İstanbul’s Başakşehir football club, whose...
Galatasaray wins Turkish Super League, giving Fatih Terim 7th title
After a breathtaking season as four football teams carried their hopes for the championship into the final games, Galatasaray won the Turkish Super League...
[PROFILE] The rise and fall of Arda Turan
Arda Turan, a 31-year-old Barcelona footballer on loan to İstanbul’s Başakşehir football team, hit a career low by bullying the referees in a match...
15 detained as part of anti-terror operation in İstanbul
Fifteen suspected members of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) – a terrorist group affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – were detained as...