Football Á La Turca (a Turkish Süper Lig Podcast)

The Turkish Süper Lig continues to grow more exciting by the week, the battle for second please seems to have been fought, as Galatasaray beat Besiktas at Türk Telekom Arena, which almost certainly guarantees them a top two finish. Basaksehir once again stumble, meaning Galatasaray overtake them at the top of the table for the first time since matchday 9, on goal differential. Elsewhere Göztepe get another big win, over 5th placed Antalyaspor, moving them out of the relegation zone, at least for now. While Erzurumspor deal Bursaspor a massive blow in their hopes of avoiding relegation. Plus, a heated debate on the derby between Özer and Kaan and all that while missing a match for the ages in the Champions League, all for your entertainment! So do be kind and leave us a five star review on iTunes, will you? It'd be very much appreciated! You can follow our hosts and our podcast account on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) and @FootiealaTurca!

Kaan, Burak, Özer and Umut return this week to discuss the latest happenings in the Turkish Süper Lig, under a shroud of sadness however following the bus crash in which Alanyaspor player Josef Sural perished. this episode is in memory of Josef sural, our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. As far as the Turkish Süper Lig is concerned, our pundits delve in to Basaksehir's third stumble in as many weeks as they lose at home to relegation candidates Göztepe, Besiktas continue to impress on the back of striker Burak Yilmaz while Galatasaray drop two precious points in Konya. You can follow our show on Twitter @FootiealaTurca and our hosts: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian), Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus), Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) and Umut Naderi (@Eidolast).  

In the tenth episode of Football á la Turca our Original band of Burak, Kaan and Özer reunite to discuss the Turkish Süper Lig matchday 29 results. Basaksehir drop points for the second week in a row, Galatasaray rebound with a win coming off their derby draw and Besiktas continue their winning ways. While at the bottom of the table, Erzurumspor upset Göztepe and continue their attempted climb out of the relegation zone. Who will win the title this season? Which teams are going to go down? Let us know on Twitter!  @FootiealaTurca You can also follow our hosts on the Twitterverse: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus)

This week in Football a la Turca the band gets back together as both Burak Sezgin and Özer Dindjer make their triumphant retunrs joining Kaan Bayazit to discuss the Turkish Süper Lig matchday 29 results, including but not limited to the Besiktas vs. Basaksehir (mini) derby and the granddaddy of them all, Fenerbahçce vs. Galatasaray. But wait! There is more... joining us once again is Umut Naderi and a late debutant: Arman Polan. To complete a four man panel for the Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray derby, with Kaan officiating and asking the questions. Have any feedback, comments or questions on today's episode? Feel free to reach out to us individually on Twitter or to the Football a la Turca official Twitter account! @FootiealaTurca Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Umut Naderi (@Eidolast) Arman Polat (@apolat92) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Please leave us a five star review on iTunes or the Apple podcasts app, it would be much appreciated!

The Turkish Süper Lig is back from the international break and picks up right where it left off! The top sides in the table all bagged victories and Kaan is joined by Umut Naderi and Patrick Cox as both Özer Dindjer and Burak Sezgin were unavilable this week. In addition to discussing the Süper Lig results, there was also time spent on talking about the Turkish cup semi-finals and previewing next week's derby matches between Besiktas and Basaksehir and of course Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Patrick Cox (@PtCx) Umut Naderi (@Eidolast) Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a 5 star review! You can also follow our podcast account @FootiealaTurca.

In this week's episode of Football á la Turca we're giving you a very special episode in which our hosts Burak Sezgin, Özer Dindjer and Kaan Bayazit will discuss their favourite all time elevens of players they've actually watched play live. That excludes "legends" like Hakki Yeten, Metin Oktay, Lefter, etc. In addition Umut Naderi joins us at the end to introduce himself to everyone, as he will be replacing Özer next week while the latter is preoccupied in London. Pat cox will also be returning next week, he'll be stepping in for Burak who will be on a pro wrestling tour of New York City, as he'll be attending WWE's Wrestlemania 35, Monday Night Raw and, NXT(?) and the ROH/NJPW show as well.  We also opted to leave in Kaan's dog's cameo in the episode, as she decided to steal his spot in the couch while Kaan went for a quick bio break. (WARNING: there may be some obscene language used in that particular excahnge between Kaan and his dog) As Always you can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian

We're back this week with another exciting episode of Football á la Turca, despite the Turkish Süper Lig being on a hiatus due to the international break. Our usual suspects return as Burak, Kaan and Özer look back fondly on a great start to Turkey's EURO qualifyign campaign with wins over Albania and Moldova and to do so they are joined by former TRT World and now DAZN journalist Bruno Bottaro. But the true meat and potatoes of this episode lies in the foreign limit debate, because as you may or may not know the return of said dreaded limit is a real possibility. We look at several interesting quotes from the likes of Semih Kaya, Selçuk Sahin, Servet Cetin, Baris Yardimci and Batuhan Karadeniz in favour of a foreign limit. While Kaan, Bruno, Burak and Özer will do their best to convince you otherwise. Bruno in particular gives us his keen insights on why Turkey should not implement a foreign limit and how that could put a halt on the momentum the league has been gaining in recent years. Bruno also gives us a

In this week's edition of the Football á la Turca podcast Burak Sezgin makes his triumphant return following a week of absence, andhe does so celebrating a rare Fenerbahçe victory, one that may actually have gotten them out of the relegation dogfight (at least for now). And Burak is of course joined by both Kaan Bayazit and Özer Dindjer as to not just loo at this weekend's Turkish Süper Lig results, but they also talk some Turkey call ups, what do our hosts thin of Senol Günes' first squad? Finally we look at the league table headed in to the international break, as the Süper Lig will be going on a 3 week hiatus. And we also take a quick look at the standings of the top league goal scorers. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Music by Mimar Sinan, graphics by Umut Naderi.

In this week's episode Kaan and Özer are joined by Patrick Cox, as Burak Sezgin is out on assignment. Our hosts look back at this past Süper Lig weekend, in which there were interesting developments both in the relegation dogfight as well as for the European spots. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Patrick Cox (@PtCx) You may also be interested in following and interacting with our podcast's official account @FootiealaTurca!

In this week's episode we briefly discuss the appointment of Senol Günes as Turkey's NT coach starting June 1st, as well as the midweek Turkish cup results. Followed by an extensive look at the Turkish Süper Lig matchday 24 results. You may find our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Please follow our podcast account @FootiealaTurca on Twitter! In memory of Ankaragücü fans Eren Acigoz and Mert Turgut Cakir who tragically passed away in a bus crash on their way to Friday's match vs. Antalyaspor. They were aged just 15 and 17, may the rest in peace.

Kaan, Burak and Özer are back in the second episode of 'Football á la Turca'! With plenty to talk about in this week's episode, including some interesting insights in to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) rules & guidelines as well as the midweek European results involving Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. Our panel also take a close look at the full Süper Lig matchday 23 results, including a derby slobberknocker between Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe on Monday! You may find our hosts on Twitter: Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian) Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus) Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) Please follow our podcast account @FootiealaTurca on Twitter! Editting by Kaan Bayazit, music by Sinan Schwarting and graphics by Umut Naderi. 2019 Football á la Turca.

The pilot episode of Football á la Turca is here! Iin this episode we discuss last week's European results involving Turkish clubs Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray aswell as the matchday 22 results of the Spor Toto Süper Lig. You can find our hosts on Twitter! Kaan Bayazit (@Razzerian)Burak Sezgin (@Burakiosaurus)Özer Dindjer (@Ataqoz) A special thank you to Sinan Schwarting and Umut Naderi.