What happened in Turkish football today? 13/06/2023

Galatasaray has shown strong character and hard work for this title. 

As 2022-23 football season has been over in the Turkey, it is time to provide summary of the season starting quite naturally with league champions Galatasaray who has won its 23rd title with a style and making big changes from previous failed season.

It needs to be mentioned that it could pretty tough to state that Galatasaray did have very good start of the season as it did lose points and when it did win game it did come from top level performance and its need to be thankful to Bafetembi Gomis. One of the main reasons of this was that players didnt have good time to get adapted to the league and team as they joined later, but as players became adapted especially Lucas Torreira and Mauro Icardi side start showing top level game and started finding win. Without doubt, before and following World Cup 2022 break has been thankful for the team as it was that time when it got 14 game winning streak and even through it did drop in one moments towards end it did provide strong fighting performance towards end and has got well-deserved league title.

Galatasaray league title has become with hard-working and correct transfer politics and it needs to keep its momentum for next season.

Losing opportunity points has been one of reasons Fenerbahce losing title.

Statistically looking it is hard to state that Fenerbahce did have poor season as it did win Turkish Cup and has ended as runners-up but factors such as losing points at crucial points and derby games has led Jorge Jesus side to lose title.

Fenerbahce it needs to be mentioned did have very good start of the season with getting an important wins both in league and also Europa League where it has ended as leaders and also got same point in the Super League with raising point difference with Galatasaray to 9 points in one time, but during that period when Galatasaray had 14 games winning streak, Fenerbahce did lose lots of points which led them not only reduce point difference but opponent to pass. Towards end of the season, Galatasaray did lose some points also but with Fenerbahce losing points in same weeks didnt let them to reduce point difference and hence come out to last week derby game only as formality where it wasnt highly motivated.

Fenerbahce as known did end contract with Jorge Jesus and now would need to find coach which would bring Super League title which it being waiting for long time.

Besiktas has changed entirely when Senol Gunes joined team

Football season for Besiktas could be referred with before and after Senol Gunes or alternatively before and after Valerien Ismael as Ismael didnt manage to get high number of wins while Senol Gunes had one of the best points per game during his reign at league.

This blog doesnt seem right to refer to Valerien Ismael as bad referee as some Turkish media does it, but it is clear that his playing style and tactics hasnt been working well for Besiktas and also league which led them lose lots of point difference. With Senol Gunes joining side, team start showing much more agressive and attacking game on field which led them at one point to have small but still chances for title which did also come from winning both Fenerbahce and Galatasaray. Still possible due of lack of concentration and motivation it did lose chance to end season at 2nd spot in last week.

Senol Gunes did show what he could achieve with this team and with some additions to squad we could be seeing side which would fight for title and get good results at Conference League.

In other news:

- TFF has registered 2022-23 Super League and Turkish Cup seasons.

- PFDK decisions:

- Basaksehirspor, Istanbulspor, Sivasspor has recieved blockage of stands due of behavior of fans.

- Trabzonspor has recieved 280,000 TL and recieved blockage of stands due of behavior of fans.

- Kayserispor has recieved 70,000 TL fine recieved blockage of Konyaspor and its CEO Fatih Ozgocen has recieved 200,000 TL fine for statements towards referees.

- Besiktas administrator Kerem Guler has received 52,000 TL fine for anti-sportmanship statements

- Besiktas administrator Seyit Ates has received 140,000 TL fine and 60-days of deprivation of rights for anti-sportmanship statements

- Besiktas administrator Meric Gulder has received 52,000 TL fine for anti-sportmanship statements

- - Basaksehirspor has been referred for events on field.

- PFDK referalls:

- Fenerbahce has been referred for behaviour of fans, events on field, not leaving stairs empty and not following guidelines.

- UEFA has appointed Tamas Bognar as referee of Euro 2024 qualifiers between Latvia and Turkey.

- Trabzonspor CEO Ertugrul Dogan: We have reduced debt from around 3,032,000 TL to 2,836,000 TL since being appointed.

- Rizespor has appointed Ilhan Palut for 1-year

- Galatasaray will play pre-season friendly game against Hull City on 7th July.

- Ankaragucu has extended loan contract of Rostov player Ali Sowe for 1-year.

- TurkishNationalTeam player Hakan Calhanoglu has joined team after break.

- Trabzonspor CEO Ertugrul Dogan: Its true that we are having negotiations with Mislav Orsic and Bruno Petkovic but we cant pay 4 million euro transfer fee which clubs requests.

- AlHilal are interested to transfer Galatasaray-loaned player Mauro Icardi.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Porto player Wendell.

- Fenerbahce might sell its player Irfan Can Kahveci during this summer transfer window if it receives good offer.

- Besiktas are interested to transfer Adana Demirspor player Matias Vargas.

- Basaksehirspor are interested to transfer Eyupspor player Umut Nayir.

- Galatasaray has made deal with Francis Cagigao as scout. 

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Nantes player Ludovic Blas.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Tottenham Hotspur player Yves Bissouma.

- Antalyaspor are interested to transfer Santos player Eduardo Bauermann

- Pendikspor are interested to transfer Antalyaspor player Fernando Martins.