TURKEY FORTIS CUP FINAL IN BURSA....

No wonder why TFF( Turkish Football Federation) change the place from Izmir to Bursa!..

If they were to play this match in Izmir , the fan base would not be there for a final match...

It was good call, to change the site to Bursa....

Bursaspor fans maybe the only city that filled the stadium in every match in the Turkish Super League this season.

First of the ball, there are no big guns, in the Fortis Turkish Cup...

Fenerbahce, Galatasaray , Besiktas and Trabzonspor are out and gone with the wind....

There are two Anatolian team, Kayserispor and Genclerbirlgi will face each other in the Fortis Cup Final on Wednesday at 20:00 Local Turkey Time (1:00 ET.)

What is so interesting is Genclerbirligi was in Danger zone until this weekend..

If Kayserispor win the Turkey Fortis Cup, this will be second Fortis Turkey Cup for the city of Kayseri.

Last year, The team relegated, Kayseri Erciyesspor, won the Turkish Fortis Cup.

KOCAELISPOR AND ANTALYA SPOR RETURNING TO THE TURKEY SUPER LEAGUE AGAIN....

It was for a while that Kocaelispor has not been in The Turkish Super League.....
on the other hand, Antalyaspor, after dropping last season , they will reenter the league again after only spending one season in the Bank Asya Turkey first Division.

It was nice to see Kocaelispor and Antalyaspor getting back to the Super League...

I just would like to see more bigger city teams playing in the Turkey Turkcell Super League...Like.....The city (my home city) Izmir and cities like Diyarbakir and Ordu...
well, we know Altay from Izmir and Diyarbakirspor are in the play-off to determine the third team to qualified to play in the Super League...

Good luck to the all the teams in the play-off.................

Here is the latest report from last Sunday...........

Kocaelispor beat visiting Giresunspor 2-0 on Sunday to remain on top of the Bank Asya Lig 1 (second division) 18-team standings. With only one game to go, Kocaelispor has 61 points, followed by Antalyaspor (60 points) which beat Gaziantep Büyüksehir Belediyesispor 2-1 away.

Sakaryaspor, a 3-0 away winner at Samsun on Sunday, is third with 58 points. The top two teams from League1, will gain automatic promotion to the Turkcell Super League, while the third to sixth teams will lock horns in a playoff for the only Super League berth. Other League 1 results on Sunday were as follows: Elazıgspor 2, Mardinspor 1; Kayseri Erciyesspor 1, Altay 2; Boluspor 2, Malatyaspor 0; Karsıyaka 3, Eskisehirspor 3, İstanbulspor 1, Diyarbakırspor 2; and Orduspor 2, Kartalspor 5.

GALATASARAY ONE STEP CLOSER TO TURKEY TITLE

LOOKS LIKE GALATASARAY WILL CLAIM THE TURKEY CHAMPIONSHIP...

Galatasaray beat title hopeful and "my team of the year" Sivasspor in an away match 5-3 on Sunday and assured the Turkey Turkcell Super League soccer title.

Galatasaray reached 76 points after this win while Sivas remained at 70 points.

Fenerbahce also won a tough match at home 3-2 game against Genclerbirligi and remained in second place with 73 points.

If Galatasaray beats Genclerbirligi Oftasspor at home next week,They will claim the title. Even a draw gives the title to Galatasaray.

Galatasaray has to lose and Fenerbahce has to beat Trabzonspor in a away game.

Besiktas also beat Ankaragucu 2-0 in Ankara to move to 70 points and share third place with Sivas.
AS I WORE IT BEFORE,VESTEL MANISSASPOR BITES THE DUST........

The third team to be relegated from the league was Vestel Manisapsor which lost to Kasimpasaspor at home. Both Kasimpasa and Rizespor were already relegated last week.

TURKEY SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS

LOOKS LIKE GALATASARAY WILL CLAIM THE TURKEY CHAMPIONSHIP...
AS I WORE IT BEFORE.....
VESTEL MANISSASPOR BITES THE DUST
Week 33:

Genclerbirligi OFTAS 0 - 2 Denizlispor

Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK 1- 2 Trabzonspor

Ankaragucu 0- 2 Besiktas

Bursaspor 0-1 Kayserispor

Caykur Rizespor 0-1 Ankaraspor

Fenerbahce 3- 2 Genclerbirligi

Konyaspor 1-1 Gaziantepspor

Manisaspor 1- 2 Kasimpasa

Sivasspor 3- 5 Galatasaray

D-DAY IN THE TURKEY SUPER LEAGUE

The Turkcell Super League tittle chase will be on the line this Sunday in Sivas.

My "team of the year", Sivaspor will host League Leader.

A draw or a win will make Galatasaray the Champions of Turkey this season.

But, that won't be that easy.......

Sivasspor, is in third place with 70 points. Fenerbahce who is on second place also has 70 points.

A win for Sivaspor will push the D-day to the last weekend.....

That is why, this weekend is very crutual......

Defending champions Fenerbahce will be at home against Genclerbirligi.

Fenerbahce must beat Genclerbirligi to maintain the second place and carey the race to the last weekend.

This will be the most exciting weekend as Galatasaray is close to the title with 73 points beating Fenerbahce Last Sunday.

On the other hand, Manisaspor is looking for miracles to stay in the Turkcell Super League.

Because, First,they have to win this weekend and beat Besiktas in Istanbul in the last week. And than,wait for Genclerbirlgi and Konyaspor to lose their both matches..

Than, they will avoid the relegation. This will be miracle!........

Kasimpasaspor and Caykur Rizespor bite the dust already.......

Week 33rd matches, will take a start on Saturday , The most important matches in the league will be played on Sunday.All the matches will start at the same time.
The starting time is 19:00 Local Turkey time and 12:00 Noon ,ET in the North America.


Saturday, 03 May 2008

Genclerbirligi OFTAS v Denizlispor, 17:00

Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK v Trabzonspor, 17:00


Sunday, 04 May 2008

Ankaragucu v Besiktas

Bursaspor v Kayserispor

Caykur Rizespor v Ankaraspor

Fenerbahce v Genclerbirligi

Konyaspor v Gaziantepspor

Manisaspor v Kasimpasa

Sivasspor v Galatasaray

TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM PRE-EURO2008 CAMP SCHEDULE

Turkey's preparation camp for EURO 2008 finals will begin in Antalya immediately after the end of final matches of Turkish Turkcell Super League. Turkey squad will gather at Gloria Golf Resort which is in Belek region of the city.

Turkey squad will stay there until 15 May and after a one-day temporary accomodation in Istanbul, they will fly to Germany on 17 May at 11.00 with local time. Turkey will use Münster Airport and then pass to Marienfeld where they will stay at Hotel Klosterpforte.

During their stay in Germany, Turkey will play three friendly matches. The schedule is as follows:

20 May 2008 - Slovakia (Bielefeld)
25 May 2008 - Uruguay (Bochum)
29 May 2008 - Finland (Duisburg)

Turkey will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on 1 June with a flight at 11.30 and accomodate at La Reserve Hotel there.

Source:TFF

ESPN will be only on DSMART Paltform In Turkey

ESPN will launch North American Sports Network (NASN) and ESPN Classic on the DSmart platform in Turkey.
The fast-growing networks will launch on DSmart on May 1 and June 1 respectively, and will provide sports fans in Turkey with the best of both North American and classic sport. Representing another forward step in ESPN’s global growth, these two channels offer a comprehensive portfolio of sporting entertainment for millions of sports fans across the region.

Lynne Frank, ESPN senior vice president and managing director of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, said, “Turkey is an important and growing media market for ESPN and we are therefore delighted that NASN and ESPN Classic will now be available to sports fans on the same platform. May and June is exciting time for our company. In addition to our business in Turkey, we also launch NASN and ESPN Classic in 22 countries across the Middle East and ESPN Classic in 46 countries across Africa.”

Murat Saygı, CEO of D-Smart, said they are very glad and excited that ESPN channels will broadcast in Turkey only over the D-Smart platform. He further added that they consider the presence of the ESPN channels within the D-Smart platform very highly, in order to introduce to the Turkish viewers alternative and novel sports branches that are viewed with interest worldwide.
ESPN will be available for the first time on the DSmart platform. The May 1 launch of NASN is the latest step in the channel’s rapid growth, providing access to North American sports for fans around the world. Since September 2006, the channel has grown its reach from 1 million households across 6 countries to more than 13 million households now across 43 European countries. NASN will feature North American sports, including over 800 live and as-live sports events each year with more than 200 live games from the National Hockey League; 250 live Major League Baseball games; as well as NCAA basketball and football. ESPN Classic has also grown rapidly since French and Italian feeds were launched in 2002. ESPN launched a European feed in January 2003 and a U.K. channel in March 2006. The channel now reaches more than 23 million households across 40 countries in Europe.

D-Smart, which is part of the Doğan Group of Companies, started sales in February 2007, and is an interactive digital platform with its dedicated channels, more than 100 local and international channels, and radios. Through D-Smart, it is also possible to access the latest news, money-market updates, weather, etc. with a single click. D-Smart channels include: Well known documentary and lifestyle channels Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery World, Discovery Science, Discovery Travel; World Fashion which is the leader in the world of fashion, style, and beauty; Fashion TV; movie and sitcom channels MovieSmart, Yeşilçam, ComedySmart, PembeSmart, Loca where you can view the latest feature films and popular sitcoms; lifestyle, culture, and art channels D Plus, Z TV, Yaşam TV; children’s channels D Çocuk, Kidsco, Luli, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. All national channels and more than one hundred TV and radio channels in Turksat are offered in the D-Smart platform. Through double satellite dishes, it is possible to view more than 5000 channels with D-Smart.

Source:ESPN and Wires