In this week's episode of Football à la Turca Yakup and Kaan discuss the future of the Turkish national team and whether coach Senol Günes should be sacked following the 6-1 trashing at the hands of the Netherlands. They also take a look at Besiktas, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray's draws in the Champions League and Europa League aswell as discuss some of the latest transfers as we have now reached deadline day. In addition they talk about a funny rumor that Fenerbahçe is contemplating opening a leg...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 83
The 2021-2022 Süper Lig season has officially kicked off! And we're starting the season with an episode that is a bit of a recap on the early European qualifiers and opening matchday aswell as a preview for this brand new season. Yakup Marufoglu and Kaan Bayazit are joined by Özer Dindjer and show debutant Sinan Schwarting. This episode is a bit of a freeflowing conversation between some friends catching up on the latest developments in the Turkish Footballing world, without a strict show layout...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 82
We rcontinue to recap the 2020-2021 season in part 2! In this episode Umut goes more in depth on Galatasaray's season, what went wrong and what the club needs to do to be competitive next season. We also discuss the relegations from and promotions to the Süper Lig, with Adana Demirspor, Giresunspor and Altay joining us in the Süper LIg next season. While Erzurumspor, Gençlerbirligi, Ankaragücü and Denizlispor go down (or will they?). And finally we give our opinions on which of the 30 called up ...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 81
Football à la Turca is back to recap the 2020-2021 Turkish Süper LIg season! Beşiktaş do the double (although we are yet to discuss the Turkish cup in part 2) and we go more in dpeth on the thrilling final weeks of the Turkish Süper Lig. We also discuss Trabzonspor's season aswell as look toward next season. We also debate Fenerbahçe's, in our opinion, flawed transfer politics and we also give our views on Turkey's squad for EURO 2020 (2021). Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media p...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 80
WE'RE BACK! With a brand new episode for Football à la Turca! In this episode Kaan, Umut and Yakup go over the form graphs of the the big four over the past few months, the decline of Basaksehir, Mesut Özil and much more! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic): • a follow on Twitter! • pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. • Access to the VIP audi...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 79
Football à la Turca brings you an exclusive interview with Semra Hunter, presenter of La Liga TV! You may have seen Semra on BBC Sport recently discussing the transfer window. Or you may be familiar with her work on Real Madrid TV and/or TRT World. We talk about Semra's childhood growing up playing sports in the United States, her ascension in the world of sports journalism, being part of the 2004 Junior Olympics winning team in volleyball, the emergence of eSports, whether she prefers PES or FI...
Oct 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 78
Galatasaray eliminate Hajduk Split in the Europa League and go top of the Turkish Süper Lig after beating the reigning defending champions Istanbul Basaksehir, while both Besiktas and Fenerbahçe drop two precious points at home. Meanwhile Alexander Sörloth joins RB Leipzig and Vedat Muriqi officially joines Lazio Roma, but Fenerbahçe fans needn't wait long as the club are bringing in a replacement post-haste! Besiktas in turn have also seemingly found their man up top, as Vincent Aboubakar retur...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 77
Turkish football is back and so is the Football à la Turca podcast! The 2020-2021 season has officially kicked off with Rizespor - Fenerbahçe on friday, the Canaries came out on top of to start their season with 3 points. Reigning champions Istanbul Basaksehir closed the matchday on Monday by suffering a surprise defeat at the hands of newly promoted Hatayspor (who made their Süper Lig debuts). Sandwiched in between those two games we're a plethora of other results, with Galatasaray winning thei...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 76
Başakşehir win their first Süper Lig title! Malatyaspor, Kayserispor and Ankaragücü et relegated while Beşiktaş pass Sivasspor on the final matchday and, as it currently stands with Trabzonspor being banned from Europe (pending their CAS appeal) clinch that Champions League qualifier ticket. Alanyaspor and Sivasspor head to the Europa League and Galatasaray are most likely out of contention for Europe, unless Trabzonspor's ban is upheld and Alanyaspor win the Turkish cup. Football à la Turca are...
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 75
This week on Football à la Turca our panel reflect on the results of matchday 30 & 31 in the Turkish Süper Lig season 2019-2020, as both matchdays were played in the span of a week. In these two matchdays the title race has seemingly been decided, with Trabzonspor dropping two precious points at home against Antalyaspor, while rivals Basaksehir continue their winning ways. The relegation battle and the race for the third place on the other hand continue to become more interesting by each pas...
Jul 09, 2020•37 min•Ep. 74
Basaksehir fail to capitalize on Trabzonspor's unexpected loss of points at home against Ankaragücü, as reigning champions Galatasaray hold the Owls to a 1-1 draw in Istanbul. Besiktas win convincingly against a 10-man Konyaspor side, who continue to slip down the standings. Fenerbahçe meanwhile have a spectacular comeback win against a 10-man Malatyaspor while Alanyaspor are held to a 3-3 draw in Izmir. With only 5 matches left to go, our analysts give their predictions to who will lift the tit...
Jul 01, 2020•40 min•Ep. 73
Football à la Turca is back covering matchday 28 of the Turkish Süper Lig with Trabzonspor, Galatasaray and Sivasspor all dropping points at the top of the table, while Basaksehir capitalize by continuing to win. Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic): • a follow on Twitter! • pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. • Access to the VIP audio feed wi...
Jun 25, 2020•50 min•Ep. 72
The Turkish Süper Lig is back! And so are we! In this week's episode we discuss the results of matchday 27, Muslera's horrific injury, Fenerbahçe's first win after 6 games and the two horse race taking shape at the top of the table! As usual Kaan Bayazit is joined by 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin, Yakup Marufoglu and Özer Dindjer! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 T...
Jun 15, 2020•43 min•Ep. 71
The world is slowly returning to normal and the madness of the Turkish Süper Lig is soon starting up again, on the 12th of June the first matches of matchday 27 will be played. This week's episode features Kaan, Özer, Umut, Yakup and a short surprise appearance of the 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin to discuss the return of the league, Trabzonspor's UEFA ban due to issues with Financial Fairplay aswell as the Turkish Football Federation's proposed foreign limit rule for the coming seasons, which i...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 70
The Süper Lig is scheduled to return on June 12th 2020, Galatasaray presidnet Mustafa Cengiz is rumoured to have cancer, Loris Karius terminates his deal with Besiktas due to unpaid wages and Ankaragücü player tests positive for Covid-19. Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic): • a follow on Twitter! • pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. • Access to the VIP audio feed with bonus podcasts every month! $10 Tier (Turcamaniac): • all of the above • guest appearance on the show to discus...
May 06, 2020•32 min•Ep. 69
In this week's episode Kaan, Burak, Umut and Yakup sit down to talk about their "other XI" consisting out of players from Turkish league clubs that have never played for their own clubs, eligible players are only players not currently active in the Turkish league aswell as players who are already retired. Share your "Other XI" with us on Twitter! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us ...
Apr 10, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 68
Kaan Bayazit is joined by the returning 'Man of the Law' Burak Sezgin, Umut Naderi and Yakup Marufoglu this week. During these strange times of the corona pandemic we picked out a fun topic this week, we decided on remembering some of the more colourful players/figures of the Turkish Süper Lig in the last 25 years or so (give or take) ranging from Steve Compella to Ömer Catkiç. In the upcoming weeks we'll be doing more episodes like this in which we'll look back on some iconic players, shirts an...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 67
Kaan Bayazit is joined by Yakup Marufoglu and Umut Naderi to discuss the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Turkish football, with the first confirmed cases of the virus in Turkey in the sport becoming public in the last few days, most prominently Galatasaray's coach and club legend Fatih Terim (66). We also discuss the monetary impact of the virus on the sport and whether players should take a paycut as long as the league is postponed. Be sure to share your opinion with us on Twitter @Foot...
Mar 24, 2020•44 min•Ep. 66
The Turkish Süper Lig has been postponed due to the threat and spread of COVID-19 across Europe, so in the coming weeks we'll have plenty of time on our hands without football to entertain us. So we'd like to ask our Turcaholics what they'd like us to cover in the coming weeks? Do you have any intersting or fun subjects you'd like to hear us discuss on the podcast? Please reach out to us on our Twitter account @FootiealaTurca and let us know! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Mar 22, 2020•3 min•Ep. 65
The impact of the Coronavirus on the football world, Trabzonspor vs. Basaksehir, Galatasaray vs. Besiktas and all the relegation clashes of matchday 26 in the Turkish Süper Lig. Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic): • a follow on Twitter! • pick a topic for one of our upcoming shows. • Access to the VIP audio feed with bonus podcasts every month! $10 ...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 64
Galatasaray are held to a draw in Sivas! Trabzonspor in turn were held to a draw in Gaziantep, but not without controversy! Besiktas get a win against relegation candidates Ankaragücü while both Fenerbahçe and Alanyaspor are halted to draws! That and much more in this week's episode! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic): • a follow on Twitter! • pick ...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 63
Kaan Bayazit and Yakup Marufoglu are joined by the Göztepe wonderkid Umut Naderi this week to discuss the results of matchday 24 in the Turkish Süper Lig, which includes the resignation of both Fenerbahçe's coach Ersun Yanal and Rizespor's coach Ismail Kartal. In addition our trio talks about Basaksehri's phenomenal and unexpected performance in the Europa League where they came back from a 3-1 aggregate deficit to eliminate Sporting Club de Portugal thanks to a 4-1 home win. Football à la Turca...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 62
It's been an incredible week of Turkish football with two amazing matches in their own right, first up the Besiktas vs. Trabzonspor 'cracker' lived up to it's name as it turned out to be a true spectale while the Intercontinental derby (Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray) was a spectacle in it's own right, with plenty of cards for both sides, penalties and an historic result! Meanwhile the Ankara derby ended in favour of Gençlerbirligi while Ankaragücü are left int he relegation zone, plenty to talk abo...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 61
We're back with a full panel this week as Özer Dindjer makes his triumphant return to the show following his absence last week, man of the law Burak Sezgin is back to shine his light on the ins & outs in the league and cup this week aswell as Yakup Marufoglu, Kaan Bayazit and the Göztepe wonderkid Umut Naderi! Make sure to participate in our shirt giveaway contest to celebrate our one year anniversary! Head over to our Twitter account or our Facebook page and retweet/share our contest tweet/...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 60
Matchday 21 Aykut Kocaman has been sacked by Konyaspor after a string of poor results, Fenerbahçe fail to beat Alanyaspor and are left feeling robbed by the referees once again. Galatasaray book a simple win away at Kasimpasa while Trabzonspor lose Sorloth to a red card despite winning in Ankara. Elsewhere Kevin-Prince Boateng makes his presence immediately felt at Besiktas, scoring on his debut and Ankaragücü get a key away win in Malatya. Plenty of food for thought and our panel of self-procla...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 59
As promised Football à la Turca brings you their annual TRANSFER SPECIAL for the 'winter mercato' aka the January transfer window. Kaan Bayazit and Umut Naderi take a look at the most noteworthy transfers in the Turkish Süper Lig this January, while also running down a full list of transfers IN & OUT per club. Football à la Turca is part of the Big Heads Media podcast network, go to www.bigheadsmedia.com for more great podasts! Do you want to support our show? The best way you can support ou...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 58
Football à la Turca returns with their weekly recap of the exciting, controversial and crazy world that is Turkish football! Plenty of controversy to talk about this week as Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe clash near the top of the table, leaders Sivasspor suffer a painful defeat at the hands of Gaziantep FK while elsewhere Sergen Yalçin will celebrate his coaching debut at Besiktas with a well deserved cup of çay. Basaksehir rebound from their loss to Fenerbahçe last week while Galataaray continue t...
Feb 03, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 57
Football à la Turca returns to bring you your weekly dose on the exciting, controversial and crazy world that is Turkish football! This week our panel of regulars (Kaan Bayazit, Özer Dindjer, Umut Naderi and Yakup Marufoglu) are joined by Pat Cox, who is filling in for "Man of the Law" Burak Sezgin. Before getting in to football matters, the guys discuss the earthquake in Erzurum and express their sympathies to the victims aswell as share their thoughts on the sudden death of basketball and LA L...
Jan 29, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 56
As the Turkish Süper Lig returns from it's winter slumber, so does Football à la Turca return with their weekly matchday reviews! This week Burak Sezgin, Özer Dindjer, Yakup Marufoglu, Umut Naderi and Kaan Bayazit delve in tot he results of matchday 18 and also gloss over the results in the first leg of the Turkish Cup final 16. Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tie...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 55
This week on Football à la Turca the full panel consisting out Özer Dindjer, Burak Sezgin, Yakup Marufoglu, Umut Naderi and Kaan Bayazit discuss the highlights of thie 2010s! Our panel discusses their Top 3 of the decade, Team of the decade, goal of the decade and much more! Football à la Turca are part of the Big Heads Media podcasting network, please go to www.bigheadsmedia.com to discover more great podcasts! Support us on Patreon! $3 Tier (Turcaholic):• a follow on Twitter!• pick a topic for...
Jan 07, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 54
