Berkant’s “Arabam Kırıldı” Story
Few moments better capture the glorious chaos of Turkish football Turkish than German-Turk Berkant Goktan arriving late to training, sweating,
Volkan Arslan’s Tiramisu vs Water Mix-Up
Former Galatasaray player Volkan Arslan phoned room service in Trabzon wanting dessert. “Tiramisu gönderin.” (“Send us tiramisu”) Five minutes later,
Hotel Room Service Fruit Plate Confusion
Early 2000s Galatasaray and Milli Takim player Volkan Arslan confidently ordered room service before bed: “Two teas and one fruit
Hikmet Karaman’s Hungover Training After Antalya Party
Veteran Turkish coach Hikmet Karaman may genuinely be the only Turkish football manager who treated pre-season camp like a corporate
Volkan Arslan’s cinema outing turned tabloid scandal
Turkish football camps in the early 2000s operated less like professional sports environments and more like open-air prisons with room
Nihat Kahveci’s Trabzon adventures – 1
Ask for directions in Turkey and you’ll get answers with terrifying confidence and absolutely no scientific basis. “Four and a
Nihat Kahveci – Turkish Domestic Flights Are Not for Beginners
Besiktas and Milli Takim legend Nihat Kahveci recalled boarding a domestic flight when a passenger tapped him on the shoulder
The Night Ahmet Dursun Became Nihat Kahveci
Ahmet Dursun turned a simple tea order into a full scouting report on “Nihat Kahveci” for hotel reception. Somewhere in
Nihat Kahveci’s Friday Prayer adventure with the U21
During an U21 national team trip in Germany, the squad went to Friday prayers wearing giant Türkiye-branded tracksuits. They walk
