Ümit Karan’s Turkish Language Mistakes
Early-2000s Galatasaray dressing rooms were effectively a United Nations assembly with shin pads. Players raised abroad would arrive speaking a
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,
Nusret in hot water
There are pitch invasions, and then there is whatever on earth Nusret Gökçe thought he was doing in Doha. For
