For two decades, Fenerbahçe’s clashes were Galatasaray’s psychological prison. Now? The script’s been torched, the myths are wobbling, and Turkish
For a generation of German-born Turkish footballers like Volkan Arslan, Ümit Karan, and Ali Güneş, moving to the “Motherland” wasn’t
Former Galatasaray player Volkan Arslan phoned room service in Trabzon wanting dessert. “Tiramisu gönderin.” (“Send us tiramisu”) Five minutes later,
Early 2000s Galatasaray and Milli Takim player Volkan Arslan confidently ordered room service before bed: “Two teas and one fruit
Turkish football camps in the early 2000s operated less like professional sports environments and more like open-air prisons with room
