Nihat Kahveci (Coffeemaker) was born in Istanbul in 1979 and at the age of 14 was enrolled into the Besiktas youth academy. Even at a young age Nihat showed a great prowess for goal, despite his short height. As a result, Nihat started off on the right wing and first broke into the Besiktas first [...]

Today we’ll take a look at one of my personal favorite footballers, Emre. Most Turks call him by his nickname “Kuchuk Emre”, “Little Emre”.
Emre Belözoğlu began football in one of Istanbul’s lower league teams, Zeytinburnuspor. Emre was spotted by Galatasaray scouts while playing at the young age of 14. They were immediatly impressed by his [...]

In the final leadup to the tournament, I’ve decided to bring you more info on the players themselves.
Our first player, for no particular reason, will be Tuncay Sanli.
Tuncay grew up in the Turkish town of Sakarya, hometown of Turkish legend Hakan Sukur. After being spotted by scouts, he was signed on to Sakaryaspor [...]