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Emre Sarigul

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Emre Sarigul is the co-founder of Turkish-football.com and specialises in Super Lig football

May 2026

  • Turkey's midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu waves a Turkish flag

    World Cup 2026: Guardian Experts’ Network
    Turkey World Cup 2026 team guide

    Vincenzo Montella has created harmony in the squad to mould one of the country’s strongest teams ever around a generational talent in Arda Guler

November 2025

  • Turkey fans

    ‘Purge it of all its filth’: inside the betting scandal gripping Turkish football

    FA crackdown has led to the suspension of 149 match officials and more than 1,000 players in push to restore public faith in the game

July 2024

  • Vincenzo Montella (left) and Cenk Tosun (right) celebrate after the Euro 2024 last-16 match between Austria and Turkey in Leipzig, Germany

    Montella reaps rewards of embracing Turkey’s fan culture pandemonium

    Unlike his predecessors, the Italian has the team leaning into their passionate side as fairytale run continues

June 2024

  • The Turkey players sing their national anthem alongside a banner celebrating the 100th anniversary of the formation of Turkish Republic, before the Euro 2024 qualifier against Wales

    Euro 2024: Guardian Experts' Network
    Euro 2024 team guides part 24: Turkey

    Head coach Vincenzo Montella has transformed the team, trusting in youngsters such as Arda Guler

December 2023

  • Halil Meler is escorted off the pitch after he was punched by the president of MKE Ankaragucu

    Attack on referee sums up Turkey’s toxic attitude towards officials

    Club directors and fans have bought into idea all referees are corrupt and it feels too late for apologies now

June 2021

  • Senol Gunes is facing a backlash after two lacklustre defeats and desperately needing a victory against Switzerland in Baku.

    ‘Everything is rotten’: no sign of Turkish delight at Euro 2020

    Manager has turned his solid defence into a mess and has left the dark horses exposed and facing a dismal early exit

May 2021

  • Cengiz Ünder runs with the ball during a pre-tournament friendly against Guinea.

    Euro 2020: Guardian Experts' Network
    Euro 2020 team guides part 3: Turkey

  • Turkey vs Hungary - UEFA Nations League<br>SIVAS, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 03 : Caglar Soyuncu of Turkey national football team reacts during the UEFA Nations League B - Group 3 first match between Turkey and Hungary at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stadium in the central Turkish city of Sivas on September 03, 2020. (Photo by Sercan Kucuksahin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

    Euro 2020: Guardian Experts' Network
    Caglar Soyuncu: trailblazing defender who transformed Turkish football

October 2019

  • Turkey’s head coach Senol Gunes (rear centre) gives a team talk at a training session before the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania and France.

    Emre Belozoglu the wise old head as Turkey's young generation impresses

    Turkey are top of their qualifying group with a team of young players developed at home benefiting from the guidance of 39-year-old Emre Belozoglu

September 2019

  • Didem Karagenç

    Turkey’s Didem Karagenç: ‘I had to become my own role model’

    Turkey’s captain considered quitting football due to a lack of financial support but aims to show no girl should give up on a dream

August 2019

  • Arsenal FC v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League<br>FILE PHOTO (EDITORS NOTE: COMPOSITE OF IMAGES - Image numbers 1074053230,648211104 - GRADIENT ADDED) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal (L) and Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur . Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur meet in a Premier League match on September 1, 2019 at the Emirates Stadium in London. ***LEFT IMAGE*** SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on prior to the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Arsenal FC at St Mary’s Stadium on December 16, 2018 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton at White Hart Lane on March 5, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

    Europa League draw, Premier League previews and transfers - as it happened

  • Fenerbache goalscorers Ozan Tufan, Nabil Dirar and Garry Rodrigues celebrate during their 5-3 defeat to Real Madrid in the Audi Cup third place play-off in July 2019.

    Fenerbahce at a crossroads as Turkish Super Lig gets ready to kick off

May 2019

  • Emmanuel Adebayor is among the former Premier League players who have helped Başakşehir to challenge for the title.

    Başakşehir's push to upset old order in Turkey gets ultimate examination

    Istanbul’s upstarts, featuring Adebayor and Robinho, go to Galatasaray level on points with them at the top of Süper Lig

January 2019

  • Michy Batshuayi, left, and Youri Tielemans have both been in the headlines on a busy transfer deadline day.

    Transfer deadline day: Palace seal late move for Batshuayi – as it happened

    Crystal Palace pounced for Michy Batshuayi, Fulham signed Lazar Markovic and Håvard Nordtveidt, Youri Tielemans joined Leicester and Peter Crouch landed at Burnley on an unpredictable deadline day

November 2018

  • Loris Karius has conceded 15 goals in his first 10 games for Besiktas.

    Why do the Turkish media seem to be out to get Loris Karius?

    Stories about Loris Karius, on loan at Besiktas from Liverpool, being dropped or sent back to England are simply not true so why are they being written?

August 2018

  • André Ayew, Yusuf Yazici, Cyle Larin, Arda Turan and Yunus Akgun

    Fenerbahce lead the way as young players take centre stage in Turkey

    There has been a summer of austerity in Turkey with free-spending club presidents being held accountable for clubs’ debt and this has given young, homegrown players a chance

January 2018

  • Cenk Tosun bids farewell of the Besiktas fans after a Cup game last week.

    Cenk Tosun may join Everton in time to face Liverpool, says Sam Allardyce

    Sam Allardyce has confirmed Everton are on the brink of signing Cenk Tosun and hope to register the Turkey international in time for Friday’s FA Cup derby against Liverpool.

November 2017

  • Cengiz Under

    Roma’s Cengiz Under: ‘I like to prove people wrong. I’ve been doing it since I was 10’

    The 20-year-old, in Roma’s squad to face Atlético Madrid, tells Emre Sarigul about meeting Francesco Totti, overcoming language difficulties and how he hopes to be an ambassador for Turkish footballers abroad

October 2017

  • The Izmir Under-12 Cup at Altinordu’s Selcuk-Efes complex, which is home to eight Fifa-standard pitches

    Game changer: how Altinordu aim to dominate Turkish football with homegrown players

    The Izmir-based club feel they have an obligation to develop players on and off the field and the president aims to have a completely homegrown side in the Super Lig by 2019-20

August 2017

  • Arsenal's Sead Kolasinac celebrates his goal against Chelsea, Leonardo Bonucci of AC Milan and AS Roma's Cengiz Under. Photographs by Getty Images and Rex Shutterstock. Composite Jim Powell

    From Bonucci to Kolasinac: 16 excellent signings in an inflated transfer market

    Clubs in the top five leagues in Europe have completed more than 1,300 transfers between them this summer. We have been through them all to find 16 deals that represent superb value
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