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Ersin Güreler
Ersin Güreler (born September 7, 1978) is a retired Turkish footballer who primarily played as a left back. Known for his attacking style of play, he represented 12 different teams in Turkish football. However, his involvement in the Gülen movement The Gülen movement () or Hizmet movement () is an Islamist fraternal movement. It is a sub-sect of Sunni Islam based on a Nursian theological perspective as reflected in Fethullah Gülen's religious teachings. It is referred to by its membe ... came under scrutiny following the attempted coup d'etat in July 2016. Subsequently, in January 2020, Güreler was convicted and sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his connections with the Gülen movement. References External links Profile at TFF.org Profile at futbolig.com.tr 1978 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Zeytinburnuspor footballers Eskişehirspor footballers İstanbulspor footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gülen Movement
The Gülen movement () or Hizmet movement () is an Islamist fraternal movement. It is a sub-sect of Sunni Islam based on a Nursian theological perspective as reflected in Fethullah Gülen's religious teachings. It is referred to by its members as the "Service" ("") or "Community" ("") and it originated in Turkey around the late 1950s. It is institutionalized in 180 countries through educational institutions as well as media outlets, finance companies, for-profit health clinics, and affiliated foundations that have a combined net worth in the range of 20–50 billion dollars as of 2015. Its teachings are considered conservative in Turkey but some have praised the movement as a pacifist, modern-oriented version of Islam, and an alternative to more extreme schools of Islam such as Salafism. On the other hand, it has also been reported to have a "cultish hierarchy" and as being a secretive Islamic sect. The movement is also known for initiating forums for interfaith dialogue. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büyükçekmece Tepecikspor Footballers
Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras (Greek: Αθύρας) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 173 km2, and its population is 277,181 (2022). It is on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west of the city. It is largely an industrial area. The mayor is Ahmet Şahin ( CHP). History The land around this inlet of the Sea of Marmara, has been settled, abandoned and resettled throughout history as army after army passed along the coast to the Bosphorus. It is thought to be the site of the Greek colony on the Marmara shore called Athyras (ς). In 443 AD, the armies of Attila the Hun took this settlement and its associated fort, and this was presumably his last conquest of that campaign before turning around. The earliest mention of the bishopric of Athyra in a list of dioceses is of the late 15th century, but a seal has been found of a 10th-century Bishop Orestes of the see. No longer a residential bishopric, Athyra is today liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çaykur Rizespor Footballers
Çaykur is a Turkish state-owned tea-producing company. Their portfolio includes Iced tea, ice tea, green tea, organic and Tea, black tea. Çaykur has 45 tea processing factories, and one packaging factory. The general manager of Çaykur is Yusuf Ziya Alim. Tea production was also supported by the Republic of Turkey in the following years. The first tea crop was harvested in 1938 and the first tea factory was established in 1947. Since 1963, domestic production has replaced imports in meeting Turkey's tea consumption. Tea production activities were carried out by the State Agricultural Enterprises until 1948, and in cooperation with the General Directorate of Tekel and the Ministry of Agriculture between 1949 and 1973. On 4 February 2017, all state-owned stakes were handed over to the Turkey Wealth Fund. The firm is a sponsor of Çaykur Rizespor football club. References External links Official site Food and drink companies established in 1983 Drink companies of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konyaspor Footballers
Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known as TÜMOSAN Konyaspor. The team currently competes in the Süper Lig, the highest level of Turkish football. Konyaspor was originally founded in 1922, but the modern form of the club was re-established in 1981 through a merger with Konya Gençlerbirliği, adopting green and white as the official colors. These colors symbolize the club’s identity and are inspired by the natural and cultural heritage of the region. Since 2014, the club has played its home matches at the Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, a modern, multi-purpose venue with a capacity of over 42,000 spectators. The stadium has become known for its passionate fan atmosphere and was also used as a host venue for Turkish national team matches. Konyaspor is known for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kocaelispor Footballers
Kocaelispor is a Turkish professional soccer, football club based in İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Süper Lig, top level between 1980 and 1988, 1992–2003, and the 2008–09 seasons. Their best finish was in the 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish Cup twice, in 1997 and 2002. On 8 January 2015, in front of 20,152 spectators, Kocaelispor set a record for the highest attendance at a Turkish Regional Amateur League encounter. Known as Körfez’in Şimşekleri (''Thunderbolts of the Gulf''), the club enjoys strong local support in the city of İzmit and the Kocaeli province. Their home matches are played at the modern Kocaeli Stadium, which has a capacity of 34,712. The club’s traditional colours are green and black. Kocaelispor has a well-known rivalry with Sakaryaspor, known as the ''Körfez Derbisi'' (Gulf Derby), which is one of the most intense regional derbies in Football in Turkey, Turkish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akçaabat Sebatspor Footballers
Akçaabat is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 375 km2, and its population is 129,290 (2022). It lies on the Black Sea coast, to the west of the city of Trabzon. Its elevation is . Akçaabat is a coastal town known for its local soccer team Akçaabat Sebatspor, its kofta dish ''Akçaabat köfte'' and the Akçaabat Horonu dance. Akçaabat has hosted an international folklore festival since 1990, and it was a venue for the archery and athletics competitions of the First Black Sea Games held in 2007. Name The first settlers of the town came from the ancient Greek Miletus and named the town "Platana" because of the abundance of plane trees (Greek ''Plátanos'', Πλάτανος, Latin Platanus). In Turkish, the name was reinterpreted as ''Pulathane'' 'land of iron' and the surrounding district became Akçeabad 'abundance of money'. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed prec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diyarbakırspor Footballers
Diyarbakırspor is a Turkish Association football, football club located in the city of Diyarbakır. Formed in 1968, they are nicknamed ''Diyar'' ("Land"). Domestically, Diyarbakırspor have finished runners-up for the TFF First League, 1.Lig (Second Division) in 1976–77, and in third place twice, 1980–81 and 1985–86.ŞAMPİYONLAR Türkiye Profesyonel 2. Ligi ligtv.com.tr , accessed 6 June 2010 History Diyarbakırspor was formed after the merger of Diclespor and Yıldızspor on 24 June 1968. Their club colours were red and green; red for Yıldızspor, green for Diclespor. Nejat Cemiloğlu was the first president of the club. The club competed in the 2.Lig from 1968 to 1975.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İstanbulspor Footballers
İstanbulspor Kulübü is a Turkish association football, football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05, they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to the TFF First League. For many decades, it was the fourth most famous and well-developed professional football club in Istanbul, coming after Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş, Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray, and Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe. After being bought by the Uzan family in 1990, it has been repossessed by the government and resold to third parties. Their greatest success is the Turkish Football Championship, Turkish championship title won in 1932 Turkish Football Championship, 1932. History İstanbulspor was founded by Kemal Halim Gürgen, also known by his native Albanian language, Albanian name of Qemal Omari and Istanbul High School, Istanbul Boys High School students. It was founded on 4 January 1926, being one of the first sports clubs of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskişehirspor Footballers
Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Eskişehir. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the Süper Lig for 12 years the club won the TFF First League playoffs and were promoted in May 2008. Since being relegated from the Süper Lig in 2016 they have competed in lower leagues. History Early years Eskişehirspor was founded by merging the regional teams of İdman Yurdu, Akademi Gençlik and Yıldıztepe and was admitted to the Second League in the 1965–1966 season. The team was promoted to the First League in its first professional season. Eskişehirspor became one of the better historically rich Anatolian clubs despite having never won the Süper Lig between 1968 and 1975. They were runners-up in 1968–1969, 1969–1970, and 1971–1972 seasons. Eskişehirspor won the Turkish Cup in the 1969–1970 season by beating Bursaspor by 4–3 (1–2, 3–1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeytinburnuspor Footballers
Zeytinburnu SK is a Turkish football club established in 1953 and based in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey. They hold the record for worst performance in First League history during the 96/97 season, when they lost 27 matches out of 34, with 5 draws and only 2 wins. Their success percentage was 13.2%. They played again in the First League between 1989–1991, 1993–1995 and 1996–1997. Zeytinburnuspor competed in the Turkish Regional Amateur League 13th Group in the 2011-12 season. They were relegated from the Turkish Regional Amateur League to Istanbul Super Amateur League in the season, finishing 10th with 21 points and losing in the play-offs to Bağcılar. Zeytinburnuspor played in the Istanbul First Amateur League after getting relegated from the Istanbul Super Amateur League in the 2012–13 season. After two seasons in the First Amateur League they returned to the Super Amateur League. League participations * Turkish Super League: 1989–91, 1993–95, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Men's Footballers
Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The word that Iranian Azerbaijanis use for the Azerbaijani language * Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkey), 1299–1922, previously sometimes known as the Turkish Empire ** Ottoman Turkish, the Turkish language used in the Ottoman Empire * Turkish Airlines, an airline * Turkish music (style), a musical style of European composers of the Classical music era * Turkish, a character in the 2000 film '' Snatch'' See also * * * Turk (other) * Turki (other) * Turkic (other) * Turkey (other) * Turkiye (other) * Turkish Bath (other) * Turkish population, the number of ethnic Turkish people in the world * Culture of Turkey * History of Turkey ** History of the Republic of Turkey * Turkic languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
