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Beşiktaş J.K.
Beşiktaş emblem
Full nameBeşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü
Nickname(s)Kara Kartallar (The Black Eagles) founded = 3 March 1903
GroundBJK İnönü Stadium,
Istanbul, Turkey
Capacity32145
ChairmanTurkey Yıldırım Demirören
ManagerTurkey Mustafa Denizli
LeagueTurkcell Süper Lig
2007-08Turkcell Süper Lig, 3rd
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, IPA: [bɛʃɪktɑːʃ]) (Template:Lang-en) is a professional sports club based in Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1903, and registered 13 January 1910, it is the first registered sports club in Turkey. The club competes in numerous branches including football, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, boxing, wrestling, chess, cards bridge, gymnastics, rowing, table tennis, and paralympic sports.

The home ground of Beşiktaş is İnönü Stadium with 32,145 seating capacity after the renovation conducted in 2004.The stadium is located by the Bosphorus, near the world famous Dolmabahçe Palace.

History

Foundation

Beşiktaş is the first modern sports club in Istanbul established during the late Ottoman period (1903). A group of 22 young individuals gathered on certain days of the week and did bodily exercises in the Serencebey neighborhood of Beşiktaş in the fall of 1902 in the garden of the mansion of Osman Paşa, who was then the Medine Guard. The sports branches that these youths, who included the sons of Osman Pasha, Mehmet Şamil and Hüseyin Bereket and the youths of the neighborhood, Ahmet Fetgeri, Mehmet Ali Fetgeri, Nazım Nazif, Cemil Feti and Şevket, were horizontal bar, parallel bar, wrestling, weight lifting and gymnastics. When the men of Abdülhamit the Second, who had secret agents go around fearing any gathering activities because of political actions, heard about this; the exercising youths were taken to the police station after a raid. The tense situation was relaxed as some of these youths were close to palace officers and as they did not play soccer, which was in disfavor in those days, and as it was realized that they only did bodily exercises. In fact, Şeyhzade Abdülhalim, who had relations with the Palace, supported these youths and started to watch the practices frequently. Famous boxer and Wrestler Kenan Bey came to the practices and started to show wrestling and boxing tricks.

Bereket Gymnastic Club was founded under a special permission in 1903. The sporting activities gained some more freedom with the declaration of Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. After the political events of March 31, 1909, Fuat Balkan and Mazhar Kazancı, who were in Edirne, came to Istanbul with the Movement Army. After the political events settled down, Fuat Balkan, who was a good fencing coach and Mazhar Kazancı, who was a good wrestler and weight lifter, found the youths involved in gymnastics in Serencebey and got them to agree to doing sports together. Fuat Balkan made the space under his home in Ihlamur the Club’s headquarters and the title of Bereket Gymnastics Club was changed to Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club. Thus, a strong sports club; where gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, fencing and athletics were emphasized, was formed. Refik and Şerafettin Beys, friends of Fuat Bey, were too good fencers.

In the meantime, Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club became the first registered Turkish sports club on January 13, 1910 with the encouragement of Beyoğlu Governor Muhittin Bey. The interest among the youths of the neighborhood in the sports club grew and the number of members involved in sports suddenly went up to 150. The headquarters of the club was moved from Ihlamur to the building no. 49 in Akaretler. When this building was too small after a while; the building no. 84, again in Akaretler, became headquarters. The yard behind this building was turned into a sports pitch.

Some of the young patriots from the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul formed two football clubs called "Valideçeşme" and "Basiret", under the leadership of Şeref Bey. Valideçeşme and Basiret football clubs joined under Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club in 1911. In a very short time, football became the foremost branch in the club.

The original colours of the team were "red and white", but these were substituted with the present "black and white" as a sign of mourning for the loss of Turkish lands on the Balkan peninsula following the Balkan Wars (1912-1913). Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü was the only sports club in Turkey and the team served as the Turkish national team for some occasions. Therefore, Beşiktaş JK is the only Turkish club which is allowed to carry the Turkish flag on its badge.

Legend of the Black Eagles (Nicknames)

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The nickname of Beşiktaş is the Black Eagle. It was first used in the 1940s.

There is a legend surrounding the initial naming of the team "The Black Eagles." Beşiktaş, the title holder of the previous two seasons started the 1940-41 season with a young and renewed team. Beşiktaş, which opened up its lead as weeks went by, was the leader in the league. With five weeks remaining to the end, the opponent was Süleymaniye. Beşiktaş had started the game in Şeref Stadium refereed by Semih Turansoy on Sunday January 19, 1941, with the following players: Faruk, Yavuz, İbrahim, Rıfat, Halil, Hüseyin, Şakir, Hakkı, Şükrü, Şeref, Eşref. As in all games of that season, the team played well. Half way through the second half of the game, Beşiktaş attacked continuously despite being in front. And then, according to legend, a voice was heard from the stands towards which Beşiktaş was attacking. The voice said "Come on Black Eagles. Attack Black Eagles". The Beşiktaş players who had so successfully defeated their opponents that season, being described as "Black Eagles” and the football they played compared to “Attacking like Black Eagles”. According to legend, the owner of the voice from the stands was a fisherman called Mehmet Galin. Beşiktaş closed the game with a 6-0 win with 3 goals volleyed in by Şeref Görkey, who was known as volleyer Şeref and one goal each by Captain Hakkı, Şakir and Şükrü.

Milne Era

Beşiktaş had their most successful run in the Turkish League with three consecutive championships under the management of Gordon Milne in the early 90s. Three players of the squad; Metin Tekin, Ali Gültiken, Feyyaz Uçar were notable for significant contributions to the team during this period. These players had been called Metin-Ali-Feyyaz (shorty: MAF) as they formed the front of the team line-up. The supporters composed various chants for the trio devoted to their delighting style on the pitch, their goals and above all for their friendship and modesty. They are regarded by supporters as the best trio and attacking line of the club ever.

This was the only three-in-a-row title term of club history in 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons. Most notably, Beşiktaş became the first undefeated champion in the Turkish League history. It is the only team to achieve the honors.

Milne had adopted the 4-4-2 system. By playing down the lines and crossing, the team scored many goals through aerial challenges. On 15 October 1989, Beşiktaş broke the Turkish League record for the biggest margin in a game with a 10-0 victory over Southern Turkey team Adana Demirspor. This match was enrolled as one of the 16 biggest matches of the club history.

Achievements

  • Turkish Super League Championships:
  • Before 1959
    • Winners (5): 1934, 1940-41, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1951
    • Runners-up (7): 1924, 1937-38, 1941, 1944-45, 1945, 1945-46, 1946
  • After 1959
    • Winners (10): 1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1994-95, 2002-03
    • Runners-up (14): 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2006-07
  • Turkish Cup:
    • Winners (7): 1975, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007
    • Runners-up (6): 1966, 1977, 1984, 1993, 1999, 2002
  • Turkish Super Cup / President Cup:
    • Winners (8): 1967, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2006
    • Runners-up (8): 1966, 1975, 1977, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2007
  • Chancellor Cup:
    • Winners (6): 1943-44, 1946-47, 1973-74, 1976-77, 1987-88, 1996-97
    • Runners-up (1): 1995-96
  • Turkish Federation Cup: (record)
    • Winners (2): 1956-57, 1957-58
  • TSYD Cup: (shared-record)
    • Winners (12): 1964-65, 1965-66, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1996-97
  • Atatürk Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2000
    • Runners-up (1): 1998
  • Istanbul Football League:
    • Winners (13): 1923-24, 1933-34, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54
    • Runners-up (6): 1932-33, 1943-44, 1947-1948, 1948-49, 1952-1953, 1954-55
  • Istanbul Football Cup: (shared-record)
    • Winners (2): 1944, 1946
  • Istanbul Shield:
    • Winners (1): 1935
  • Spor-Toto Cup: (record)
    • Winners (4): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970
  • Fleet Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1986

Records and honours

Records and honours include:

  • First sports club founded in Turkey (1903).
  • The only undefeated winner of the Turkish League.
  • Longest streak of undefeated games in the Turkish League (56).Yenilmez Armada,(Unbeaten Armada).
  • Won 5 consecutive Istanbul League championships(1939-1943).
  • Most games won in row (18).
  • Most goals scored in Istanbul League, 90 goals in a season, 599 in 8 seasons.
  • First winner of the Turkish Super Cup (2006); won against Galatasaray, 1-0.
  • 10 seasons unbeaten at home to Anatolian teams. (All other Turkish teams exceeding rivals Fenerbahce & Galatasaray)
  • Their 0-8 loss to Liverpool F.C. in the Champions League in 2007 is the record defeat in the competition's history.

Colours and badge

Since only individual sports were done at the beginning in the Osman Pasha Mansion, there was no need for any colours for a uniform. However, the number of sportsmen increased with new youths who joined sport teams each passing day. Mehmet Şamil Bey (first president of the Club), who had graduated from the French school gathered the Founders Committee. He removed the pin he used in his school days bearing the colours of his school from his lapel and showed it around. He said “We must have a pin just like this one made and we must force all members who attend sports in our Club to bear this pin”. Those attending the meeting eagerly agreed to Mehmet Şamil Bey’s proposal. At the end of the meeting, the colours of the Club to be shown on the pin were decided. The two principal colours of nature in full contrast to each other were chosen as the Club colours: black and white.

BJK İnönü Stadium entrance, displaying the club emblem and stars for Turkish Super League championships

The date Beşiktaş’s first badge was made was written as “1906” in Latin years inspired by the badges in the French school. On top, it said “Beşiktaş” in Arabic letters, the letter “J” was placed on the rights and letter “K” was placed on the left. On the back of the badge, there was a script saying it was made in Constantinople and there was the seal of the craftsmen who made the badge on the inside. It is interesting that the star on the crest on the badge has 6 points. This 6-pointed star was used until the 2nd Constitutional Monarchy (1908). This badge was donated by Iskender Yakak to Süleyman Seba, the Honorary President of Beşiktaş J.K.

The current emblem of Beşiktaş symbolizes the foundation date. There are two white and three black bars on the emblem. It consists of nine parts in total. There is one white bar, three black bars, and another white bar, and there are nine parts in total. Thus: 1319, the year of the club's foundation. (The Islamic calendar was still used in the Ottoman Empire at the time of the club's foundation. 1319 is the equivalent of 1903 in Gregorian Calendar.)

The Turkish flag which appears in Beşiktaş's emblem is a gift from the Turkish Football Federation. Beşiktaş earned the right to incorporate the flag after having its full roster drafted as the Turkish national team playing against the Greek national team on May 16, 1952. Beşiktaş is the only Turkish team with this right.

Colours of Besiktas used to be red and white, but when the whole team died in the first world war, they decided to change their colours to black and white out of respect for those that died. Also they started as a club before 1903, stopped due to the war, then re-started after the first world war.

Stadium

Main article: BJK İnönü Stadium
File:Besiktas Inonu Stadium.jpg
BJK İnönü Stadium with the capacity of 32.086 people.

BJK İnönü Stadium has been constructed in the period of İsmet İnönü, the 2nd president of Republic of Turkey,and commissioned on May 19, 1947. The first match played in the İnönü Stadium was between Beşiktaş Football Team and Swedish team AIK. Renovation work has been done in 2004 at İnönü Stadium which dimensions had been expanded 105x68 meters that is required by the UEFA. The tartan track was removed within the scope of these activities and the ground was lowered by 4 meters to increase the capacity of the stadium to 32.086 people. It complies with the UEFA standards.

According to the great football legend Pelé, BJK İnönü Stadium has the most beautiful view of any stadium in the world. While seated on the tribunes of this stadium, one can see the Bosporus, Dolmabahçe Palace, Dolmabahçe Clock Tower, Dolmabahçe Mosque, and the famous Kız Kulesi (Maiden's Tower). It is the only stadium in the world from which a football fan can view two continents, Europe and Asia, which are separated by the Bosporus.

Supporters

Beşiktaş have one of the biggest number of supporters population alongside Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. There are also many groups supporting Beşiktaş. In fact, Çarşı is the most known group among the others with its international prominence. They are famous for creative chants and sociopolitical banners. However, the group is under discussions recently, after the declaration of the conclusion of the group. Beşiktaş fans are proud of the İnönü Stadium's record of football's loudest ever decibel level (132dB) in a match against Fenerbahçe and Liverpool breaking the previous record which was held by the Liverpool fans in Anfield.

Main article: Çarşı (supporter group)

Chants


Beşiktaş

Hayat Sensin
Dünyam Sensin
Herşey sensiin
Gelecekseee
Tüm Acılaaar
Biz Hazırıız
Senden Gelsiiin
Bu sevdadan
Vazgeçersek
Allah Belaaaamızı Versin
Siyah Ulan Beyaz Ulan Alayına gider Ulan

TRANSLATION:


Besiktas
Life is you
My world is You
Everything is You
If pain
Is going to come
We're ready
Let it come from You
If we ever give up
On your love
God Damn us!
Black White!

Notable fans

Beşiktaş supporters with giant Turkish flag.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Rüştü Reçber
2 DF Turkey TUR Serdar Kurtuluş
4 MF France FRA Édouard Cissé Senegal
5 DF Turkey TUR Gökhan Zan
6 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Sivok
8 MF Turkey TUR Uğur İnceman Germany
9 MF Sweden SWE Erkan Zengin Turkey
10 MF Argentina ARG Matias Delgado (captain) Italy
11 FW Brazil BRA Mert Nobre (vice-captain) Turkey
13 FW Brazil BRA Bobô
14 MF Chile CHI Rodrigo Tello
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Turkey TUR Ekrem Dağ Austria
19 DF Turkey TUR İbrahim Üzülmez
20 MF Turkey TUR Aydin Karabulut Germany
21 MF Turkey TUR Serdar Özkan
23 FW Slovakia SVK Filip Hološko
25 GK Turkey TUR Erdem Köse
26 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Zápotočný
28 MF Germany GER Fabian Ernst
29 MF Turkey TUR Yusuf Şimşek
58 DF Turkey TUR İbrahim Toraman
84 GK Turkey TUR Hakan Arıkan

For the Youth Team squad, see main article: Beşiktaş J.K. PAF

Note: About current season transfers, see: List of Turkish football transfers 2008-09

Notable players

Turkey Turkey
Argentina Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil Brazil


Bulgaria Bulgaria
Chile Chile
Colombia Colombia
Croatia Croatia
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark
Egypt Egypt
England England
France France


Germany Germany
Iceland Iceland
Italy Italy
Morocco Morocco
Nigeria Nigeria
Norway Norway
Peru Peru
Poland Poland


Romania Romania
Russia Russia
Scotland Scotland
Senegal Senegal
Serbia Serbia
Slovakia Slovakia
South Africa South Africa
Spain Spain
Sweden Sweden
Tunisia Tunisia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

Beşiktaş managers

Beşiktaş has had managers from all over Europe. Şeref Bey is the teams longest serving manager, managing the club for 14 years. The most successful manager is Gordon Milne, winning the league 3 times in a row and other trophies.

Manager Years
Turkey Mustafa Denizli 2008-present
Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam 2007-2008
Turkey Tayfur Havutçu (a.i.) 2007
France Jean Tigana 2005-2007
Turkey Mehmet Ekşi (a.i.) 2005
Turkey Rıza Çalımbay 2005-2005
Spain Vicente Del Bosque 2004-2005
Romania Mircea Lucescu 2002-2004
Germany Christoph Daum 2001-2002
Italy Nevio Scala 2000-2001
Germany Hans-Peter Briegel 1999-2000
Turkey Fuat Yaman (a.i.) 1999
Wales John Benjamin Toshack 1997-1999
Turkey Rasim Kara 1996-1997
Germany Christoph Daum 1993-1996
England Gordon Milne 1987-1993
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milos Milutinoviç 1986-1987
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Stankoviç 1984-1986
Manager Years
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dorde Miliç 1980-1984
Turkey Serpil Hamdi Tüzün 1979-1980
Turkey Dogan Andaç 1978-1979
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milos Milutinoviç 1977-1978
Turkey Gündüz Tekin Onay 1976-1977
Germany Horst Buhtz 1975-1976
Turkey Metin Türel 1974-1975
Turkey Abdullah Gegiç 1972-1974
Turkey Gündüz Kılıç 1971-1972
Romania Teoderescu 1970-1971
Turkey Metin Çiriç 1969-1970
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milev 1968-1969
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jane Janevski 1967-1968
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Lubisa Spajiç 1964-1967
Turkey Recep Adanır 1963-1964
Turkey Şeref Görkey 1961-1963
Italy Sandro Puppo 1960-1961
Hungary Andrea Kutik 1959-1960
Italy Remondini 1958-1959
Manager Years
Turkey Hüseyin Saygun 1958-1958
Turkey Esref Bilgiç 1957-1958
Hungary Mesaros 1956-1957
Turkey Cihat Arman 1955-1956
Italy Sandro Puppo 1954-1955
Turkey Hakkı Yeten 1950-1954
England Eric Keen 1949-1950
Turkey Hakkı Yeten 1948-1949
Italy Giuseppe Meazza 1947-1948
Turkey Refik Osman Top 1946-1947
England Charles Howard 1944-1946
Turkey Refik Osman Top 1935-1944
Hungary Zinger 1925-1935
Turkey Şeref Bey 1911-1925
 

Presidents

According to official web site.

  • Turkey Mehmet Şamil Osmanoğlu (1903-1908)
  • Turkey Şükrü Paşa (1908-1911)
  • Turkey Fuat Paşa (1911-1918)
  • Turkey Fuat Balkan (1918-1923)
  • Turkey Salih Bey (1923-1924)
  • Turkey Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni (1924-1926)
  • Turkey Fuat Balkan (1926-1928)
  • Turkey Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni (1928-1930)
  • Turkey Emin Şükrü Kurt (1930-1932)
  • Turkey Abdülkadir Ziya Karamürsel (1932-1935)
  • Turkey Fuat Balkan (1935-1938)
  • Turkey Abdülkadir Ziya Karamürsel (1938-1939)
  • Turkey Yusuf Ziya Erdem (1939-1941)
  • Turkey Abdülkadir Ziya Karamürsel (1941-1942)
  • Turkey Abdullah Ziya Kozanoğlu (1942-1950)
  • Turkey Ekrem Amaç (1950)
  • Turkey Salih Fuat Keçeci (1950-1952)
  • Turkey Abdullah Ziya Kozanoğlu (1952-1955)
  • Turkey Tahir Sögütlü (1955-1956)
  • Turkey Danyal Akbel (1956-1957)
  • Turkey Ferhat Nasır (1957)
  • Turkey Nuri Togay (1957-1958)
  • Turkey Enver Kaya (1958)
  • Turkey Nuri Togay (1959-1960)
  • Turkey Hakkı Yeten (1960-1963)
  • Turkey Selahattin Akel (1963-1964)
  • Turkey Hakkı Yeten (1964-1966)
  • Turkey Hasan Salman (1966-1967)
  • Turkey Hakkı Yeten (1967-1968)
  • Turkey Talat Asal (1968-1969)
  • Turkey Rüştü Erkuş (1969-1970)
  • Turkey Nuri Togay (1970)
  • Turkey Agasi Şen (1970-1971)
  • Turkey Himmet Ünlü (1971-1972)
  • Turkey Şekip Okçuoğlu (1972-1973)
  • Turkey Mehmet Üstünkaya (1973-1977)
  • Turkey Gazi Akınal (1977-1979)
  • Turkey Hüseyin Cevahir (1979)
  • Turkey Gazi Akınal (1979-1980)
  • Turkey Rıza Kumruoğlu (1980-1981)
  • Turkey Mehmet Üstünkaya (1981-1984)
  • Turkey Süleyman Seba (1984-2000)
  • Turkey Serdar Bilgili (2000-2004)
  • Turkey Yıldırım Demirören (2004-)

Notes

  1. ^ "Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Information Pages (2007-2008 Season)". Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  2. Registration date
  3. "Branches, Football". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Basketball". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Volleyball". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Handball". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Athletics". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Boxing". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Wrestling". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Chess". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Cards Bridge". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Gymnastics". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Rowing". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Table Tennis". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
    "Branches, Disabled Sports". www.Besiktas.com.tr. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  4. "Kulübümüz >> BJK İnönü Stadı (Eng: Our Club: BJK Inonu Stadium)". Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  5. "Pele 'Beşiktaş' dedi (Eng: Pele said: "Beşiktaş")". NTVMSNBC website. 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-10-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. 1991-92 football season ranking "1991-92 League Ranking". Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. "1991-92 League Ranking". Turkish Football Association. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  8. "Besiktas – Adana Demirspor : 10-0". Beskitas Official Website. 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. "Basarilarimiz (Eng: Our Achievements)". Beskitas Official Website. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  10. Benitez revels in record victory BBC Sport, accessed 25 February 2009
  11. Daily Telegraph: "Derbies between the 'Black Eagles' of Besiktas and Galatasaray are known to be volatile, though the 5,000-capacity Inonu Stadium, set in a green and prosperous part of Istanbul, has been described by Pelé as 'one of the most beautiful football grounds in the world'."
  12. The Global Game - Stadium Murder
  13. Turkish Daily News - Murder at Inonu Stadium
  14. The Guardian - Fan Ban for Beşiktaş After Killing
  15. Sabah - Ölüm Stadı (Eng: Stadium of Death) Template:Tr icon
  16. UEFA.com - Beşiktaş Fan's Death
  17. "En çok taraftarı olan takım hangisi?". haberturk.com. 05-01-2007. Retrieved 2008-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)Template:Tr icon
  18. "Çarşı Kendine de Karşı!". ntvspor.net. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-16.Template:Tr icon
  19. Turkish Daily News - Bloody conflict in Beşiktaş fan group
  20. ZAMAN - Çarşı'nın içindeki kavga ölümle bitti (Eng: The Fight in Carsi Ended Up With Death)Template:Tr icon
  21. SABAH - Murder For Free Tickets
  22. SABAH - Murder in the tribunes; but the managers remain silent
  23. "Beşiktaş'ın Taraftar Grubu "Çarşı" Kendini Feshetti". milliyet.com.tr. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-16.Template:Tr icon
  24. "Kim Kimdir? (Eng: Who's who?)". Netbul. Archived from on 2002-12-09. Retrieved 2007-12-09. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  25. {{cite news | title = Çetin in spite of (Suleyman) Seba | url = www.aksam.com.tr | publisher = Aksam (Turkish Daily Newspaper) | date = 2000-01-20 | accessdate = 2007-12-09 | quote = | archiveurl = http://www.aksam.com.tr/arsiv/aksam/2000/01/20/spor/spor5.html | archivedate = 2002-12-09}}
  26. "Anadolu Ajansi Haberler". Anadolu Ajansi. 2002-01-09. Archived from the original on 2002-01-10. Retrieved 2007-10-26. Besiktas Club also sent a membership card to Musharraf who spent his childhood in Turkey and is known as a fan of Besiktas.
  27. "Suleyman Demirel". KentHaber. Archived from the original on 2002-12-09. Retrieved 2007-12-09. Süleyman Demirel: Beşiktaş bir sevdadır (Eng: Demirel: "Besiktas is a passionate love")
  28. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü

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