In my last article, I wrote about Anadolu Efes’s second consecutive EuroLeague championship, a unique achievement in Turkish sports. In this article, I’ll focus on Vakıfbank, the only team to surpass Efes’ dominance of the European cups in men’s basketball. In women’s volleyball, Vakıfbank, the European and World Champion, once
This weekend, we proudly watched Turkish basketball and volleyball teams win European championships. On Saturday, Anadolu Efes defeated Spanish giants Real Madrid to win their second consecutive EuroLeague championship, Europe’s most important men’s basketball tournament. On Sunday, Vakıfbank defeated Italian champion Imoco Volley in the CEV Champions League Super Final,
“I send vitamins to Europe from here, they send me garbage from there,” says a citrus grower from Adana. The garbage sent from the UK to Adana is a fraction of the millions of tons of garbage sent from Europe to Turkey annually. As someone who values his country and
This year, International Women’s Day has begun to be celebrated in advance. It’s safe to say that women and children are the biggest victims of disasters like pandemics and wars that cause mass casualties these days. Emphasizing the importance of women before and during Women’s Day is important, but it’s
I enjoyed “Don’t Look Up,” which sarcastically criticizes the factors that contribute to social nonsense, such as political corruption, public polarization, the hollowing out of the media, the risk of personal gain leading to the end of the world, and the failure to heed the voice of science. The star
Fans of teams that have been crushed by Galatasaray for years shouldn’t get their hopes up; Galatasaray won’t be relegated this year. The real problem will arise in the next 10 years. If they don’t manage the financial side correctly, at least one of the Big Three could be relegated
I ventured out to Kars for a New Year’s ski vacation and spent my first day exploring the region. I’m so glad I did this trip, which involved sacrificing my passion, skiing, for a day. This week, I’ll share my impressions of Lake Çıldır, a natural wonder, the Salt Cave,
On 12 April 2019, I launched a campaign calling for our country’s name to be changed from the English “Turkey” to “Turkia.” With the Presidential circular published in the Official Gazette last month, the use of “Made in Türkiye” as a brand name became official. While I consider this step
This year, in addition to the Bicentennial of Costa Rica’s independence, which holds a special place in my life, we are also celebrating the Bicentennial of my alma mater, McGill University. Happy Bicentennial to McGill University, one of Canada’s finest universities and a university I have always been proud of
