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Emin Urcan
@eminurcan35.bsky.social
EFL & non-League follower | Also follows football in Slovenia | Writes mainly about Turkish football in English & "British" football in Turkish | From İzmir, Turkey
Hi! It has been a while, but I am back with a game from the First League (the second tier of Turkish football) in the form of Manisa FK v Erzurumspor FK!
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today, I will be heading to Bornova Aziz Kocaoğlu Stadium, located on the eastern edge of the city centre — where Bornova 1877 will host Alanya 1221 as the Third League kicked off today a couple of hours ago.
September 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Greetings from Menemen, a district just outside the city centre of İzmir!

I am attending the Second League Red Group match between Menemen FK and Arnavutköy Belediyesi FSK.

The match will kick at 19:00 TRT (17:00 BST).
August 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Göztepe 0-0 Fenerbahçe (Süper Lig, 16 August 2025)

İzmir's sole representative in the top flight earned a hard-fought point against a team from İstanbul that just happened to be favoured by a referee — business as usual in Turkey!
August 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
From this Saturday onwards, I am planning to post about the games I will be attending.

This Saturday, Göztepe will host Fenerbahçe in what is expected to be a feisty match.

Fan trouble is expected given the animosity between both sets of fans. Police presence is also expected to be high.
August 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Below is the sneak peek for the Süper Lig review that I published on @nlmatters.bsky.social forums

You can access the full review below:

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threa...
June 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Below is the sneak peek for the Regional Amateur League review that I published on @nlmatters.bsky.social forums.

You can access the full review below:

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threa...
June 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Below is the sneak peek for the second half of the Turkish Cup review that I published on @nlmatters.bsky.social forums.

You can access the full review below:

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threa...
June 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
View from the West Stand

Göztepe v Galatasaray
Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir
0-0 HT
May 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Below is the sneak peek for the first half of the Turkish Cup review that I published on @nlmatters.bsky.social forums.

You can access the full review below:

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threa...
May 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Below is the sneak peek for my TFF First League normal season review that I published on @nlmatters.bsky.social forums.

You can access the full review below:

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threa...
May 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Below is the sneak peek for my TFF Second League normal season review that I published on @nlmatters.bsky.social forums.

You can access the full review below:

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threa...
May 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Below is the sneak peek for my TFF Third League normal season review that I published on @nlmatters.bsky.social forums.

You can access the full review below:

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threa...
April 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Match of the Week

⚽️Manisaspor - Salihli Belediyespor
🏟Manisa Mümin Özkasap Stadium
🏆Manisa Super Amateur League Play-Off Group / Matchday 2
📅Sunday 13 April, 2025, 15:00 (GMT+3)
💷Free
April 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A belated Happy @nonleaguedayuk from Turkey!

⚽️Çeşme Belediyespor - Asarlıkspor
🏟Çeşme 16 Eylül Stadium, Çeşme, İzmir
🏆Turkish Regional Amateur League Grp. 7
💷Free
🗓Sunday, 23 March 2025, 14:00 GMT+3 (11:00 GMT)
March 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
@44boots.bsky.social

Göztepe's 1969-70 squad that reached the quarter-finals and won the Turkish Cup for the second successive year.

They had become the first Turkish club to reach the semi-finals in a European competition the year prior - in this case, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
March 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Reposted by Emin Urcan
I remember Gary Lineker saying that "football is a simple game played by 22 men for 90 minutes, and the Germans always win".

In Turkey, one could replace "the Germans" with the Big 3 of İstanbul.

Those that were MADE to be the Big 3, that is. Just because they are all from İstanbul.
January 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I remember Gary Lineker saying that "football is a simple game played by 22 men for 90 minutes, and the Germans always win".

In Turkey, one could replace "the Germans" with the Big 3 of İstanbul.

Those that were MADE to be the Big 3, that is. Just because they are all from İstanbul.
January 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
2024/25 Turkish Football Spreadsheet v2.0
docs.google.com
December 24, 2024 at 3:56 PM
To my English followers out there, I've got a question:

Would you like to exchange your referees with ours?

(Trust me, you'll love 'em; they're definitely neutral all the time!)
December 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Here we are at Gürsel Aksel Stadium in İzmir, as Göztepe host Adana Demirspor, who have recently been docked 3 points and sit dead last in the table with -1 point.

🟡🔴
December 7, 2024 at 12:37 PM
I will ask two questions that are, on the surface, similar to one another:

1. Should politics be kept out of sports?
2. Can politics and sport exist independently of each other?
December 4, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Reposted by Emin Urcan
Jamie Vardy is the first Premier League Golden Boot winner to score a Premier League goal for a team managed by another Premier League Golden Boot winner.
December 3, 2024 at 8:19 PM