Başakşehir Breaks Up Turkey’s Big Three

Since 1959, only two teams outside of Turkey’s big three (Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray) have won the league title. Last week İstanbul Başakşehir became the third team to do so. Today, we explain how they did it and what it means for Turkish…

Since 1959, only two teams outside of Turkey’s big three (Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray) have won the league title. Last week İstanbul Başakşehir became the third team to do so. Today, we explain how they did it and what it means for Turkish…

Since 1959, only two teams outside of Turkey’s big three (Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray) have won the league title. Last week İstanbul Başakşehir became the third team to do so.

Today, we explain how they did it and what it means for Turkish football.

Guest:

John McManus (@JohnMcManus06) is an anthropologist and author of ‘Welcome to Hell? In Search of the Real Turkish Football

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