{"id":21468,"date":"2020-12-25T10:20:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T07:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/fenerbahce-besiktas-arasindaki-efsane-maclar\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T07:13:15","slug":"two-sides-of-the-bosphorus-fenerbahce-and-besiktas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/two-sides-of-the-bosphorus-fenerbahce-and-besiktas\/","title":{"rendered":"A century of competition across the Bosphorus: Fenerbah\u00e7e – Be\u015fikta\u015f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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T\u00fcrkiye is football country. Similar to Italians and Brazilians, Turkish people eat, sleep and think football. Newspapers that focus on football tend to have the highest circulation, while the social media accounts of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s football clubs have extraordinarily high engagement. Eavesdrop on conversations, and you\u2019ll usually hear an impassioned discussion of the latest club trade or match.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember the 2002 World Cup jointly organized by South Korea and Japan. The T\u00fcrkiye National Football Team made history, coming in third in the tournament. Matches were played during the day and people gathered in homes, bars, coffee shops and even outside shop windows where TVs broadcast the game. Complete strangers embraced and cheered as their teams scored. It was then that I realized the importance of football in T\u00fcrkiye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s football clubs, which include Altay, Ba\u015fak\u015fehir, Be\u015fikta\u015f, Bursaspor, Eski\u015fehirspor, Fenerbah\u00e7e, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor, have millions of fans. Most of the clubs have been around for a hundred years, but the three most prominent teams, with the deepest heritage, are based in Istanbul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bosphorus focus at the center of this month\u2019s Journal would be incomplete if we failed to describe the history of two magnificent football clubs, Be\u015fikta\u015f and Fenerbah\u00e7e, on opposite shores of the Bosphorus. Keep reading and discover more about the matches \u2013 and the teams\u2019 legendary rivalry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fenerbah\u00e7e of Kad\u0131k\u00f6y<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you arrive in Kad\u0131k\u00f6y by ferry on a match day, you will notice an enormous crowd, many of whom are wearing scarves and jerseys in the Fenerbah\u00e7e team colors of yellow and dark blue. Vehicles are stopped on the roads. Yes, it is indeed #FenerinMa\u00e7\u0131Var  – (Fener has a match today) and life in Kad\u0131k\u00f6y flows accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stroll towards the Bull Statue and you\u2019ll see groups of fans. Enter the Kad\u0131k\u00f6y Bazaar and more fans, sporting scarves and jerseys, will be enjoying a pre-match snack. Another group of fans passing through the narrow streets of the bazaar is probably going to Yo\u011furt\u00e7u Park or \u015e\u00fckr\u00fc Sara\u00e7o\u011flu Stadium, the pre-game meeting point. Seeing each other, they begin to cheer: one side shouts \u2018Yellow\u2019, the other shouts \u2018Dark blue\u2019. People continue to join in and the collective excitement spreads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roots of Fenerbah\u00e7e were laid in Kad\u0131k\u00f6y in the 1890s, when British expats in Moda started playing football in the Ku\u015fdili at Pastor\u2019s Meadow. Now the location of \u015e\u00fckr\u00fc Sara\u00e7o\u011flu Stadium, at that time, people came to the Meadow from Kalam\u0131\u015f, Moda, Kuyuba\u015f\u0131 and Haydarpa\u015fa to watch this fun, new sport, usually played in the evenings. Young Turkish people in Kad\u0131k\u00f6y took up the new game, playing in the many grassy areas around Kad\u0131k\u00f6y. There was an idea to start a football club but, at the time, it was forbidden for Turks to form associations. To establish a football club without attracting the attention of the authorities, the Turkish players formed a club called Black Stockings FC, in 1899. This ruse did not go unnoticed; the club was closed. Another, called the Kad\u0131k\u00f6y Football Club, opened in 1902, and was also closed. The last club was officially established in 1907 as Fenerbah\u00e7e Football Club, though many accept the unofficial establishment date of Fenerbah\u00e7e as 1899, as the founders were the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Fenerbah\u00e7e is one of the largest clubs in T\u00fcrkiye and one of the few in the world with fans that number in the millions. Fenerbah\u00e7e has dozens of cups, has played in the quarter finals of the Champions League and in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. But throughout its 113-year adventure, the Club has stayed true to its roots, remaining based in Kad\u0131k\u00f6y. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the Anatolian side of the Bosphorus is identified with a football team, that team is Fenerbah\u00e7e. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, take note: if you can get tickets for a Fenerbah\u00e7e match, arrive a little early and march with the fans to \u015e\u00fckr\u00fc Sara\u00e7o\u011flu Stadium for an even more unforgettable football experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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District team Be\u015fikta\u015f<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The distinctive black-and-white emblem of the Be\u015fikta\u015f Gymnastics Club is omnipresent in the district \u2013 it\u2019s seen in the windows of cars, apartments and shops, as a sticker, a pennant, on a scarf or a jersey. In this big district, Be\u015fikta\u015f football is king. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Be\u015fikta\u015f spirit envelops you when entering the \u00c7ar\u015f\u0131, especially during a match day. Fans gather in nearby parks, especially Abbasa\u011fa Park, with barbecue equipment, musical instruments and many, many cheers and team songs. From there, they march to Vodafone Park, the Be\u015fikta\u015f stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vodafone Park is across the street from the Bosphorus and is a sacred place for Be\u015fikta\u015f fans. During the RB Leipzig – Be\u015fikta\u015f match in 2017, Leipzig’s famous striker, Timo Werner, left the match, overwhelmed by the noise coming from the Be\u015fikta\u015f stands.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Be\u015fikta\u015f’s history starts in the Serencebey District. Osman Pasha, who was the Medina Guard at the time, had a garden on the grounds of his mansion. In this garden, a group of young people, including his sons, practiced weightlifting, wrestling, pull-ups and gymnastics. The mansion was raided, and the youths were taken to the police station, but they were released \u2013 their activities were recognized as sports and, also, they were supported by Prince Abdulhalim. Later, boxer and wrestler Kenan Bey started to teach others, and the first seeds of a comprehensive sports club were planted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 1903, with a special permission, the Bereket Gymnastics Club was established. However, the structure was far from being active during this period. With the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1908 and the restoration of political order, it became legal to practice sports activities. Fencing, weightlifting and wrestling teachers Fuat Balkan and Mazhar Kalkanc\u0131, who joined the club in this process, gathered the young people of Serencebey and activated the club, establishing the center of the sports club in the basement of Balkan’s house in Ihlamur. The name of the club was changed to Be\u015fikta\u015f Ottoman Gymnastics Club. Be\u015fikta\u015f became the first Turkish sports club, registered in 1910, moving to Akaretler as its numbers increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be\u015fikta\u015f, which joined the Sunday League in 1920, has won 15 Turkish League and nine Turkish Cup matches. It is not only one of the biggest clubs in T\u00fcrkiye, with its millions of fans, but also one of the most important clubs in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the European side of the Bosphorus were a team, it would definitely be Be\u015fikta\u015f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Legendary Matches<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fenerbah\u00e7e and Be\u015fikta\u015f meet at least three to four times a year. And every Fenerbah\u00e7e-Be\u015fikta\u015f match, whether a championship or a friendly match, is equally important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To fans, every match played by the two teams is momentous. But there are some matches that stand out even to those who don\u2019t follow football.  Keep reading to find out about four of the most legendary Fenerbah\u00e7e and Be\u015fikta\u015f matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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17 April 2005 \u00a0 FB 3- BJK 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Week 28, 2004-2005 season. Fenerbah\u00e7e leading by 7 points; Be\u015fikta\u015f is in 4th<\/sup> place, 16 points behind Fenerbah\u00e7e. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The match begins. But contrary to expectations, Be\u015fikta\u015f pulls ahead 1-0 with T\u00fcmer Metin’s goal. Luciano scores, making it 1-1. Towards the end of the period, Be\u015fikta\u015f is ahead 2-1 with a goal by John Carew. After Alex de Souza scored, for 2-2 in the second half, \u0130brahim Ak\u0131n from Be\u015fikta\u015f scored, bringing Be\u015fikta\u015f ahead 3-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then\u2026Goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba, who fouled in the penalty area against Tuncay \u015eanl\u0131 in the 78th minute, received his second yellow card when he continued his protests, and was dismissed from the game. Be\u015fikta\u015f did not have the right to change players. At this very moment, Pancu, nicknamed \u201cthe Kad\u0131k\u00f6y Panther\u201d, was passing to the goal. He guessed the corner correctly but missed the penalty goal. Nonetheless, his incredible performance made an indelible impression; his jersey had the number \u20181\u2019 on it, after this match.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be\u015fikta\u015f, leading via the goal scored by Koray Avc\u0131 in the overtime, won this legendary match 4-3. It is remembered to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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20 February 2011 BJK 2- FB 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Week 22, 2010-2011 season. Fenerbah\u00e7e at 45 points, Be\u015fikta\u015f at 32. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fenerbahce started the game fast. In minute 5, Be\u015fikta\u015f’s Necip sent the ball to his own goal alongside Alex de Souza, the star of the match, putting Fenerbah\u00e7e ahead 1-0. At the end of the first half, Ekrem scored with a stylish shot and the half ended up like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of the second half, in minute 49, \u0130brahim Toraman in the penalty area brought Be\u015fikta\u015f ahead, 2-1. However, afterwards, the legendary Brazilian player of Fenerbah\u00e7e, Alex de Souza, scored three goals in minutes 65,72 and 75. Fenerbah\u00e7e won the match 4-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the match, Fenerbah\u00e7e rose to the leadership, while Be\u015fikta\u015f remained in 6th place. While Be\u015fikta\u015f didn\u2019t improve its ranking, this match is among the most legendary Fenerbah\u00e7e-Be\u015fikta\u015f matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 March 2013 \u00a0 \u00a0 BJK 3- FB 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It was an emotional match for Be\u015fikta\u015f fans. Be\u015fikta\u015f wanted to win in this last derby match at \u0130n\u00f6n\u00fc Stadium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fenerbahce started the game fast. After strong attacks, the team was leading 1-0 with Sow\u2019s goal in the 24th minute. At the end of the first half, with Fernandes’ crosses, Kuyt made a goal, bringing the score to 1-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In minute 60 of the second half, Niang scored, for 2-1. Three minutes later, Sow scored a goal, his team’s second, bringing the score to 2-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What made this Fenerbah\u00e7e-Be\u015fikta\u015f match legendary was the Be\u015fikta\u015f goal scored in the extra time in this last derby fight with plenty of positions at \u0130n\u00f6n\u00fc Stadium. With the goal scored by Olcay \u015eahan at 90 + 3, Be\u015fikta\u015f won the match 3-2 and bid farewell to \u0130n\u00f6n\u00fc Stadium by beating their arch-rival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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25 February 2019     BJK 3- FB 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Perhaps the biggest comeback in the history of Fenerbah\u00e7e-Be\u015fikta\u015f matches! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 23, 2018-2019 season. Fenerbah\u00e7e is going through the worst period of its history with the previous year. Be\u015fikta\u015f is chasing the summit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be\u015fikta\u015f started the game fast. And how fast it started! G\u00f6khan G\u00f6n\u00fcl in the 10th minute and Burak Y\u0131lmaz in minutes 18 and 45 + 2 minutes scored three goals and finished the first half 3-0 ahead with a historical score against his archrival. It was at this match that the photo of a small boy in the Fenerbah\u00e7e stands crying and hugging his father became iconic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Fenerbahce didn\u2019t give up. It starts the second half fast. At minutes 55, 61 and 67, Zajc scores three goals with Sad\u0131k and Hasan Ali, bringing the match to 3-3. And the biggest comeback in the Be\u015fikta\u015f – Fenerbah\u00e7e matches was realized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While sports clubs and districts have deep relationships all over the world, the deep ties that Be\u015fikta\u015f and Fenerbah\u00e7e have with their respective districts is uniquely strong \u2013 the Clubs are family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you next hop on a ferry from Kad\u0131k\u00f6y or Be\u015fikta\u015f, the two busiest piers in Istanbul, take a look at your surroundings with a new perspective. If you\u2019re lucky, maybe you\u2019ll arrive on a game day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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