Fikret Orman

A 42-year-old Turkish lawyer was shot to death in Istanbul by two assailants late on Jan. 26 following a fight that reportedly broke out over money.

According to police sources, the two men met with Şafak Mahmutyazıcıoğlu at a restaurant he owned in the Yeşilköy neighborhood to discuss a property sale with him and one of his clients.

U.K. Ambassador to Ankara, Richard Moore, a dedicated Beşiktaş fan, has become an official member of the club, according to a statement on the Black Eagle's official website on Sept. 21.

Beşiktaş Chairman Fikret Orman presented the top British diplomat in the country with his club card for membership to the Beşiktaş General Assembly.

The arrest and release of the chairman of a football club warmed up the debate over double standards in Turkish justice as the arrest of a group of journalists will mark its 300th day in prison tomorrow.

Beşiktaş has rejected a proposal by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for the team's coach to manage the national team for the four remaining matches of the 2018 World Cup qualification.

Portuguese international Pepe has signed for Beşiktaş, the Turkish champion announced on July 4, bringing an end to 10 incident-packed years with Spanish giant Real Madrid.

The 34-year-old Brazilian-born defender Kepler Laveran Lima Ferreira joined Real from Porto in 2007 for 30 million euros ($34 million), winning the La Liga title in his first campaign.  

Vodafone tested Turkish 4.5G-compatible domestic base  station, dubbed ULAK, the company has said.

According to a statement by the company on April 14, Vodafone Turkey's deputy CEO Hasan Süel and Besiktaş Chairman Fikret Orman had a phone call ahead of the Europa League quarter final match between Beşiktaş and French club Olympique Lyon.  

Turkish Super League leader Beşiktaş will try to redirect its focus to the league following a traumatic loss against archrival Fenerbahçe last week, when it visits a tough Kardemir Karabük on Feb. 10.

Many leading tourism investments and five-star hotels, located on 2.3 million square meters of land, have been transferred from Turkey's state treasury to the newly introduced Turkish Wealth Fund as well as a number of leading public companies and lenders. 

Fenerbahçe coach Dick Advocaat will take his time to consider whether to sign a contract to stay at the club for another year, Fenerbahçe Deputy Chairman Şekip Mosturoğlu has announced. 

Football is once again not just football in the aftermath of a bomb attack near Istanbul's Vodafone Arena stadium and a simultaneous one just a few hundred meters soon after a Beşiktaş-Bursaspor league game.