Fenerbahçe S.K.

Fenerbahçe headed into turbulent times after a home loss in the Europa League against Athletic Bilbao on Dec. 11 night added to the club's wounds and sparked fan protests.

Galatasaray stunned archrival Fenerbahçe 3-1 in a Turkish Süper Lig away match on Sept. 21 night to go five points clear at the top of the standings.

With the victory, the defending champion maintained its perfect run in the Süper Lig this season and also ended Fenerbahçe's 32-match unbeaten streak in the competition.

The Treasure and Finance Ministry has initiated the printing of a commemorative coin in memory of Lefter Küçükandonyadis, one of the legendary players of Turkish football giant Fenerbahçe, marking the first such incident for a football player.

Businessman Ali Koç was reelected as the president of Fenerbahçe following an election held at the club's ordinary general assembly on June 9.

Koç, who has held the presidency since 2018, faced off against Aziz Yıldırım, the former president who led the club from 1998 to 2018.

Former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho was unveiled as the new coach of Fenerbahçe on June 2 night, tasked with winning the club a first league title since 2014 after six runner-up finishes.

"I promise you that from this moment I belong to your family," Mourinho told thousands of fans at Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium on Istanbul's Anatolian side.

Fenerbahçe Beko became the first-ever team to win a Game 5 as the road team to make to the 2024 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four, by beating Monaco 80-79 on May 8 night.

Having last made it to the Final Four in 2019, Fenerbahçe will play a semifinal match in Berlin against Panathinaikos on May 24, when Real Madrid takes on Olympiacos in the other semifinal.

Fenerbahçe will consider withdrawing from the Turkish topflight after some of the club's players were attacked by Trabzonspor fans following a road victory over the weekend, the Süper Lig club has said.

Violence broke out between supporters of Trabzonspor and players from Fenerbahçe after a Turkish top-flight league match on Sunday.

A crowd of home supporters invaded the pitch at Trabzonspor's stadium after the final whistle of an encounter that Fenerbahçe won 3-2.

Drawing attention with a low carbon footprint, a team of professional athletes from Fenerbahçe Doğuş Sailing broke the Türkiye Tour Record, organized by the Turkish Sailing Federation (TYF), by sailing across Türkiye in 10 days, two hours and 47 minutes with only wind power.

Sports fans' yearning for football will come to an end this weekend with the start of the new Trendyol Süper Lig season.

Defending champion Galatasaray has made the most ambitious signings of the summer, while Fenerbahçe has assembled a star-studded squad to put an end to its longing for trophies.