Sport in Turkey

Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor played out a goalless draw in the first big game of the Spor Toto Super League season on Sept. 14

Turkey will face Lithuania in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinals Sept. 9, after a dramatic victory over Australia.

Fenerbahçe Ülker forward Emir Preldzic nailed two late three-pointers, including one that he landed five seconds left in the play, to cap a stunning 65-64 comeback victory over Australia in the round of 16 game on Sept. 7.

Ten workers were killed at a construction site in Istanbul when an elevator suddenly plunged to the ground from the 32th floor late on Saturday.

The accident occurred at the construction site of the Torunlar Center, which is being built on the former site of Galatasaray's Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Turkish Hurriyet Daily reports.

Young Ozan Tufan scored a long-range shot in stoppage time to give Turkey a 2-1 win over Denmark in an international friendly game in Odense on Sept. 3.

Bursaspor’s 19-year-old midfielder scored from about 30 meters in the second minute of additional time, giving Turkey victory in only his fourth international appearance.

Many matches were played in front empty stadiums on the first weekend of the Spor Toto Super League season, largely due to suspensions and the implementation of a controversial new e-ticket system The 57th season of the Turkish Super League started over the weekend with growing concerns over the alarming drop in the number of spectators.

Two Turkish teams, Kardemir Karabükspor and Trabzonspor, hope to protect their advantages and cruise to the Europa League group stages tonight.

Kardemir Karabükspor plays against Saint-Etienne and Trabzonspor meets Rostov in the UEFA Europa League playoff second leg tonight.

Fenerbahçe beat Galatasaray in an expectedly event-filled Super Cup final on Aug. 25. The Yellow Canaries, Super League winners, overcame a nervy penalty shoot-out that followed a goalless and drab playing time of 120 minutes to beat their perennial rivals, who won the Turkish Cup.

Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray will renew Turkish football’s greatest rivalry in the Turkish Super Cup game in the Aegean province of Manisa today.

The meeting between Super League winner Fenerbahçe and Turkish Cup titleholder Galatasaray will mark the official start of the new season in Turkish football, with the domestic league set to start this weekend.

Kardemir Karabükspor and Trabzonspor cruised to victories on a good night for Turkish clubs in the UEFA Europa League playoffs on Aug. 21.

Two Turkish football stars - Atletico Madrid star Arda Turan and Galatasaray forward Burak Yılmaz - have joined the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which has gone viral since last week.