Sportspeople

Fenerbahçe player lends support to village school in Turkey’s southeast

With the efforts of Senegalese footballer Mame Thiam, who plays for Istanbul giant Fenerbahçe, a village school in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır has received the necessary support to help it function once again and impart face-to-face education to children.

Fenerbahçe up 3 points after last week's derby loss

Fenerbahçe defeated Fatih Karagümrük 2-1 on Feb. 13 to score three points after losing to Galatasaray 1-0 in the Istanbul derby last weekend.

Mame Thiam gave the away side lead in the first half and Enner Valencia doubled the lead eight minutes after the second half started at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

Galatasaray beat Başakşehir ahead of derby

Galatasaray defeated Medipol Başakşehir 3-0 for the fourth consecutive win in the Turkish Süper Lig on Feb. 2. 

In the 22nd minute, Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved a penalty taken by Başakşehir's Giuliano.

Galatasaray took the lead before the first half ended after Henry Onyekuru scored the header assisted by Ryan Donk in the 45th minute.

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