Volkan Demirel

Fenerbahçe eliminated Sturm Graz 3-2 on aggregate in the two sides' UEFA Europa League third qualifying round match in Istanbul on Aug. 3.    
   
The Istanbul club managed to draw 1-1 at Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium, moving on to the playoff round in the second-tier European competition.      
  

Turkey’s national football team kept its slim chances of advancing to Euro 2016 by beating Kazakhstan on Nov. 16 in a game marred by coach Fatih Terim’s first-choice goalkeeper.

Volkan Demirel walked out ahead of the qualifier after being abused by Turkish fans during the warm-up.

A Turkish football club has decided to issue a hefty fine for beards, after its chairman claimed some footballers look like students of imam-training schools.