The Hatayspor Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ünal Durmuşhan signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ünal Durmuşhan commits to Hatayspor for another 3 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Hatayspor rebuffed over Kamil Efe Üregen
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Fenerbahce have kept their man, and Hatayspor go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Hatayspor
Sandro Manoel and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hatayspor promote Alper Soyuncu from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alper Soyuncu has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Umut Dervisoglu steps up from the Hatayspor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Umut Dervisoglu has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sinan Yildirim joins the Hatayspor first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sinan Yildirim is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Erkan Yazici steps up from the Hatayspor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erkan Yazici has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Ünal Durmuşhan
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Baran Sarka knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Baran Sarka trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Squad Sandro Manoel still has not settled
- Squad Somebody is after Sandro Manoel’s shirt
- Looking ahead Hatayspor host Basaksehir