The Basaksehir Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Basaksehir turn down Fenerbahce for Muhammed Şengezer
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Basaksehir bid $7.8M for Yusuf Özdemir
The offer went to Alanyaspor this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Orkun Kökçü
Basaksehir asked and Besiktas said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Yusuf Sarı moves on
Giresunspor pay $3.8M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Muhammed Şengezer signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Muhammed Şengezer commits to Basaksehir for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Basaksehir
Muhammed Şengezer and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Serdar Tekdemir joins the Basaksehir first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Serdar Tekdemir 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
One of our own: Can Dervisoglu joins the Basaksehir first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Can Dervisoglu is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Festy Ebosele
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Festy Ebosele, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad 7 new faces, and Basaksehir are still learning each other
- The dugout Bertuğ Yıldırım asks for a word with the manager
- Squad No place for Roman Akbashev in the new shape