The Istanbulspor Gazette
Market13 Aug 2029
Not going: Ottman Katirag stays at Istanbulspor
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Kasimpasa had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
The dugout13 Aug 2029
Mario Krstovski keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Istanbulspor may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market13 Aug 2029
Alisson Cassiano puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Istanbulspor, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad13 Aug 2029
Words exchanged at Istanbulspor
Mario Krstovski 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.
Squad13 Aug 2029
A move Fırat Tulgayoğlu would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Fırat Tulgayoğlu is living that version at Istanbulspor, and it tends to show in the first month.
Boardroom13 Aug 2029
7 academy players handed senior numbers at Istanbulspor
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad13 Aug 2029
A row about effort at Istanbulspor
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Adil Demirbağ was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets13 Aug 2029
Door shut on Davide Biraschi
Istanbulspor asked and Fatih Karagumruk said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match11 Aug 2029
Igdir FK take the points off Istanbulspor
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Ozan Yazici joins the Istanbulspor first team
- Market Istanbulspor promote Sinan Under from within
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Brayan Campáz