The Istanbulspor Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Vefa Temel attracts admirers
The name of Vefa Temel has come up in conversations Istanbulspor were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mustafa Sol signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Mustafa Sol and Istanbulspor agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Istanbulspor
Emrecan Uzunhan was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Istanbulspor training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Filipe Alves is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market10 Aug 2026
Istanbulspor promote Mustafa Muldur from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mustafa Muldur 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
One of our own: Umut Erkin joins the Istanbulspor first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Umut Erkin 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
Istanbulspor promote Can Akgun from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Can Akgun 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Vefa Temel
“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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Filipe Alves is a square peg at Istanbulspor
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Kartal Kayra Yılmaz is in the works
- The dugout Mustafa Sol asks for a word with the manager
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Sivasspor at home