The Istanbulspor Gazette
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Up for the corner, and Dijlan Aydın delivers — 7.91
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Dijlan Aydın scored, was marked 7.91, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Istanbulspor rebuffed over Mustafa Hekimoğlu
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Besiktas have kept their man, and Istanbulspor go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Istanbulspor go back to the board over Anıl Yaşar
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $204.8K — a club that wants Anıl Yaşar enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Istanbulspor bid $190.0K for Anıl Yaşar
The offer went to Rizespor 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 targets24 Aug 2026
Istanbulspor bid $130.0K for Mustafa Şengül
The offer went to Rizespor 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Istanbulspor
Alexandr Vasyutin 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Dijlan Aydın falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Alexandr Vasyutin
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alexandr Vasyutin, and the manager let it.
Match22 Aug 2026
Honours even between Istanbulspor and Esenler Erokspor
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Market Alp Arda is free to find somewhere else
- The dugout Mamadou Mendy is still paying for one afternoon at Istanbulspor