The Turan Tovuz Gazette
Squad2 Nov 2026
Words at Turan Tovuz training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Uerdi Mara 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.
Match31 Oct 2026
Turan Tovuz come up short against Qarabag
Qarabag left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Henrique beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 18. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Qara Nazarov: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Bravo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Oleg Baklov has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Turan Tovuz will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
A promise honoured at Turan Tovuz
Something was said to Fərid Yusifli and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
Looking ahead2 Nov 2026
A reunion for Filip Ozobić
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Neftchi in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Turan Tovuz take the armband off David Tavares
It will be explained as a change for the team and it may even be one. Nobody who has worn one believes that, and neither does the man who has just had it taken away.
In brief
- Squad Emmanuel Hackman takes the armband
- Squad Oleg Baklov says his piece
- Market The Henrique question follows Turan Tovuz around