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Galatasaray transferred Aleksey Batrakov from Lokomotiv Moscow for 25 million euros and Batrakov played his first match in the Göztepe match in the 3rd week of the Super League.
Alexander Djiku, who was transferred from Fenerbahçe to Spartak Moscow, talked about Galatasaray's new star Aleksey Batrakov.
The performance of Batrakov, whom Galatasaray added to its squad from Lokomotiv Moscow for 25 million euros, was a matter of curiosity.
HE STARTED IN 2 MATCHES IN A ROW
The Russian star first wore the yellow-red jersey in the Göztepe match in the 3rd week of the Super League. Galatasaray left the field with a 3-2 victory.
Batrakov, who played in the starting 11 against Başakşehir, was replaced by Leao in the 68th minute. Okan Buruk's team won this match 3-2.
While it was wondered whether Batrakov would be in the starting eleven before the Sporting-Galatasaray match in the Champions League, striking statements were made about the Russian football player.
PRAISE FROM DJIKU TO BATRAKOV
Alexander Djiku, who transferred to the Russian team Spartak Moscow last season after playing for Fenerbahçe for a period, praised Batrakov.
Here are Alexander Djiku's words;
"I don't like to evaluate other players, but Batrakov is an excellent player, he has a lot of good qualities."
HE DESERVES TO PLAY
Fenerbahçe Coach İsmail Kartal announced the squad plans for the Beşiktaş derby. Due to Asensio's injury, İrfan Can Kahveci is expected to play as number 10 and Kerem Aktürkoğlu is expected to play as number 11 on the left wing. Oğuz Aydın is likely to start the derby from the bench.
Turkish Basketball Federation announced that the Presidential Cup match, which will be played at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall at 20.00, will take place between Fenerbahçe Tarfin and Beşiktaş. The match was offered for ticket sale as the first match of the tournament held since 1985.
Fenerbahçe parted ways with Çağlar Söyüncü and transferred the national defender to Çorum FK. The 30-year-old football player will play for Fenerbahçe, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in 75 matches. He will also reunite with Cengiz Ünder.

Turkish Basketball Federation announced that the 39th Men's Presidential Cup match will be played between Fenerbahçe Tarfin and Beşiktaş on Tuesday, September 22 at 20.00 at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall. The match will be held between Super League champion Fenerbahçe and last season's Super League runner-up and Turkish Cup finalist Beşiktaş. Tickets are on sale.

Defne Kurt won the gold medal by clocking 27.45 seconds in the women's 50-meter freestyle S10 final at the 2026 European Para Swimming Championships at the Gebze Olympic Swimming Pool. After the competition, he stated that he aimed to break the record at the next World Championships or Olympic Games. Turkey completed the championship with 1 gold and 1 silver medal.

Turkey National Women's Basketball Team lost 71-68 to Belgium in the FIBA 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup Group C match played at Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany, and left the tournament. Olcay Çakır Turgut, Elif İstanbulluoğlu, Sevgi Uzun, Gökşen Fitik and Elif Bayram emerged as the top five. While Türkiye was ahead 40-37 at the end of the first half, it fell behind in the last quarter and could not win the match.