Turkey
Turkish Basketball Federation adds Hepsiburada as national team sponsor
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has announced e-commerce platform Hepsiburada as a main sponsor of its national teams
Turkish Basketball Federation adds TikTok as new sponsor
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has signed a sponsorship deal with short-form video platform TikTok, which becomes the official entertainment partner of the Super League club competition
Beşiktaş ‘in talks’ with Russian stadium naming-rights sponsor
Turkish club Beşiktaş is considering a stadium naming-rights deal with a Russian company in a potentially controversial move in light of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Torun lands 2026 World Athletics Indoors
World Athletics has awarded its 2026 Indoor Championships to Torun in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region of Poland, while the 2024 Race Walking Team Championships will be held in Antalya, Turkey
Vodafone extends long-running support of Beşiktaş’ women’s team
Telecommunications group Vodafone has extended its sponsorship of the women’s team of Turkish club Beşiktaş.
BeIN retains Coupe de France rights in international markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
Istanbul ‘one of five locations under consideration’ for IPL auction
The next Indian Premier League auction could be held in Istanbul, according to reports
1190 Sports secures first Turkish coverage for Brazilian top flight
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has signed an agreement with Turkish pay-television broadcaster D-Smart to show the top-tier Brasileiro Serie A…
Turkish lower leagues agree long-term rights deal with Fuchs
Fuchs Sports has acquired domestic live and highlights broadcast rights to Turkish football’s third-tier TFF 2. Lig and fourth-tier TFF 3. Lig over the next five seasons.
Saran nets Davis Cup rights in Turkey to 2024
The Saran Media Group agency has secured exclusive pay-television rights for the Davis Cup in Turkey from Kosmos Global Tennis for three years, from 2022-24
Sport Republic begins to roll out multi-club vision with Göztepe takeover
Sport Republic, owner of English Premier League club Southampton, has made the first addition to its planned multi-team business model by acquiring a controlling stake in Turkish second-tier outfit Göztepe.
BeIN recommits to EFL in two-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured English Football League (EFL) broadcast rights in a host of its territories in a deal covering the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, SportBusiness understands
Saran becomes LaLiga’s new home in Turkey in five-year deal
The Saran Media Group agency has agreed a five-season deal in Turkey with LaLiga for broadcast rights to the top two divisions of Spanish club football
Sportradar lands betting video and data rights to Turkish basketball
Global sports data and technology company Sportradar has signed a multi-year agreement with the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) that includes the distribution of domestic and international betting…
Digiturk ups bid to land global Turkish Süper Lig deal as tortuous tender scrapped
Digiturk has retained domestic and international broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig after a gruelling tender process was finally shelved in favour of a two-year extension with the Turkish pay-television …
UIPM plans test event for new obstacle discipline
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has confirmed plans for a test event to trial a new obstacle discipline, which has been selected to replace horse riding as the sport’s fifth discipline.
Trabzonspor to launch first NFT offering
Turkish Süper Lig football club Trabzonspor will launch its first public NFT offering tomorrow (Saturday) as part of its agreement with specialist NFT agency Capital Block.