Turkey

Motorsport
Events

Formula 1 has had to make further changes to its 2021 calendar as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, cancelling this year’s Turkish Grand Prix and adding a second race in Austria.
Football
Media

Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
Football
Events

European football’s governing body Uefa is set to hold talks with the UK government in an effort to resolve issues surrounding the staging of this season’s Champions League final.
Motorsport
Events

Formula 1 has confirmed the cancellation of the 2021 Canadian Grand Prix, with Turkey stepping in as the replacement event on the motor-racing championship’s calendar.
Football
Fan Engagement

Specialist sports investment firm Capital Sports Media has signed deals with Turkish Süper Lig clubs Göztepe and Sivasspor to help develop new social media strategies as well as explore ways to monetise t…
Football
Media

The beIN Media Group-owned Digiturk appears highly unlikely to retain broadcast rights in Turkey to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after deciding against submitting…
Football
Media

The president of Saran Group, the Turkey-based media entity, has stated his intention to compete for broadcast rights to the top tier of Turkish football when an invitation to tender is issued later this…
Equestrian
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast highlights of the 2021 Polo Rider Cup, a polo event to be held in Chantilly on the outskirts of Paris
Football
Media

International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has been successful in its bid to prevent Turkish Süper Lig football club Fenerbahçe from manipulating its branding as part of a campaign against t…
Football
Media

The Team Marketing agency has started the sales processes for media rights to Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in another significant market, inviting bids in Turkey
Football
Finance & Law

International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group will file an injunction in the Turkish courts against Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe over alleged IP infringement of the company’s branding.
Football
Media

The Turkish Football Federation will issue a domestic media rights invitation to tender for the Turkish Süper Lig before the end of 2021, the body’s president Nihat Özdemir has announced at a league web…
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cryptocurrency market Icrypex has become the name and main jersey sponsor of Turkish basketball team Beşiktaş JK – and is paying for the rights in Bitcoin.
Motorsport
Media

Saran Media Group, the Istanbul-based media-rights agency, has secured rights in Turkey to the inaugural season of the electric touring car racing series, Pure ETCR
Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation has announced a rights deal with Turkish pay-television broadcaster D-Smart to broadcast AFC competitions in the country from 2021 to 2024
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has announced Bitci, the Turkish blockchain technology company, as an addition to its sponsorship portfolio
Football
Media

The Turkish Football Federation and pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group will hope to have put a dispute over scheduled payments behind them after a new payment plan was agreed between the two parties…
Industry Moves

International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has named Rashed Al-Marri as executive vice-president of sports content at Digiturk, its Turkish pay-television broadcaster