Turkey
DMAX acquires Turkish rights to four CS:GO tournaments
DMAX, the Turkish arm of international media group Discovery, has acquired the rights to four top-tier CS:GO tournaments
Capital Sports Media acquires Galatasaray sponsorship rights
Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray has agreed a deal with specialist sports investment firm Capital Sports Media to sell, manage and service its sponsorship rights.
Watanabe’s term as FIG president extended, Denmark withdraws as Artistic Worlds host
Morinari Watanabe extended his tenure as president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) after the worldwide governing body deferred its Congress to 2021
Digiturk payments resume after Turkish Süper Lig restart
Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television subsidiary of Qatari sports broadcaster beIN Media Group, has resumed rights fee payments to the Turkish Football Federation for the top-tier Süper Lig on the return …
Turkish Süper Lig receives UK coverage with BT Sport deal
The Turkish Süper Lig will receive live coverage in the UK and Ireland after pay-television broadcaster BT Sport acquired exclusive rights until the end of the season.
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ agrees Beko shirt sponsorship deal
Turkish football club BeÅŸiktaÅŸ has signed kitchen appliance and consumer electronics brand Beko as its new front-of-shirt sponsor.
The deal will run for two seasons, beginning with the 2020-21 campaign.
Uefa ‘set to move’ Champions League final from Istanbul
Uefa is said to be planning to move the 2019-20 Champions League final away from Istanbul due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is thought to be weighing up alternative locations ahead of an Executive Committee…
BeIN lands exclusive rights to Austria’s ÖFB Cup final
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has secured exclusive rights across multiple international territories to tonight’s final of the ÖFB Cup, the national knockout clubs tournament in Austria.
Basketball Champions League adds clubs from Turkey, Spain and Lithuania
The Basketball Champions League has announced that Turkish club Darüssafaka, Spanish team RETAbet Bilbao and Lithuanian outfit Rytas Vilnius will join the competition for the 2020-21 season.
TFF details Süper Lig resumption date, plan for Champions League final
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has said it intends to resume the suspended Süper Lig on the weekend of June 12-14, and host the 2020 Uefa Champions League final in Istanbul in August.
BeIN’s Digiturk freezes rights payments to Turkish Süper Lig
Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television subsidiary of international broadcaster beIN Media Group, has informed the Turkish Football Federation that it will be withholding payment for the rights to the top-flight…
Türk Telekom pays $5m to extend Galatasaray stadium naming rights
Türk Telekom has extended its stadium naming rights deal with Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray for the 2020-21 season.
Turkey and Russia awarded European Gymnastics Championships in 2023
The European Union of Gymnastics has announced the awarding of its two European Championship events in 2023 to Antalya, Turkey and Moscow, Russia
Piracy costing almost $84m every year, says Digiturk chief
The executive vice-president of Digiturk, beIN Sports’ Turkish subsidiary, has urged greater action against piracy after revealing the pay-television broadcaster is losing nearly TRY500m ($84m) per year a…
FAI withdraws World Air Games from Turkey, assesses event’s future
The International Air Sports Federation (FAI) will undertake a strategic review of its World Air Games after deciding to cancel the 2022 edition of the multi-discipline event, which had been due to take…
Octagon strikes deal for new WTA event in Istanbul
New event this April to play at renovated Turkish Tennis Federation facility
Saran extends S Sport carriage with Vodafone deal
Turkish media-rights agency Saran has completed a third Turkish carriage deal for its two S Sport channels in under a month after agreeing terms with telco Vodafone
Turkcell to continue to offer Saran’s sports channels
Turkish telco Turkcell will continue to offer the S Sport and S Sport 2 channels after extending its carriage deal with their owner and operator, rights agency Saran Media