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Hi, my name is Ogulcan_Y

Localhost since Sep 11, 2020

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Hey! My name is Ogulcan(OG shortly). I am a passionate sports fan. I have been to over 100 national and international stadiums all around the world. I have seen major football tournaments like Euro 2016 in France and many away games from Portugal to Georgia.

Since I was born in Kadıköy(hometown of Fenerbahçe Sports Club), Istanbul I am a big fan of Fenerbahçe Sports Club. It is my 17th consecutive season in Fenerbahçe Football stadium with a combined ticket. I am a big follower of both the basketball and football branches of Fenerbahçe. I followed my football team all over Europe for the football games in UEFA tournaments and I have been supporting my basketball team in Euroleague Final Four events located in Berlin, Istanbul, and Belgrade.

I enjoy a lot introducing my team to guests from all around the world and showing them how we live football in Turkey.

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22 Reviews

Josephine Ooi

07/12/2023
Turkish football fans are full of energy, song, and wild support from one hour before kick-off until the players salute them after the game. As a football fan this was a rich experience - but this also gave us a true Istanbul travel experience too. Arranging an experience like this as a tourist would be daunting. The Passolig system alone is enough to put people off. Then there’s the tickets. Then, how do you know where you can sit (seating is not assigned behind the goals)? OG’s communication was excellent from the start, and he takes care of all these things. You just turn up to the cool, youthful food and drink-filled area of Kadikoy, listen to a few football/Fenerbahce stories from OG over a beer or raki, wear the scarf he has gifted for you, and follow him to the stadium. He knows the stadium windows for Passolig/Tickets, and the best places to sit inside the ground. Once in the stand, the Fenerbahce fans take things from there. The crowd behind the goals is full of energy. The fans are mostly young men, but lots of women too. My wife loves football but has not been to many big games (we live in the football backwater of Australia). She absolutely loved this whole experience. She felt 100% safe throughout, and we have videos of us jumping arm in arm with Fenerbahce fans on top of our seats looking very happy! A great travel memory. OG even treated us to a Cig Kofte after the game (don’t worry, they don’t use the raw meat anymore!). It was honestly a jewel of our Istanbul visit, and we’re so glad we shook off any worries and took the leap. Thanks OG. We hope to do it again next time we visit your extraordinary city. 👍
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M Akiens

13/11/2023
Great weekend for me and my friends, Ogulcan Y (O.G.) was a great help, got us through the difficulties of getting tickets for Turkish football without any major problems. We gave O.G. some difficult problems to solve as their were 8 of us, very pleased with his help, a good man, tells you the potential problems in advance and how he will try to solve. We also went to see Galatasaray on the Friday evening. I doubt very much that we would be have been able to get tickets to these 'sold out' games without the wonderful help of O.G. Fenerbahce in particular was a great experience, we had the recent history of the club, met in a bar near to the ground in a lively area where we could soak up the atmosphere. The atmosphere inside the ground was fantastic and we had a really good experience. We went as neutrals and came away as Fenerbahce supporters in Turkey.
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Andries Nothnagel

29/10/2023
Wow what a great match and experience! Ogi was a great host. His knowlegde and passion for Fenerbahce football ball club is second to none. Thank you for all the info and seamless arrangements from start to finish. WE LOVED THE EXPERIENCE

Raphael Müller

28/10/2023
OG is a great chap and excellent host. He organized everything for us from the passolig card to the tickets, the pre match drinks before the game and navigated us safely through the crazy fan crowd 😊. Highly recommended!

Devin K

24/10/2023
I have to thank OG for such a great experience, with everything from explaining how it works to meeting us on game day. He showed us the perfect place to have a drink with all the fans before the game and then just talked about football and specifically Fener. And the game was fantastic, the atmosphere incredible, and the football on point (4-2 win). I would recommend this to anyone and I will definitely be back soon!