increasingly popular American football scene in Turkey.
The ever-expanding TAFL (not quite ready to challenge
Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe though.)
Boğaziçi University students in Istanbul fielded an
American football team in 1987 but it took them 2 years
to find an opponent. Finally, they played a game but it
wasn't against another Turkish team, it was against U.S.
sailors.
American "futbol" alaturka.
The first game between 2 Turkish teams occurred in
1993 but the teams played without equipment (!). The
first game played with equipment was in 2001.
Turkish American football teams were brought into
the structure of the Turkey Baseball and Softball
Federation in 2005.
Today there are more than 80 teams playing American
football in Turkey, including the "Yeniçeriler"
(Janissaries) of Istanbul and the Yaşar University
Admirals team, which works out four times each week
in Izmir.
Get ready to rumble your kettles!
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