This story is from 23 September 2026.
The funeral of Tolga Kalender, the 25-year-old footballer of 1st League team Bandırmaspor, was buried at Adana Kabasakal Cemetery after the funeral prayer.
He had passed away in the hospital where he was receiving treatment for his illness. His family, relatives and footballer friends attended the ceremony in Çukurova.
+2: Sabah (spor) and Haber7 
+3: NTV Spor, Karar and Gazete Oksijen +4: Sporx, NTV Spor, Karar and Gazete Oksijen 
+2: Halk TV and Cumhuriyet +3: Oda TV, Halk TV and Cumhuriyet Ajansspor TR
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Fenerbahçe beat ÇBK Mersin 79-71 in the FIBA Women's SuperCup final to win the cup for the third time. Fenerbahçe's Emma Meesseman was named the game's most valuable player.
+4: A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç +5: Star, A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç 
+2: Ekonomim and Ajansspor 
+4: Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel +5: Yeniçağ, Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel In the Women's AXA Sigorta Champions Cup final, VakıfBank beat Eczacıbaşı Peron Istanbul 3-2 to win the trophy.
+5: Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star +6: A Spor, Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star +3: Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +4: NTV Spor, Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +2: Nefes and Evrensel +3: Oda TV, Nefes and Evrensel Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board member Mevlüt Aktan resigned from his post, saying, "Irregularities must be prevented."
+3: Haber7, Star and A Spor +4: Takvim, Haber7, Star and A Spor +5: NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen +6: Ajansspor, NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen 
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board will meet on Friday with an extraordinary election agenda. Board member Mevlüt Aktan had previously resigned.
+4: Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor +5: Ekonomim, Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor +4: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV Türkiye's visually impaired women's national football team beat Poland's visually impaired women's national football team 2-0 in the final of the IBSA B1 European Championship, entered for the first time, to become champions. It finished the tournament unbeaten with four wins and one draw, without conceding a goal.
+2: Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) +3: A Spor, Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) 
+2: Halk TV and BirGün +3: Nefes, Halk TV and BirGün The Turkish Active Football Referees and Observers Association announced that Ferdi Karadoruk, Alican Sağlar and Emre Kosif, arrested in the "Referees File" investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, had been expelled from membership.
+2: Star and Takvim +3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Takvim 
+2: NTV Spor and Diken 
+3: Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV Turkish national football team player Yunus Akgün said after the 3-1 loss to Italy, "We upset our country deeply, we are aware of it."
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FIFA published its October world ranking; the Turkish national football team stood 31st with 1,563 points, falling four places.
The criminal court of peace ordered the arrest of 14 of 20 suspects and judicial control for 3 others. The file has 63 suspects; the proceedings against Doğa Sigorta Board Chair Nihat Kırmızı and Tera Yatırım executives Abdulkadir Özkan and Bülent Uygun continue.
+11: Habertürk, TGRT Haber, A Haber, Haber7, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Hürriyet, NTV and Milliyet +12: Yeni Akit, Habertürk, TGRT Haber, A Haber, Haber7, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Hürriyet, NTV and Milliyet 
+10: Bloomberg HT, Karar, Dünya, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, Diken, Bianet and Kısa Dalga +11: Gazete Oksijen, Bloomberg HT, Karar, Dünya, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, Diken, Bianet and Kısa Dalga +8: BirGün, Evrensel, Halk TV, Nefes, Tele2 Haber, Sözcü, soL Haber and Cumhuriyet +9: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Evrensel, Halk TV, Nefes, Tele2 Haber, Sözcü, soL Haber and Cumhuriyet 
+3: Bloomberg, Euronews Türkçe and Naftemporiki +4: DW Türkçe, Bloomberg, Euronews Türkçe and Naftemporiki Seven district mayors in Ankara resigned from CHP following Mansur Yavaş. CHP's Müslim Sarı had said that the mayors must make their affiliation clear.
+10: Yeni Akit, Takvim, Star, Milat, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Haber7, CNN Türk and Türkiye Gazetesi +11: Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Star, Milat, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Haber7, CNN Türk and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+9: Ekonomim, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Agos, Serbestiyet, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +10: Dünya, Ekonomim, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Agos, Serbestiyet, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +6: Yeniçağ, Nefes, Sözcü, Muhalif, soL Haber and BirGün +7: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Nefes, Sözcü, Muhalif, soL Haber and BirGün In the attack in front of a high school in Turgutlu, 11 students were injured. The Governorate announced that 6 students are planned to be discharged today, and 3 are in intensive care.
+7: Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Milliyet, A Haber, Milat, Yeni Şafak and TGRT Haber +8: Habertürk, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Milliyet, A Haber, Milat, Yeni Şafak and TGRT Haber 
+3: Serbestiyet, Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim +4: Bianet, Serbestiyet, Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim 
+7: Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Yenidüzen, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and Nefes +8: Tele2 Haber, Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Yenidüzen, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and Nefes 
+9: Euronews Türkçe, RFI, BBC Türkçe, The Hindu, BBC News, Meduza, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The New York Times +10: Asharq Al-Awsat, Euronews Türkçe, RFI, BBC Türkçe, The Hindu, BBC News, Meduza, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The New York Times In the bribery and extortion investigation into Menderes Municipality in Izmir, 9 people, including former deputy mayor Erkan Özkan, were detained.
+12: Star, A Haber, Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, Takvim, CNN Türk, Sabah, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet, Milat and Yeni Şafak +13: TGRT Haber, Star, A Haber, Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, Takvim, CNN Türk, Sabah, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet, Milat and Yeni Şafak 
+4: Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Gazete Oksijen and Bianet +5: Ekonomi Manşet, Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Gazete Oksijen and Bianet +9: Nefes, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Muhalif, Oda TV, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber and BirGün +10: Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Muhalif, Oda TV, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber and BirGün 
