Dağhan Irak is Lecturer-Researcher at Aix-Marseille University, France teaching Geopolitics, History, Media and Popular Culture. He is also Research Fellow at the MédiaLab of Sciences Po Paris, France. He previously worked as a live Commentator for Eurosport TV channel.

‘Irak’s analysis is original and timely, in that it addresses an important topic (the relationship between sport fandom and activism) and analyzes it with the help of an empirical case (Turkey) that has rarely been investigated in scholarship published in English. For this and other reasons, the book is a welcome addition to existing scholarship on sport supporter activism from a comparative perspective.’ – Celia Valiente, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Soccer & Society

• Introduction, 1. A Socio-Historical Context of Football in Turkey, 2. Football in the Ottoman Empire, 3. Football in the New Republic of Turkey (1923-1960), 4. A New Political Paradigm (1960-1980), 5. Hyper-Commodification of Football in Turkey, 6. Football During the AKP Period (2002 - ...), 7. Gezi Matters, 8. Virtually Among the Fans, Conclusion

Dağhan Irak is Lecturer-Researcher at Aix-Marseille University, France teaching Geopolitics, History, Media and Popular Culture. He is also Research Fellow at the MédiaLab of Sciences Po Paris, France. He previously worked as a live Commentator for Eurosport TV channel.

‘Irak’s analysis is original and timely, in that it addresses an important topic (the relationship between sport fandom and activism) and analyzes it with the help of an empirical case (Turkey) that has rarely been investigated in scholarship published in English. For this and other reasons, the book is a welcome addition to existing scholarship on sport supporter activism from a comparative perspective.’ – Celia Valiente, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Soccer & Society

• Introduction, 1. A Socio-Historical Context of Football in Turkey, 2. Football in the Ottoman Empire, 3. Football in the New Republic of Turkey (1923-1960), 4. A New Political Paradigm (1960-1980), 5. Hyper-Commodification of Football in Turkey, 6. Football During the AKP Period (2002 - ...), 7. Gezi Matters, 8. Virtually Among the Fans, Conclusion

Dağhan Irak is Lecturer-Researcher at Aix-Marseille University, France teaching Geopolitics, History, Media and Popular Culture. He is also Research Fellow at the MédiaLab of Sciences Po Paris, France. He previously worked as a live Commentator for Eurosport TV channel.

‘Irak’s analysis is original and timely, in that it addresses an important topic (the relationship between sport fandom and activism) and analyzes it with the help of an empirical case (Turkey) that has rarely been investigated in scholarship published in English. For this and other reasons, the book is a welcome addition to existing scholarship on sport supporter activism from a comparative perspective.’ – Celia Valiente, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Soccer & Society

• Introduction, 1. A Socio-Historical Context of Football in Turkey, 2. Football in the Ottoman Empire, 3. Football in the New Republic of Turkey (1923-1960), 4. A New Political Paradigm (1960-1980), 5. Hyper-Commodification of Football in Turkey, 6. Football During the AKP Period (2002 - ...), 7. Gezi Matters, 8. Virtually Among the Fans, Conclusion