Turkey - Club Nicknames


Adanaspor         "Toros kaplanlari"              "Taurus Tigers"
Altinordu         "Kirmizi Seytanlar"             "Red Devils"
Antalyaspor       "Kizil Akrep(ler)"              "Red Scorpion(s)"
Aydinspor         "Efeler"                        "Efe(s)"
Besiktas          "Kara Kartal(lar)"              "Black Eagle(s)"
Bursaspor         "Yesil Timsahlar"               "Green Crocodiles"
Denizlispor       "Horoz(lar)"                    "Cock(s)
Elazigspor        "Gakkos(lar)"                   "Gakkosh(s)"
Erzurumspor       "Dadas(lar)"                    "Dadash(s)"
Eskisehirspor     "Kirmizi Simsekler"             "Red Lightnings"
Esk. Demirspor    "Dem Dem"                       "Dem Dem"
Fenerbahçe        "Sari Kanarya(lar)"             "Yellow Canary(ies)"
Fethiyespor       "Apaciler"                      "Apaches"
Galatasaray       "Cim Bom" ve "Aslan(lar)"       "Jim Bom" and "Lion(s)"
Gaziantepspor     "Kirmizi Sahinler"              "Red Falcons"
Gençlerbirligi    "Kirmizi Simsekler" ve "Alkara" "Red Lightnings" and "RedBlack" 
Giresunspor       "Çotanaklar"                    "Chotanaks"
Göztepe           "Gözgöz"                        "Gözgöz" (Eye eye?!)
Istanbulspor      "Boga(lar)                      "Bull(s)
Izmirspor         "Simsekler"                     "Lightnings"
Karsiyaka         "Kaf Kaf"                       "Kaf Kaf"
Kocaelispor       "Körfez"                        "Gulf"
Manisa Vestel     "Tarzanlar"                     "Tarzans"
Mersin Idmanyurdu "Kirmizi Seytanlar"             "Red Devils"
Sariyer           "Beyaz Marti"(lar)"             "White Gull(s)"
Sivasspor         "Yigido(lar)                    "Yiido(s)
Trabzonspor       "Karadeniz Firtinasi"           "Black Sea Tempest"
Usakspor          "Asigolar"                      "Ashigos"
Vanspor           "Canavar(lar)                   "Monster(s)"


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