FOUNDATION

A group of 22 young individuals gathered on certain days of the week and did bodily exercises in the Serencebey neighborhood of Beşiktaş in the fall of 1902 in the garden of the mansion of Osman Paşa, who was then the Medine Guard. The sports branches that these youths, who included the sons of Osman Pasha, Mehmet Şamil and Hüseyin Bereket and the youths of the neighborhood, Ahmet Fetgeri, Mehmet Ali Fetgeri, Nazımnazif, Cemil Feti and Şevket, were horizontal bar, parallel bar, wrestling, weight lifting and gymnastics. When the men of Abdülhamit the Second, who had secret agents go around fearing any gathering activities because of political actions, heard about this; the exercising youths were taken to the police station after a raid. The tense situation was relaxed as some of these youths were close to palace officers and as they did not play soccer, which was in disfavor in those days, and as it was realized that they only did bodily exercises. In fact, Şeyhzade Abdülhalim, who had relations with the Palace, supported these youths and started to watch the practices frequently. Famous boxer and Wrestler Kenan Bey came to the practices and started to show wrestling and boxing tricks.

Bereket Gymnastic Club was founded under a special permission in 1903. The sporting activities gained some more freedom with the declaration of Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. After the political events of March 31, 1909, Fuat Balkan and Mazhar Kazancı, who were in Edirne, came to Istanbul with the Movement Army. After the political events settled down, Fuat Balkan, who was a good fencing coach and Mazhar Kazancı, who was a good wrestler and weight lifter, found the youths involved in gymnastics in Serencebey and got them to agree to doing sports together. Fuat Balkan made the space under his home in Ihlamur the Club’s headquarters and the title of Bereket Gymnastics Club was changed to Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club. Thus, a strong sports club; where gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, fencing and athletics were emphasized, was formed. Refik and Şerafettin Beys, friends of Fuat Bey, were too good fencers.

In the meantime, Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club became the first registered Turkish sports club on January 13, 1910 with the encouragement of Beyoğlu Governor Muhittin Bey. The interest among the youths of the neighborhood in the sports club grew and the number of members involved in sports suddenly went up to 150. The headquarters of the club was moved from Ihlamur to the building no. 49 in Akaretler. When this building was too small after a while; the building no. 84, again in Akaretler, became headquarters. The yard behind this building was turned into a sports pitch.

BEŞİKTAŞ’S COLORS

Since individual sports were done at the beginning in the Osman Pasha Mansion, there was no need for any colors for a uniform. However, as the number of sportsmen increased with new youths who joined each passing day; Mehmet Şamil Bey, who had graduated from the French school gathered the Founders Committee. He removed the pin he used in his school days bearing the colors of his school from his lapel and showed it around. He said “We must have a pin just like this one made and we must force all members who attend sports in our Club to bear this pin”. Those attending the meeting eagerly agreed to Mehmet Şamil Bey’s proposal. At the end of the meeting, the colors of the Club to be shown on the pin were decided. The two principal colors of nature in full contrast to each other were chosen as the Club colors: Black and White…

BEŞİKTAŞ’S FIRST PIN

The date Beşiktaş’s first pin was made was written as “1906” in Latin years inspired by the pins in the French school. On top, it said “Beşiktaş” in Arabic letters, the letter “J” was placed on the rights and letter “K” was placed on the left. At the back of the pin, there is a script saying it was made in “Konstantinopolis” and there is the seal of the craftsmen who made the pin on the inside. It is interesting that the star on the crest on the pin has 6 points. This 6-pointed star was used until the 2nd Constitutional Monarchy (1908). This pin was donated by Iskender Yakak to our Honorary President Süleyman Seba.


BEŞİKTAŞ AND SOCCER

Although soccer was overshadowed by others in the first period when the Club accelerated its activities, the athletes and the gymnasts in the Club felt more interest in soccer and started to have games between themselves, starting from late 1910s. In those years, the interest of the youth was about to shift to soccer and two powerful soccer teams like Valideçeşme and Basiret were founded not too far away from Beşiktaş Club. In August 1911, Ahmet Şerafettin Bey (Şeref Bey), the president and founder of Valideçeşme Soccer Team joined Beşiktaş Club with his players. As a result of the attempts by Şeref Bey, who strived to bring together the soccer teams founded by youths from Beşiktaş under a single roof, Basiret Club joined Beşiktaş as well. Thus, the Soccer Branch started to operate officially as part of the Club.

THE LEGEND OF BLACK EAGLES

Beşiktaş, the title holder the last two seasons started the 1940-41 season with a young and renewed team. Beşiktaş, which opened up its lead as weeks went by, was the leader in the league. Five weeks remaining to the end, the opponent was Süleymaniye. Beşiktaş had started the game in Şeref Stadium refereed by Semih Turansoy on Sunday January 19, 1941 with the following players: Faruk, Yavuz, İbrahim, Rıfat, Halil, Hüseyin, Şakir, Hakkı, Şükrü, Şeref, Eşref. As in all games of that season, our team played magnificently. Half way through the second half of the game, Beşiktaş attacked endlessly although it is way in front. Just then, a voice was heard from Şeref Stadı stands towards which Beşiktaş was attacking where there was an Atatürk panel. “Come on Black Eagles. Attack Black Eagles. Thousands of fans and journalists following the game that filled Şeref Stadium were frozen by the echoing sound. What was done was an extremely correct observation. It was not possible to describe the Beşiktaş players who crushed over their opponents that season as nothing other than “Black Eagles” and the soccer they played as nothing other than “Attacking like Black Eagles”. The owner of the voice coming from the stands was a fisherman called Mehmet Galin.

Beşiktaş closed the game with a 6-0 lead with 3 magnificent goals volleyed in by Şeref Görkey, who was known as volleyer Şeref and one goal each by Captain Hakkı, Şakir and Şükrü.

After this game, Beşiktaş’s symbol has become “Black Eagles”.

SUCCESS



Most winner of the Istanbul League Championship Title (15)

Only club to win the Istanbul League Championship Title 5 times in a row (1939-1943)

The most scorer team at the Istanbul League (90 Goals in a season, 599 Goals in 8 seasons)

18 wins at 18 matches in the official league season

Most winner of the title: ‘Unbeaten Champion’ (7)

The only team that has the title: ‘Unbeaten Champion’

The only team that played match in the name of Turkish National Team

The only team that has a Turkish Flag in its Emblem

Most winner of the ‘Fair-Play’ Cup (19)

Most winner of the Istanbul and Turkish Championship title in the Youth Team Football League (30)

Balkans Championship Title at Fencing

The club that had proposed the Government to legitimize “19 May Youth and Sports Festival”

The club to extend wrestling to other clubs and all around Turkey
The club that has championship titles in Athletics, Fencing, Boxing, Basketball, Wrestling and Football.

The club that brought pole vault activity to Turkey (Ressam Namik Ismail)

The club that had given ‘gym’ lectures at schools

Owner of Turkey’s most wealthy facilities

The only club that opens “sports schools” in every branch

The only club that raises football players from its youth academy

Winning the maximum number of cups; more than Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe

The club that has the record of unbeaten in a 56 match row

The only team that has only one lost in 2 seasons

The only team that goals 10 times in a official match, 1989-90 Beşiktaş-Adana Demirspor: 10-0 Ali Gültiken (4), Metin Tekin (3) ve Feyyaz Uçar (3)

The only club has the record of unbeaten in a official season (48 matches)
The team that has the record of maximum wins in a row (1959-60 season 13 matches)

First club to get ISO 9001: 2000. BJK is the only sports club to have ISO 9001: 2000 through sports departments and facilities management, marketing and selling the branded products, press, public and fan communications services.



Beşiktaş JK Address


Süleyman Seba Caddesi, No:48 BJK Plaza
Akaretler, Beşiktaş 34357
İstanbul/TURKEY

Telephone
+90 (212) 310 10 00 (pbx 100 Line)

Fax
+90 (212) 258 81 94


The district also gives its name to Turkey's oldest sports club, Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club), founded in 1903. The club's football team is one of the top three in Turkey and has won twelve Turkish Super League titles and participated three times (1997-98, 2000-01, 2003-04) in the UEFA Champions League. The club's 32,000-seater BJK İnönü Stadium is on the Bosphorus sea-front just before the centre of Beşiktaş and on match days the area is crowded with football fans. The Kazan Pub in the centre of Beşiktaş is the traditional raucous pre-match meeting place.

The football team wears black-and-white shirts and are nicknamed the "Black Eagles". The club is widely supported by the working class and also has earned fame with their notoriously faithful fans.

Beşiktaş JK also has basketball, volleyball, and other team-sports branches.

BJK Akatlar Arena is the home of the basketball team.

Çarşı (means Bazaar in Turkish) is the biggest fan group of Beşiktaş JK. It took its name from the Beşiktaş Bazaar. The core of the group is from the Bazaar, working class and university students. The district of Beşiktaş has the highest amount of universities per km² in Turkey. Before every match, the Carşı Group meets at the Kazan Pub, and walks all the way from Beşiktaş, through the historic Dolmabahçe Avenue, to the Inönü Stadium. The group is mostly made up of left-wing supporters. When the former prime minister of Turkey, Bülent Ecevit (Democratic Left), died, the group blackened its website for a day as a tribute of respect for the former prime minister.



What is Çarşı?

Çarşı pronounced (Charshi), is Beşiktaş’s fan(supporter) group established in 1982. Çarşı are fanatiks of Beşiktaş. Not only the football team, but they support any sport where the team is representing the Beşiktaş emblem. Çarşı’s love for the emblem and black & white colours of the club is unexplainable. No matter what position Beşiktaş is in, either last, first, winning, loosing, it doesn’t matter. Support for Beşiktaş is Çarşı’s only thought. They are proud of the team representing the community/public(Publics Team) (Halkın Takımı).
Çarşı are a rebellious and independant group.
Çarşı is against everything(Çarşı Herşeye Karşı) and if have to, even against itself(Çarşı Kendinede Karşı).
Over the years Çarşı has become a soul for Beşiktaş. Çarşıs great support for Beşiktaş starts at Istanbul Inonu Stadıum and spreads all across the country. Passion for the team is as it has never been seen before!

Why Çarşı is different

As Beşiktaş is the first club in Turkey Çarşı is the oldest established fan group in Turkey celebrating its 25th year this year. Growing attention towards Çarşı is due to the groups passion and creativity. Çarşı is known as being very creative, this is due to the creative banners, song, slogans they make. Many clubs around Turkey set Çarşı as an example to themselves (although, obviously not accepting so). Çarşı being the only group in Turkey and the most of Europe fightin against industrial football makes them stay under the spot light.
Çarşı is also very for the benefit of the society provin this through banners such as: ÇARŞI AGAINST NUCLEER- ÇARŞI AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING- NUCLEERLIS TURKEY(ÇARŞI)… Also being against immoral things ÇARŞI AGAINST RACISM- WE ARE ALL BLACK- WE ARE ALL ETOO- ÇARŞI AGAINST DENMARK-ÇARŞI AGAINST WAR etc...
After many European games it is evident that european players and supporters couldnt get over the fact of what great supporters Beşiktaş has!
Another factor which makes Çarşı different not only in Turkey but in the world is the world record they hols for The Loudest Fans at 132 DECIBELS!

Çarşı’s Love For Beşiktaş

Without Beşiktaş there would be no Çarşı. If Beşiktaş ends so will Çarşı. Everything is for Beşiktaş. Are the common phrases used by Çarşı leaders. We’re in love with the colours not the players! Çarşı will go anywhere and do anything for Beşiktaş. Banners refering to Çarşı’s love of the club are also very popular and identifiable banners at stadiums. This love is unexplainable, onyl livable!

Where is Çarşı?

At Beşiktaş home games Çarşı is allways at the legendary tribune Kapalı supporting the team till the end! Çarşı also travells to all away games of Beşiktaş. Nower days Beşiktaş Fans gather under the name ÇARŞI. Çarşı Ankara, Çarşı İzmir, Çarşı Berlin, Çarşı USA…and even ÇARŞI MELBOURNE!
DISTANCE CAN NOT PREVENT OUR LOVE!
ÇARŞI IS EVERYWHERE!

Who is a part of Çarşı?

“Çarşı ıs a soul, who ever feels a part of this soul is Çarşı” Alen Markaryan(Çarşı Amigo) Çarşı does not have a membership who ever feels the love and passion for Beşiktaş is ÇARŞI!

Çarşı Amigo

An amigo is a leader of the tribunes(fans). The person in charge of this for Çarşı is Alen Markaryan who also writes for a newpaper. Markaryan has been amigo for years and is very much loved by the fans. Ofcourse there are many important people of Çarşı but the amigo is the most seen and known one media wise.

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