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Istanbul Matchday Experiences

5.00 (19 reviews)

• Alexander Broadley

  5 • March 2025

  OG gave us a fantastic tour last week for the Fenerbahce v Samsunspor match. Great knowledge, great company, good beer and food and a fantastic host who made us feel welcome as well as safe. I highly recommend him!

• Aidan

  5 • March 2025

  OG was on the ball from the minute we booked, due to fixture changes he was able to get us moved from one fixture to another to ensure we could take a game in during our long weekend in Istanbul. In the build up to the game he was able to answer any questions and sorted everything for us leaving with nothing to worry about ensuring we could embrace the full match day experience. Upon meeting OG, he sorted us out within scarves and local food whilst talking us through the history of football in Istanbul so we got the full picture of the past and current landscape in the Turkish league. This went down well alongside a few beers then we went off to the fan park where we were able to take in the atmosphere with the option to purchase very reasonable flares to get involved ourselves. Once in the ground, OG got us in a brilliant area to both watch the game as well as the local fan groups. The game we went to ended 0-0 but whilst the action on the pitch wasn’t the best, the action in the stands made up for it. Must do for football fans travelling to Istanbul.

• lars dahmen

  5 • March 2025

  The Fenerbahce gameday was truly great! 100% local experience and Og was the best host ever - his commitment is impressive! I´ve been to football games in so many different countries, this is the top. Ever. I hope more football lovers get an opportunity to take part in this ! Go Fenerbahce, go!

• L. Tyers

  5 • March 2025

  OG was a great host for us on our Istanbul trip. We did two matches, Besiktas and Fenerbahce plus a three stadium tour on our final day. Although a passionate Fenerbahce fan he always had time to tell us Besiktas and Galatasaray stories too. I particularly enjoyed the pre-match build up to the Besiktas game in the park eating local street food. The next day at the Fenerbahce game the presentation he made to explain the rivalry between the big two was fascinating, funny and very informative. It was a great way to meet the other fans on the group too. I can recommend OG as a tour guide and football host 100%, he is professional and fun but comes across as a friend more than a guide. He totally made our trip a lot easier for us with his prompt responses on anything we needed help with. Be it travel advice, ticket advice and even very good restaurant suggestions. I really hope we get the chance to do some football matches together again.

• Jason Atkins

  5 • March 2025

  We took the two days tour, including both Besiktas and Feberbahce home games that weekend. Olgucan was a really guest host, taking us to some local bars and getting some lovely street food snacks before visiting the local spots that the fans congregate at. Nothing was too much trouble, sorting out the awkward Passolig tickets and taking us to the Feberbahce stadium tour. Communication via the WhatsApp group was easy and helpful was quick to answer any of our questions. All in all a great experience so thanks again Olgucan

• Marcin Konach

  5 • February 2025

  My son and I had a great time touring around the stadium. You can clearly see the passion and knowledge about the team and everything about them. Ogulcan has great personality. Next time we are coming for the match with Ogulcan, great fun of Fenerbahçe. Thank you

• Victor

  5 • February 2025

  I would like to say that Ogulcan was the perfect host for my recent trip to Istanbul for the Europa League games in January. He was very knowledgeable and took us to some great bars to drink with the fans pregame, he had some great stories to tell us and guided us to the correct entrance as I purchased upgraded seats which were also great. I would definitely recommend visiting Istanbul and letting Ogulcan take you around as he makes you feel safe and relaxed going to the games

• Tjakinus Christianus Offens

  5 • February 2025

  It was the first time that I had the opportunity to watch football in Turkey and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Both hosts did their best to add something extra to the games and they succeeded in doing that. Especially Ogulcan surprised us by giving a presentation on Turkish football in general and specifically on his favourite club Fenerbahce. He told us how football was touching his personal life and those were hilarious stories. The tickets for the games were well organized via the Pasolig system, which you have to apply within the Turkish system. The atmosphere within the stadiums were on a high standard. The noise sometimes was deafening. All in all football in Turkey is recommended for every football fan.

• ROBBIE SUMMERS

  5 • January 2025

  Had two fantastic nights with OG at Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe. I have seen football all over the world and Istanbul is a unique experience with amazing fans and atmosphere both inside the stadiums and in the bars we were taken to before the game. OG was a great host, very well organised and communicated throughout and sorted everything with the complicated registration/ID system you need to navigate to buy tickets for football in Turkey. Would recommend very highly for anyone wanting to watch football in Istanbul..

• Charlie Bradford

  5 • January 2025

  There was a unique opportunity for me to see Galatasaray Tuesday, Besiktas Wednesday and Fenerbahce Thursday all on consecutive nights in the Europa League. Ogulcan took the stress out of getting both tickets and Passolig cards for all three matches with superb organisation and communication. Not only that he made sure we had the best pre match experience with drinks, free club scarves, and seeing how the local fans come together on game day. He also made the group all laugh with his stories about Turkish football and his personal life which made it a personal experience. The atmospheres at the ground in Turkey need to be seen to be believed and Ogulcan was superb in making sure everyone got to their seat and got the chance to experience the atmospheres. Would thoroughly recommend.

• Kari Goldner

  5 • January 2025

  We could not have pulled off the Beskitas football match without Og’s help. From the tickets to the ID cards and the pregame experience, Og had everything covered. We would have felt intimidated by the rowdy crowds, but with OG by our side every step of the way, we felt so comfortable and had a blast with our ten year old son! We 100% recommend. Thanks Og for all of your preparations and flexibility!

• Mario Rosenmayer

  5 • December 2024

  We tried to get tickets for Besiktas against Göztepe but no chance thanks to complicated Passolig registration. So on the evening before the game I contacted homefans and OG made everything possible on very short notice. He did registration and got tickets for us. We met next day close to a place where the home fans gathered had a drink and received a Besiktas scarf, went to a park where more fans gathered where we had another drink and some mussels with rice. We had excellent seats close to the home fans atmosphere was good and we saw a 2:4, passion of turkish fans unique and we really enjoyed it. OG is a great guy and when I'll get back to Istanbul for more games, what I'll definitely do I'll contact OG to organize everything for me/us. I can highly recommend homefans and OG!!

• Sokratis Konstantinidis

  5 • November 2024

  Ogulcan made the matchday experience great. Lucky enough to witness a massive clash, Galatasaray against Besiktas and with Ogulcan’s input it became even better. From experiencing pre-match vibes in the streets, to football chats over local beer and of course the seamless organisation of Passolig formalities. Overall incredible match, stadium, fans and atmosphere.

• Tomáš Drobný

  5 • November 2024

  In a word - amazing. We don't regret anything. I took my son and experienced an amazing atmosphere not only at the stadium, but also in the bars with home fans. Within two days Ogulcan provided us with two matches-Fenerbahce-Bodrum and finally the Derby Gala-Besiktas. Neither of them was a mistake and in both cases we became a briefly supporters of the home team. Not only knowledge of narrow streets with bars, where fans go before matches, but also how to deal with the acquisition of the necessary passolig card. These are things for which it is worth using great Ogulcana services. An experience for a lifetime ... p.s. We have to return to see Besiktas at home :)

• Ruud Beens

  5 • October 2024

  Due to high demand we knew it wouldn't be easy for OG to get three seats in the same section behind the goal. Because of his honest and pro active communication, he managed our expectations really well and came through with the tickets in the end. We really had an amazing time drinking beers in the streets near the stadium and learning about Fenerbahce and Turkish football. The support from the fans was massive, from an hour before kick off until the final whistle. Fenerbahce now has three more Dutch fans. VURA VURA VURA!

• BING YAP

  5 • September 2024

  OG was amazing from start to finish. He got in touch with us moments after we booked our experience to get everything organised for us. He got our passolig registration sorted with minimal fuss, and was able to secure two precious tickets to the biggest game in the Turkish league (Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray). Communication with him was extremely easy and he was very quick to respond to all our questions and concerns. The pre game atmosphere was incredible and OG gave us a detailed rundown of the history of the clubs. He went above and beyond to ensure that we got to our seats without too much hassle. The atmosphere at the game was next level and it was truly an amazing experience for us! I would highly recommend this experience and would definitely have OG as my host again.

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  5 • December 2023

  OG is an absolutely great guy who went over and above to ensure we had the best time in Istanbul. He secured derby tickets for Besiktas v Fenerbahce and tickets for Galatasaray, and a third game in the second tier. Took total care of everything, even took me on a stadium tour of Fenerbahce and out for lunch. Great guy who cares about his guests from way before you even arrive in Istanbul. Takes time to explain everything and ensure you understand about how difficult getting tickets to football in Turkey is. Can’t recommend him highly enough, made my trip.

• M Akiens

  5 • November 2023

  Great weekend for me and my friends, Ogulcan Y (O.G.) was a great help, got us through the difficulties of getting tickets for Turkish football without any major problems. We gave O.G. some difficult problems to solve as their were 8 of us, very pleased with his help, a good man, tells you the potential problems in advance and how he will try to solve. We also went to see Galatasaray on the Friday evening. I doubt very much that we would be have been able to get tickets to these 'sold out' games without the wonderful help of O.G. Fenerbahce in particular was a great experience, we had the recent history of the club, met in a bar near to the ground in a lively area where we could soak up the atmosphere. The atmosphere inside the ground was fantastic and we had a really good experience. We went as neutrals and came away as Fenerbahce supporters in Turkey.

• Ryan

  5 • January 2023

  We came for the big one, Fenerbahce v Galatasaray (Sunday), but the football fixture Gods were with us and we had not one but two bonus matches (saturday and Monday). The Besiktas market place was alive and the party started hours before kick off, and with our host Ogulcar, we joined the party. The atmosphere was superb, there were Turkish street bands and plenty of singing and flares. The local scarf sellers were even selling flares. The stadium is impressive and Besiktas were 2-1 winners so everyone was happy!! On the Monday we headed for what seemed like hours/miles across Istanbul to Istanbul Basaksehir v Adana Demispor. The crowd was small due to a Monday 5pm kick off, but the stadium and football were impressive, as was the fighting in the Director's seats, with the home and away Directors having to be seperated by riot police and stewards. OG once again was the perfect host. Turkish football really does have it all.....