Yeditepe_Eagles

Yeditepe Eagles

Yeditepe Eagles

American football team in Istanbul, Turkey

The Yeditepe Eagles are an American football team in Istanbul, Turkey.

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History

American football is rapidly spreading in Turkey in 2000 also introduced the floor Yeditepe University. "Yeditepe University American Football Team" was founded by Alper Özpınar, a research assistant at Yeditepe University, and he coached this team for 4 years. The name of the team "Eagles" was inspired by the "double-headed Selcuklu eagle" figure at the entrance of the engineering faculty of the university. [1][2][3]

Yeditepe Eagles joined AFK in 2001 and bought its equipment at the end of 2001. Later, as a result of the separation of the organizations, Yeditepe Eagles, which has been competing in UAFL since 2003, started club activities with the establishment of the Federation in 2005. [4]

References

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    AKBENİZ, Uğur. "AFK YEDITEPE ISTANBUL - Tarih". yiskafk.tr.gg. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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    "Eagles | Öğrenci Merkezi". ogrencimerkezi.yeditepe.edu.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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    "Podyum Recruit | The Pro Football Recruiting Platform". recruit.thepodyum.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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    "Yeditepe Eagles, Yeditepe University Home of Eagles, Istanbul (2021)". www.glunis.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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