Yeditepe Eagles
American football team in Istanbul, Turkey
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The Yeditepe Eagles are an American football team in Istanbul, Turkey.
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| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| League | Türkiye Korumalı Futbol Ligi |
| Based in | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Colors | |
| Head coach | Onur Durak |
| Championships | TKFL: 2020 |
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]