Besiktas football club is symbolized with a black eagle. Besiktas soccer club is also known as Black Eagles.
Besiktas football club, one of the best teams in Turkish football league, has a symbol of black eagle. There is a black eagle statue in the center of Besiktas district.
Black eagle became the symbol of Turkish football team Besiktas after a match played in Seref Stadium in 1941. Fans of Besiktas shouted “Come on Black Eagles, Attack Black Eagles” until the end of the match.