Alen Markaryan

Life and work

The story behind the role.

Alen Markaryan is a public Beşiktaş supporter and sports writer. In the cultural foundation’s oral history, he describes his role as the supporters’ amigo from 1992 to 2012, coordinating chants and support around football, basketball and handball matches. He helped sustain the Çarşı supporters’ organization with fellow fans.

Beyond the stands, Markaryan wrote newspaper columns about Beşiktaş and Turkish football, spoke at panels and conferences, and created an online channel featuring former Beşiktaş figures. He published his memoir Alen-i in 2020. The project interviewed him in İstanbul on 20 April 2021.