INTERNATIONAL– It was in the 1500s that Ottoman explores first arrived in the Kongo, in what was then known as Tchiowa, now known as Tiçiğua. An early port city that would become the capital of the Ottoman Empire's expeditions in the region, later the area that would be come known as the Turkish Congo would be settled by Turks from Anatolia. Mostly in the coastal regions of Tiçiğua though. The Ottoman Empire's

Despite their parents having worked low skilled jobs, the first generation of Turks born on American soil benefited greatly from the Turkish boom in 1969. The rise of the Turks from the bottom of the social class, to the middle class in a single generation has resulted in the Turkish community being one of the most integrated into American society. With Turkish-American also having one of the highest turnout in any American community, with a 2016 poll showing that 85% of eligible Turkish-Americans voted that year. By the early 2000s over four million Americans held dual citizenship with Turkey, with the number of those who have Turkish genetics the United States expected to be anywhere from 5-12 million. Korea is one of the few nations outside of the 'west' to have a large Turkish community, with the largest Turkish community in East Asia. With over 50,000 Turks calling Korea home due to the two nations 'blue visa' policy between each other. Japan and China both have reported anywhere from 8,000-30,000 Turks respectively. The Kongo also holds the second largest Turkish Diaspora, after the United States with nearly 900,00 Turks. Most living in the Kongo since colonial times, other either mixed Turkish-Kongolese, or recent migrants.

From the early 1950s, till the 1980s mass Turkish migration was seen to the Untied States. This left many jobs in Turkey abandoned, causing for Turkey to open itself up to immigration from nations like the Congo, Korea, Iran, and regions of the Turkic World that at the time were still occupied by the Soviets. Most of these positions though were filled by the Türkongolu, who today number around 3.6 million in Turkey. With anywhere from 6-8 million living back in the Kongo.

The Türkongolu refer to those of mixed Ottoman and Konogolese background that lived in the Kongo up until the Ottoman loss of the Congo in 1918 to the French. Though today the term more widely refers to all of mixed African and Turkish ancestry. Nearly one million Turks live in the Kongo, most in the city of Tiçiğua which has been described as 'Africa's İzmir'. Tiçiğua to this day is the top tourist destination for Turks visiting Africa, as not only is the Turkish Manat the preferred currency in the region. The native language of many in the region known as 'Turkish Kongo' is Türkongolu, it is a mixture of 1800s Ottoman with heavy influences from the French language due to French rule from 1918-1960. Until the late 50s the Türkongolu was written in the old Ottoman script, but would switch to the Latin alphabet like Turkish had in a few decades prior. Most Türkongolu who live in the Kongo tend to speak Turkongolese, Turkish, French or English, and a fourth language of their tribe. Turkongolese is mostly understood in Turkey, with with most provinces even offering services in Turkongolese. Especially in the major cities.

In the Kongo today many compare the nations different colonial rules, many always hailing the works the Ottomans had done to preserve the local culture. As well advance the local communities, with the actions of the French from 1918-1960 according to many Kongolese set the nation back 'decades'. Many in the nation believing that if the French had not 'raped the Kongo for its own benefit' that the Turkish Kongo by itself would be on par with the nations of Europe. Though at home success did not come till the 1970s, many found success in Turkey as early as World War One.

The most famous Türkongolu in history has been Abdul Mehmet, born in 1883 in İzmir as the child of a mixed family that had migrated to the motherland in the early 1870s. He would attend one of the Ottoman Naval Academies known as 'Haddehâne Mektebi', before he would join the navy. Marrying a Turkish woman in 1911 named Hatice, he would settle in İstanbul, but in 1914 he would once again join the Ottoman Armed Forces to fight for the Empire. Though this time he had been asked to join the newly founded Air Force, reaching the rank of Yüzbaşı (Captain). Recognized by most in the world today as the first black fighter pilot, joining Sabiha Gökçen (the first female fighter pilot) as another Turk leading the world in firsts in aviation. Abdul Mehmet would also fight in the Turkish War of Independence in the Turkish Air Force, though he would retire from the Armed Forces after the victory of the Mustafa Kemal and the Turks in the War of Independence. After retiring he would serve as an advisor to the Eternal President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from 1925-1938, and would be an advisor to every President till 1961 when he retired due to old age.

Today the story of Abdul Mehmet is thought across schools in Turkey, as well as the Kongo, of what Turkey represents to the world. A land of hope and opportunity for all, when the ideals of the Turkish spirit is embraced of course.

Since then seven Turkish teams have been purchased by companies, all foreign. It was first in 2014 that Samsung purchased İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, renaming the team to Samsung Başakşehir F.K., the team would go onto win the 2017-2018 Super Lig itself. Winning the Turkish Cup in 2014-2015, and 2017-2018. Coming in second in the Super Lig this year, only four points behind the Champions Galatasaray. In 2017 Osmanlıspor would be purchased by BMW, and since then has become a notable power in the Turkish Cup, even knocking out Galatasaray in the semi finals of the 2017-2018 Turkish Cup.

Gustave Baran, a French millionaire of Kurdish descent, announced he was purchasing Diyarbakırspor in 2018. That year the team would Turkish player of Kurdish descent Eren Derdiyok from Galatasaray, this signing go would result in the team selling over 20 million jerseys of with Derdiyok's name on it across the world. Selling more jerseys than any other team that season in Turkey, coming in third behind Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe.

Over the last few weeks multiple companies have announced their purchase of Turkish Clubs. First it was Yum! Brands who announced the purchase of Göztepe S.K., coming a few weeks after the company had announced it would be expanding the operations of all its fast food chains to Turkey. Including Taco Bell, which has been a favorite of the Turkish Diaspora in the United States. Meanwhile Fenerbahçe, who in the past had been extremely critical of Galatasaray 'selling out', was sold to the British Sloan Group. Something that has been met with mix reaction by fans, but many have been hopeful given what it did for Galatasaray over the last decade.

Most interesting Beşiktaş, which has been known as a team of the working class, announced it had been purchased by Huawei. Though most expecting backlash from Beşiktaş fans, most have embraced the Huawei purchase of the team. Even #Beşiktaşİşçispor (BeşiktaşWorkerSport) trending on Beşiktaş fan pages. A sign of optimism across all the league as the worlds eyes seem to grow ever increasingly on the Turkish League. Most recently rumors have been surfacing that the Shah of Iran is interesting in purchasing Trabzonspor, with the Shah's Twitter page following the team earlier today.

Many accredit this sudden investment in the Turkish League on two separate factors. First being the success of Galatasaray on the European Stage, especially as it won the Champions League this year. Which partially has been correct, but the second and largest reason has been the emphasis put on Enveroğlu into the league. Currently the Super Lig is available in every single country that operates Enver TV in, with most games being televised live and on demand as well on Enver TV. It has made the league accessible to markets never before accessed, with the foreign market now making up nearly 40% of revenue in recent years. With Turkish League expected now expected to be worth 85.2 billion Manat (60 billion USD) by the end of the 2020-2021 season, many wonder what will be next in the Turkish League as it continues to be Europe's fastest growing league.