Turkey had some very impressive feats as a minor region. Team Turquality wants to change that by recruiting Korean talents.
League of Legends has been a game of global attention for half a decade. The number of viewers for League of Legends events is still gradually increasing. Turkey is no stranger to the phenomenon.
In fact, Turkey has had impressive feats. Last year, Dark Passage played at the World event as the Wild Card team. This year at the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), Besiktas played against the world's best teams as a Wild Card team. While being a Wild Card team may sound weak, minor regions fight each other to gain the title as a ticket to world stages.
This is where Team Turquality comes in.
Team Turquality
Team Turquality is one of the better teams in the TCL (Turkish Champions League). They have been prided as a team that has participated in the Turkish scene since the early stages of League of Legends as a sport in Turkey.
Sertan Kay and Cem Taskiran, the owners of Team Turquality, have mentioned building a stronger team to compete at a higher level with imported players. The team's eyes are set on Korea, where it usually has a surplus of talented individuals.
What is there to gain from a relatively low-profile team? For one, players have much more opportunity. The players can gain much more income than an avererage Korean professional. Furthermore, the players could actually get a chance at Worlds, playing against the best teams like SKT T1. Another reason that Korean players should join is that they can actually get their names out. Many players in Korea don't even get the chance to debut, while they can keep winning in a foreign country. Lastly, players can gain experience. Many players don't get enough chance to play in front of hundreds of thousands of fans. They have the chance to do so in Istanbul.
Korean teams are known to take commision from major tournament winnings from players. Sertan Kay, one of the owners, has mentioned that Team Turquality does not touch the players' winnings because those are the players'. In fact, Team Turquality give bonuses to players for achieving such events.
Conclusion
Istanbul has been historically a city of chance. Given from this information, Istanbul can still hold that title for talented individuals from the East. Turkey also is famed for delicious foods and for inspiring cultural landmarks. For additional information about the team, click here. For more information about applying for the team, tweet to Team Turquality or send a Facebook message to Team Tuquality.
