Tell me a fairy tale...

No, there is truly no justice in this country!

On the night of March 17, the entire country was glued to their televisions, nearly witnessing a major catastrophe live on air.

Holding our breath, we all stood up, whether biased or neutral, and watched the events unfold with cries of "Oh no, oh no!"...

I am, of course, talking about the Trabzonspor - Fenerbahçe match...

The fact that Trabzonspor hooligans entered the pitch after the match, which Fenerbahçe won 3-2, and attacked the players, and that the subsequent response of the players to protect themselves turned into a street brawl with the fans, was truly so terrifying that, I swear, even Alfred Hitchcock, the master of horror and suspense cinema, could not have written this much adrenaline.

If the players hadn't reacted, perhaps the entire stands would have jumped onto the pitch and the yellow-navy players would have been lynched.

If officials hadn't intervened, some players would have lynched the fans!

We watched all of this live on air...

But the saying 'football is not just football' was proven once again.

Following the events, the Fenerbahçe community first stood up. They put on the table the threat that they would withdraw from the league if their players were punished. They said they would also withdraw from European cups and cut the rope of Turkish football. Then Trabzonspor took the stage, and what was the result?

YOU SHOULD HAVE CONGRATULATED, HUGGED, AND KISSED THEM

First, penalties were announced that would neither burn the skewer nor the meat, and then those penalties were reduced!

You know that photo that made headlines in the world press: that incredible photo of Bright Osayi-Samuel punching the fan he had pinned underneath him to death...

The Professional Football Disciplinary Board decided that there was no need to impose a penalty on that Samuel!

Jayden Oosterwolde, who came running and kicked the fan while he was lying on the ground being beaten by his friends, received a 1-match ban.

My goodness, if this happened on the street, anyone doing these things would have to spend three days in a detention cell...

So, what punishment was given to those who entered the pitch, chased the players, and perhaps would have attempted to lynch the players if they hadn't resisted?

13 suspects among the fans who entered the pitch were detained and referred to the courthouse. While five people were arrested, the other eight suspects were released under judicial control conditions. And then what happened?

One of the detainees was released due to health reasons.

It's not a joke; the fan, who was healthy enough to enter the pitch and chase a football player, was released due to health problems.

Then, one by one, all the fans were released. Yesterday, the last two detainees were also released under judicial control conditions.

After the tension-filled events that would make even Hitchcock drop his jaw, there are no detained suspects left, isn't that nice?

My brother, you should have given them an award, that would have been perfect...

GOOD CONDUCT REDUCTION OR POLITICAL PRESSURE?

On top of that, an award was given to Trabzonspor. The 6-match ban on playing without spectators imposed by the Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK) was reduced to 4 matches. Furthermore, the 3 million lira fine determined for Trabzonspor was reduced to 448 thousand lira.

As you can see, events occurred in my dear country where we will once again say that the perpetrator got away with it.

Football in Turkey is truly a political power element... Those with connections get what they want, even if they are in the wrong. But will a major disaster have to happen to take real precautions?

Look, when we talk about disaster, let's recall the most striking example in the football world: The Heysel Disaster... And, of course, the attitude of politicians after this event...

The events began on May 29, 1985, before the start of the European Cup final match between Juventus and Liverpool, which was to be played in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, when Liverpool fans attacked the Italians.

A wall of the stands collapsed following the panic caused by the attacks of English hooligans.

Fans were trapped against wire fences. During those terrifying moments that are still etched in memory, 32 Italian, 4 Belgian, 2 French, and 1 Northern Irish fan had died.

While UEFA was preparing to punish Liverpool due to the events, the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, made such a move with the thought that "the penalties UEFA will give will be too light" that it should be an example to everyone who sees football as a political tool.

Thatcher had said, "I will punish these animals," and demanded that Liverpool be banned from European cups indefinitely.

Margaret Thatcher made these decisions without calculating the votes that would come from the city of Liverpool, the votes of fans supporting Liverpool across England, or the politicians who had ties to the club.

Thatcher did not stop there. UEFA gave Liverpool a 5-year ban. The British Prime Minister also took her precautions in case UEFA did not implement the 5-year ban for any reason and threatened the entire football public: "If the penalty is not implemented, England will terminate its membership in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and UEFA!" she said.

Unless a will as firm as Thatcher's is displayed, we will continue to watch matches with the fear of 'I wonder if something will happen to someone' in every match...