Dursun Özbek's swift response to Ali Koç: Don't push us

League leaders Galatasaray defeated Atakaş Hatayspor 1-0 at home in the 31st week of the Süper Lig. Following the match, Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek responded to what President Ali Koç said about Erden Timur at the Fenerbahçe General Assembly meeting.

"A statement was made that astonished all Galatasaray fans. In front of such a large crowd, he threatened the Galatasaray Deputy Chairman. And the scale of the threat is not small; it is total. What is this? Where are we living? We are addressing 60 million fans. Do you want to cause unwanted incidents? If something were to happen to Erden Timur... An incident already occurred in Trabzon. Before the fire there has even died down, again... I am calling out to him: Listen to the words you spoke again before you go to bed at night. You will certainly not receive a response from us at the same level. Is it worth it for a championship? Pushing people toward provocation before the sorrow of what happened in Trabzon has ended... I am old enough to be his older brother. Championships are not won with such threats. Championships are won with struggle on the pitch. This is not the first time, not the second. He made a similar threat at the Federation as well. I was there too. He received the necessary response and sat back down. It is shameful. He is someone who has been educated abroad and is a member of a very important family. He should filter his words through reason and not push us. Galatasaray will never stoop to his level. The most important thing to emphasize here is the emphasis on the country. I am hearing sentences aimed at pitting 60 million people against each other."

WHAT DID ALİ KOÇ SAY TO ERDEN TİMUR?

Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç had made harsh remarks directed at Galatasaray Deputy Chairman Erden Timur during the club's Extraordinary General Congress. In his speech, Ali Koç targeted Erden Timur, saying, ''We have a rival that, if there were human versions of words in the dictionary, this would be the human version of a lie. And next to him, a crime machine... Shameless, and he even goes on television without shame. Regarding the events that took place, he tries to give messages between the lines with his half-wit, saying only that it shouldn't have happened while trying to dictate how our players should be punished. Fenerbahçe has noted you too. You might be popular for 3-5 days because of what you said, but think of us every night when you go to sleep. Especially after my presidency ends..."

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