Erden Timur to Fenerbahçe: They have been favored since the beginning of the league

Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş. Deputy Chairman Erden Timur spoke about Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç coming to the stadium following the Fenerbahçe derby.

Erden Timur's statements are as follows:

"You are not protecting the people you are obligated to protect, but rather the people who come with weapons... Should everyone hire 100 armed men from now on and do something like this? What will happen, should a clash break out? Where do these things lead!"

"ONE SIDE HAS BEEN FAVORED FROM THE BEGINNING"

"The primary responsibility for ensuring security lies with the police. On the contrary, by making space—it is in the footage—by doing nothing, it is a summary of psychological behavior, talking on the phone and turning one's back. It is on camera. The field was left open. Additionally, our friends were held by the officers in the police force. Unfortunately, the fact that one side has been favored from the beginning has brought things to this point!"

"WHAT SHOULD WE DO, SHOULD WE STEP OUTSIDE THE LAW?"

"When there is no justice, people, with the power of their communities—and we are a community with great power—when they are made anxious and forced to make mistakes, and when the TFF makes decisions based on hearsay, this is what happens. Nothing grows where there is no justice. I said it clearly there. Ali Koç is saying that, about our players receiving penalties that shouldn't have been given regarding Trabzon... Trabzonspor had said at that time, 'Accept your mistake and give us the highest penalty.' When I spoke. If a community admits it made a mistake, you still say to the person who admitted their mistake, 'You are like this.' Unfortunately, this works in our country. You become a hero the more you hit someone who is down. And you always stay two steps away from the powerful. If a man has admitted his mistake, you say they should definitely not accept it—I didn't go beyond one sentence, and that is also manipulation, I kept it short. When someone on the ground is hit that much, I talked about the rule of law. What should we do, should we step outside the law because people don't want it? I said that if we had done it, we should also be given the harshest penalty."

"IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT IT WAS NOT PLANNED"

"It is impossible that what happened last night was not planned! It was planned and there is a clear grudge against us! Their goal was to pit us against our state's police!"

"SHOULD WE RAISE A HAND AGAINST THE STATE'S POLICE?"

"Actually, every question is a clarification of what is to be done. Let me put it this way; yes, Eray Bey is there, there are three security guards, everyone has left. There are 200 police officers, maybe more, give or take. This is like this: someone comes to your shop and does something, for example, something against public order is being done, and there are 10 police officers, and people ask, 'Why didn't you take precautions?' There is footage from the end of the incident, which you all shot, there are female police officers there, they are protecting them, our friends are angry, and I am stepping in saying 'careful, careful.' We are being forced into a conflict with the police. That is the incident. Let everyone put themselves in the place of everyone present there. There are two options: either you raise a hand against the state's police, because they are protecting them, there are 70-80 people, there is police, and the police say, 'We will take precautions.'"

"NO OFFICIAL REPORT WAS FILED"

"There are two options. You will come face to face with the state's police; can such a thing happen? Let alone Galatasaray, it cannot happen for anyone. The state's police represent the state; it is out of the question in any way. The incident after that shouldn't have gone there, that thing formed. Usually, no one is left in stadiums 1-1.5 hours later. By the nature of the business, this is how it is. Someone enters your house at night, why aren't you awake? Brother, one sleeps at night. Why didn't it happen before? There were precautions for that, there was security. At the planned stage, since there were police in the stadium, you expect them to take precautions. Should we have put 100 armed men from now on, was this what should have happened? If there is another solution, say what the solution is. The only solution is that the state's police must ensure security. I am not saying anything against the officers, they are just following orders, but here, the people in charge of them—let me add this to show the intent—there were many incidents: threats, insults, assault, an attempted lynching. Not one person, the police there, filed an official report."

"DID ALI KOÇ GET A GUARANTEE IN ADVANCE?"

"The goal of the police officers, let alone preventing it, was to hinder our people. The duty of the state's police is to file a report regarding the incident they see and witness; this is the law. No one filed one. It is impossible for it not to be so intentional and planned. The only thing you can do against such a planned incident is to come face to face with the police. No one should expect this from anyone. We have filed the necessary criminal complaints. Definitely against those who neglected their duties as well. It is not right at all to reach a judgment without knowing anything. Why don't these incidents happen when people are in the majority there? The reason is clear. Can you come in despite the police? If you haven't received a high degree of assurance that you can enter a place where there are 200 police officers, would you dare to do such a thing? Would you consider taking the risk of facing such a scene before an election, for Ali Koç or anyone running for election? The police are stopping them, they are being pushed, they cannot enter. Would he take this risk, to experience this failure? I definitely don't think he would. Was a guarantee for this obtained in advance? Is the police who are supposed to protect you actually doing so? These are things that need to be clarified. Not as a Galatasaray fan, but as things every citizen should ask."

"BY STOPPING TRAFFIC WITH THE POLICE..."

"The main point here is that you have to recognize coming with a police escort by stopping traffic, entering with the police by stopping hundreds of cars. After that, we have security officers there, the officers act on orders. Individually there is nothing, but the security officers—normally stadiums are like this. The purpose of security is to protect the players, the coaches, them. After the players leave, there is 1 person from normal security because Okan Hoca is there. The other security in the stadium also leaves. The police, the highest-ranking officer there, the sports branch manager, also said to our executives, 'We will ensure it.' The primary responsibility for ensuring security lies with the police. On the contrary, by making space—it is in the footage—by doing nothing, it is a summary of psychological behavior, talking on the phone and turning one's back. It is on camera. The field was left open. Additionally, our friends were held by the officers in the police force. You are ensuring the security of one side. You are not protecting the people you are obligated to protect, but those who come with armed men. The incident here is public security."

"HE INSULTED MORE THAN 20 TIMES"

"When I think about it, I cannot find any meaning. Because we all really make mistakes. It is impossible for a human to be without mistakes. We are really making a great effort so that the communities do not get tense. Something I said 2 years ago is constantly being talked about, and the one who makes it be said is here. I am trying to explain that too. A person would say it, apologize 15-20 times, and what was said would lose its validity. Its deterrent effect would also be gone. After that, I didn't do anything to increase the tension. The other side will threaten and insult. I was insulted more than 20 times. My president and the older brothers on the board of directors are also witnesses; if someone does something to someone else, we cannot account for it. If two 18-year-old kids stab each other, would we know about it? We wouldn't. If we make a statement, doesn't the risk increase? Conscientiously, you are definitely responsible. You show that sensitivity."

News Source: 12punto