Sports writers on the Super Cup: 'The curse of the Republic's centennial is upon you...'

Fenerbahçe, which had requested the postponement of its Super Cup final against Galatasaray due to its Olympiacos match in the UEFA Europa Conference League, took the field with its U19 team after the Turkish Football Federation rejected the request.

The Yellow-Navies protested the TFF by walking off the pitch in the 2nd minute.

Sports writers evaluated Fenerbahçe's decision to walk off the pitch.

Here are the comments from the sports writers:

UĞUR MELEKE: THE CURSE OF THE REPUBLIC'S CENTENNIAL IS UPON YOU

"A night that will be recorded as a page of shame in the history of Turkish football took place in Şanlıurfa. Let every person who contributed to this scene please not forget this: The curse of the Republic's centennial is upon you..." (Hürriyet)

GÜRCAN BİLGİÇ: THESE ARE NOT EASY DECISIONS

"Fenerbahçe gave up on a cup it could have won and risked a forfeit loss to its arch-rival. These are not easy decisions. The problem is that those who should be making an effort to extinguish the fire are instead pouring gasoline on it and allowing chaos to ensue. Almost all teams are complaining about referee decisions, do not believe they are fair, and confessions are being made in evaluation meetings. TFF President Büyükekşi and the Central Referee Board (MHK) acted as if nothing had happened and did not make a single comment. This time, the accumulation of the last 13 years—the events, the matches won and lost—led to this night. While young children were heading to the locker room, grown men were jumping and celebrating the victory." (Fotomaç)

LEVENT TÜZEMEN: WE EXPERIENCED A SCANDALOUS NIGHT

"We experienced a scandalous night in Şanlıurfa on behalf of Turkish football. The 117-year-old giant institution walked off the pitch under the instructions of Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç. Now, these images will even make headlines in Europe. Does walking the team off the pitch solve problems? It does not. The right path is to sit down, talk, and lay all cards on the table. Mr. Ali Koç does not find the Galatasaray management sincere or serious, without showing any empathy. He even emphasizes that they are ill-intentioned. Well, does Mr. Ali have no faults at all? Are there no situations where he acts insincerely or unseriously? Is he completely innocent at heart? We cannot produce solutions through threats, blackmail, or fighting. Turkish football urgently needs calm, unity, and friendship." (Fotomaç)

ERMAN TOROĞLU: EVERYONE HAS A SHARE

"It is a dark night for Turkish football, but everyone has a share in this dark night. No one is innocent in this incident. Neither those who took the field nor those who did not are innocent; it is 50-50. The TFF is not innocent at all." (Sabah)

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