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Aziz Yıldırım: Barons gathered in London to keep Ali Koç in power

Fenerbahçe presidential candidate Aziz Yıldırım, who made significant statements during a live broadcast ahead of the election, alleged that secret meetings were held in England to ensure Ali Koç remains in his position.

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Former Fenerbahçe president and presidential candidate Aziz Yıldırım spoke on SÖZCÜ TV ahead of the race he will enter against Ali Koç this weekend. Yıldırım answered questions from Ercan Taner during the live broadcast.

Aziz Yıldırım stated the following:

"We hope that tomorrow's congress will be beneficial for the Fenerbahçe community and Turkish sports. We want a congress where everyone embraces each other without any fighting or conflict. We must all walk this path by acting sincerely toward one another. Fenerbahçe is a very large club. There is nothing the elected president cannot achieve with the power they will have behind them."

"I WOULD HAVE GONE WITH THE A-TEAM"

"Fenerbahçe needs a leader. Anyone can be a president, but not everyone can be a leader. Fenerbahçe players fought on the pitch in Trabzon and got a result, but the incident was pulled in a different direction. If I were president, the community would have been united after the events that took place, waiting for the Super Cup, and I would have played that match. But as a result of these things, you took the U19 players. Even if there is no one inside the Fenerbahçe jersey, it still plays to win. I would have gone with the A-team, and after winning the match, we would have crushed Olympiacos and the others."

"FENERBAHÇE HAS A DEBT OF 4 BILLION TL"

"If the TFF does not impose a ban, it will participate in the Turkish Cup next year. These cups are matches played in the wrong status for big teams. The expenses you incur there are far above the revenues... The clubs, the TFF, and the broadcaster need to sit down and produce a solution. I have always been against the Turkish Cup in the past, and the reason was this economic situation."

"I actually created 1 billion in debt, they are understating it (Laughing). Fenerbahçe made a 330 million dollar agreement with the Banks Association. And they said I had created 600 million in debt. The Banks Association did not accept the 50 million taken from a private bank because of Ali Koç. Fenerbahçe currently has a debt of 4 billion TL. If you divide this money by 32, it makes 110 million dollars. Did anyone pay anything? No! The debt decreased because the exchange rate rose. When you pay 110 million dollars to the Banks Association, there is no debt left."

"When you add up Fenerbahçe's assets, they are worth 600 million dollars. I made a list of all of them and stated their values. I said, 'Gather, make a decision, and put them up for sale, and I will buy them,' but they did not take a step."

"WE WILL CONTINUE WITH MOURINHO"

"They didn't know when I made the deal, but they are talking differently here and there. Mourinho has arrived now, I don't want to talk. When I gave Mourinho's name, they started talking too."

"Branco might not want to continue if we are elected. We have a B-plan. But before that, the fact that they won't extend the contract with Branco has now become valuable. If I am elected president, we will talk to Mourinho as well."

"We will sign the players Jose Mourinho wants. We will get 3-4 of them, if not all. We see the squad too. We were presidents for 20 years, we understand it too. But we must make transfers for a few positions."

"HE SHOULD NOT COME EVEN IF HE MAKES A SACRIFICE"

"I would not sign Arda Güler. Arda Güler should be a star at Real Madrid. He should not come even if he makes a sacrifice. He should be a star at Real Madrid and write his name in history. Being there is more beneficial for him. Of course, if he comes, he is welcome. If Real Madrid wants to send him on loan, of course we would want him. Instead of going to other teams, let him come to us."

"THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE TRAINED"

"Some referees are untalented. They don't see what happens on the field. Seeing is a separate talent. Some referees have become 'cynical'. They organize some things. In the 1999-2000 years, there was the Izmir gang. Refereeing should not be passed from father to son. An academy should be established. These people need to be trained. You shouldn't just sit them in a school and leave them. They need to go abroad and watch matches. Referees must be intelligent. Those who understand football must be referees."

"COULD HE HAVE SEEN FENERBAHÇE COACHING"

"Eternal rivals will be respectful to Fenerbahçe. Are the things they said to Mr. Ali pleasant? Fenerbahçe is greater than all of them, for one thing. If July 3rd had happened to them, we would be in a different situation. We are a public force that defends Atatürk and the Republic. If they don't show respect, we will fight. We will fight hard; there is no soft fighting. There is no friendship with Galatasaray!

First incident; We were going to let go of Revivo in the mid-season... I called the Galatasaray president at that time. We are going to let go of Revivo, it is said that he will come to you. We will take steps accordingly. He said, 'We have no steps with Revivo.' Then he went to Florya and Revivo signed the contract.

Second incident; The coach of the women's basketball team had a contract. This man went to watch Galatasaray's training and made an agreement. We called the executives and asked. They didn't admit it. Then we learned that the incident was true. We dismissed him and gave him a room on the lower floor of the facilities, and made him work from 9 to 18 hours. We brought a new coach and he made the team champions. Because of these, there is no friendship with Galatasaray."

"I made İsmail Kartal a coach in 2014. Otherwise, could he have seen Fenerbahçe coaching? I said we would beat Galatasaray away and start a rise. We wanted Fenerbahçe to lose the Galatasaray match. Whoever says this and whoever makes them say this is dishonorable."

"BARONS GATHERED IN LONDON"

"I said barons, let them investigate the background. I know who they are. I don't know their names either, but they gathered. But I am guessing. They gathered in London so that Ali Koç stays and Aziz Yıldırım does not come. On July 3rd, I said the country is slipping away. Now I am saying Fenerbahçe is slipping away."

"I did not take a jersey sponsor for Fenerbahçe. I sold the stadium name, I transferred 30 million dollars to basketball. We became European champions. Are we going to be a sponsor everywhere? At that time, I only received 6 million dollars from Adidas. We took the money from the jerseys sold at Fenerium. We got a bonus when we sold a lot of jerseys."

"When I see Ali Koç at the congress, we will shake hands and kiss. We don't have grudges. Why should I be resentful? He worked with me. We have differences of opinion. We haven't spoken to each other for 6 years. What he said hurt us. We gave an account in the courts of FETÖ. Let them take it to any court they want. I did everything that was done in the past, take me to court. You will tear down and rebuild everything I did. You will tear down and rebuild the structures in Istanbul and other cities, and only then will you erase Aziz Yıldırım's name; you cannot erase it any other way."

"WHAT IS ATATÜRK DOING AT THE TOP"

"If you are going to write Atatürk's name, you will write it in the middle of the stadium. What is Atatürk doing at the top! A drone will see it, a helicopter will see it. If I am elected president, it will not be written there. Money won't come just because Atatürk is written on the stadium. We also need to think economically."

"May the congress be beneficial to Fenerbahçe fans. I will not show the slightest reaction. Because I am comfortable. I prepared a very soft article. They already did what I said before I became president. That's why I'm happy. I know from the members that there is a need for change in Fenerbahçe now. May this congress be beneficial to the Fenerbahçe community, I thank everyone"