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President Erdoğan's question about Barış Alper Yılmaz

During the reception where Galatasaray star Barış Alper Yılmaz presented President Erdoğan with a jersey numbered 53, Erdoğan's question, "Is he leaving?" and President Dursun Özbek's reply, "No, no, he's staying here, where would he go?" created a lighthearted moment in the room.

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AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the Galatasaray Football Team, which finished the 2024-2025 season as champions of the Trendyol Super League, at the Dolmabahçe Working Office.

Galatasaray's national football player Barış Alper Yılmaz presented President Erdoğan with a Galatasaray jersey bearing his name.

Upon receiving the gift, President Erdoğan said, "He even made the jersey number 53." Barış Alper Yılmaz replied, "Always."

Erdoğan also asked Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek, who was standing next to him, about the claims that Barış Alper Yılmaz would be moving to Europe. In response to the question "Is he leaving?" from AKP Chairman and President Erdoğan, Özbek replied, "No, no, he is staying here, where would he go?"