İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu makes statement on illegal betting advertisements

Here are Hacıosmanoğlu's statements...

"There are expenditures that have been made. We have disclosed them to the public. There is deception of the general assembly members. We have announced that the budget shown as positive is actually negative. We called the colleagues and told them to correct these, otherwise there would be trouble. That colleague said, 'If I correct these, I will lose my job.' There is no embezzlement here. There is only a balance sheet game played at the general assembly. If there is a truth, you put it before the public. Our dear president said that the necessary legal actions would be taken, but we have not received any notification. The president said, 'Those with financial literacy should read these reports.' We don't have university degrees, so we don't know much.

I believed I would win the election. Believing is half the success. This was not a job we accomplished alone. We are trying to do the right things, but of course, we will have our mistakes. Everyone has the right to criticize us. We will eliminate Hungary. It was one of the draws we wanted. This team will do much greater things. We crossed the oceans but drowned in the stream. It was an unfortunate match. We were going to promote directly to League A there, but we would have played in the play-offs without playing the World Cup qualifiers. God did not grant it. The scores I predicted for the Iceland and Wales matches were correct. Drawing 0-0 with Wales did not disappoint me. We lost to Montenegro, there is nothing to be done.

UEFA moved the match to the capital of Montenegro because the pitch there was worse. These are not excuses. We should have gone out and won. After all, you are playing against Montenegro. We will see this as a road accident. Our brothers will make up for this in the World Cup Qualifiers. Our motivation is very strong. The public's favor automatically makes us strong. I haven't been this involved in my own business. If we want to fix things, you have to put in the hours.

"Do you ask yourself why I am doing this job while going to Riva?"

No! The moment you say that, you cannot do this job.

"THE CLAIMS THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS GONE SOFT ARE NOT TRUE"

At those times, you represent a community. Your attitude at that time is different. Here, you represent the entire football family. The claims that the president has gone soft are not true. I had to act like that back then. Now, I need to act this way.

They said a meal was eaten at Ali Bey's house. Yes, it was Ali Bey's house, but it was Ali Ağaoğlu's house. I invited the presidents of 5 championship teams there. President Hasan had an ailment and could not come. President Dursun could not come either because Galatasaray had a match. He said he would give a speech to the team. President Göksel and President Ali came to the meeting. I am the host there. We seat our guests in comfortable chairs. I have back pain, yes, but looking for something behind this is of no use to anyone. How nice I sat like a lord. My hands on my waist. It is nonsense to talk about this. I also have back pain. There is another one of the same chair. I would have pulled that one and sat on it.

"SWINGS AND BIRDS WERE FLYING IN THE AIR"

If clubs do not fight, they can handle their business with the state more easily. We are constantly talking to club presidents. We need to protect the brand value. Broadcaster revenue fell from 500 million Dollars to 180 million Dollars. Why didn't it go up to 1 Million? On the day we had breakfast with the club presidents, the presidents gave their word to each other. They agreed not to talk. They were not supposed to make statements that would offend our communities institutionally. Less than a week later, swings and birds were flying in the air. These are of no use to anyone. When the image of fighting is given, people get irritated.

Only 1 champion will emerge from this league. Will the teams that are not champions be unsuccessful? Do 2 champions emerge in other leagues? We have to accept this. We must not forget that this game is entertainment. We have reduced the number of employees at the TFF by nearly 150 so far. Everyone says 'he put his nephew there,' but I have nearly 300 nephews. If I were fond of nephews, I would have filled it. We gave the task because we believed they could do that job.

Resignations are normal. We will continue to do the right things. We thank the friends who left. We are looking at our work. We are trying to do the right things. There may be a personal attitude in these resignations, but I don't attach much importance to it.

MONTELLA SAID "NO" TO ROMA!

Montella has a magnificent relationship with the players. There is a family atmosphere. We also have a good relationship, we love him. Our frequency matches with the Italians. He loves us too. There is a beautiful family atmosphere right now. People thought the coach was leaving. They even wrote his compensation. When he was playing at Adana Demirspor, he had put in a clause saying 'If an offer comes from Roma, I will go,' but this clause was not in the national team. He wanted to talk to us about the Roma issue. He said such an offer had come. But the coach explained the issue to us himself. He told us, 'Sometimes I know how to say no to offers; if you are going to fire me tomorrow, let me go to Roma.' We do not walk our path by looking at the results of two matches. I told him that as long as I stay, we will continue with you. He decided to reject Roma's offer and continue with us.

THE AGREEMENT GALATASARAY MADE!

Its name is mentioned as a news portal. When we held that meeting, we allowed Galatasaray's sponsorship agreement because it was under the name of a news portal. In fact, something like this happened. We held a meeting. President Dursun said, 'We made this agreement, but when the money started coming in pieces of 100, 150, 200, I said cancel it immediately. It was cancelled.' It was closed immediately when the money came in pieces. We gave permission saying the responsibility belongs to you.

After the incident broke out that day, they made agreements with 2 more clubs. The guys are so committed that they said they would pay whatever fine the Federation imposes. They advertised it. We need to prevent this. They advertised it on the LEDs in the stadiums of the mentioned clubs. For some reason, the judge handling the case decided not to prosecute. We imposed the fine. The Ministry of Sports filed a criminal complaint. For some reason, the judge handling the case decided not to prosecute.

These are things that pollute football. This is not something the Federation can do alone. It needs to be overcome together with the relevant organs of the state. We are planning to do more than we can. If we want to set a good example for society, we must prevent this.

"NO FOREIGN REFEREES WILL COME"

As long as I am here, no foreign referees will come to this country.

There was a referee seminar at the federation today. We had the necessary conversations with our colleagues. We said the things we needed to say. This foreign issue should bother the referees the most. When we look, there are young, brilliant referees. As long as I am here, no foreign referees will come. Let me say it again, as long as I am here, no foreign referees will come. It is the natural right of clubs to want foreign referees. It is a practice that was also done last season. Everyone believes in our sincerity. We are trying to fix things.

We say let's give this MHK (Central Referee Board) to the Clubs Association. There is a formula for that. Let a company be established and managed through that company. Let them bring in foreign referees not only for VAR but also for the center. We will even pay their salaries. They love each other very much, let them come and manage the referees. I am being sincere, we are open to this issue. Let's not do it together, let them come and do it themselves. We are open to transferring it. We are trying to fix things. We also sit down and criticize how they assign that referee.

"What is this structure, who does it consist of, what does the structure do?"

They established an academy called the referee academy on top of the MHK, that is also a parallel structure. This is not today's problem, nor is it yesterday's problem. It is a problem that comes from a long time ago. They can establish an association, but if a complaint about this comes to me, I will act differently. Those who are members of the active referees association and do not pay dues cannot get matches, cannot get promoted, cannot move up... The moment I see a small sign of this, it is very easy for me to switch to my other frequency.

THE REFERRAL OF ERTUĞRUL DOĞAN!

I said presidents will not be referred, I said presidents have the right to criticize, but you will not insult. What does it mean to say "scoundrels"? I said they can criticize, but it cannot be an insult. No one can be a better Trabzonspor fan than me. They reached such a position... There are ugly accusations. I say the dog barks, the caravan moves on. It is shown as if we are manipulating Trabzonspor. I also made a statement to President Ertuğrul.

When you compare it with last year, are the referee performances the same? The head that needs to be taken... The MHK President takes the person he wants to work with and sends away the one he doesn't. We will continue to support what they do.

We have a lot of brilliant children. If we cannot complete their deficiencies and ensure that they manage the matches in a principled way, let's not do this job at all. This is not a job to be done immediately. You will clear the weeds and walk barefoot on the green grass. We have not done any injustice to Halil Umut Meler and Atilla Karaoğlan. I like both of them. They will also be examples and helpers to our young referees.

One of our clubs made an official statement. It made a statement like 'The visits to the Federation bore fruit.' There is no need to name names. I have said this many times. They know themselves. No one can direct us by shouting, calling, or talking at us. We do what we know. Our door is open, we listen to everyone. Then the following comes to mind. Was it like this before? Have you benefited from those fruits before that you think the same thing? Our door is open to every club. The Beşiktaş Club President came with his managers. Communication is here. If we have a mistake, we will accept it. Do not look for anything behind the visits made.

Is there no such perception in society? Let them be young, let them make mistakes. At what age did Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquer Istanbul? Who do we call young! We had a Semih; young Semih! We kept saying young Semih, he turned 40, we still call him young.

"WE HAVE VERY IMPORTANT PROJECTS"

I hope the Clubs Association accepts our offer and takes the responsibility off our shoulders. We have very important projects we want to implement. We will sit down and talk about those projects. We will also sit there and criticize the referees. If they don't believe us, let them come and take it. Let them not think about the economic part.

The referee of the Trabzonspor - Fenerbahçe match is a referee I like very much and who has a bright future. He will be Turkey's best referee."