Sakaryaspor President resigns after 5-0 defeat to Gençlerbirliği
Muhammet Kıratlı, president of the 1st League team Sakaryaspor, which was eliminated from the Ziraat Turkish Cup in the 4th round after a 5-0 home defeat to Gençlerbirliği, announced his resignation in a social media post following a series of poor results.
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In his post, Kıratlı stated the following:
“Serving our club was a great honor and responsibility for me. Since the day I took office, I have worked with all my might for the benefit of our team. However, at the point we have reached, the clubI see that our club needs a new energy and amanagement approach that can dedicatemore intensiveeffort.Therefore,to clear the path forSakaryaspor and our community,
I am stepping down from my position.to allow the team to continue its path with fresh motivationand toensure this, I am stepping downfrom my positionas president. Duringmy tenure, I always felt the support ofour Sakarya Governor Mr. Rahmi Doğan, our AK Party Deputy Chairman Mr. Ali İhsan Yavuz, andTürk-To our General President Mr. Ergün Atalay, our Sakarya Members of Parliament, our MetropolitanMayor Mr. Yusuf Alemdar, our DistrictMayors,our esteemed business people, our sponsoring firms, the valuable representatives of our press, ourboard of directors and my teammates who workedday and night, and those working at our clubwho workedto all our staff members, and to our fans who have supported me since the first day I took office, I thank the green-black loving supporters who never withheld their support, and I wish all our communityI ask for your forgiveness. Sakaryaspor will always be in the most special place in my heart.Stay well.”