Harsh words from Selahattin Baki to Erden Timur: It could be the onset of Alzheimer's

In the 9th week of the Trendyol Super League, Fenerbahçe defeated their guest Hatayspor 4-2. Speaking to members of the press after the match, Fenerbahçe Board Member Selahattin Baki congratulated the team for continuing their winning streak and stated, "I congratulate our coach and all our fans. The Kadıköy atmosphere you have longed for is improving every week. We are extremely pleased with this."

Addressing the statements made by Galatasaray Sportif AŞ Deputy Chairman Erden Timur and the subsequent events, Baki said, "We are once again stepping outside of football because grave, fraudulent, and false statements have been made. The public needs to seriously question what this person is saying. Let's go through them one by one. He said, 'He who avoids the scales is a thief.' It is extremely tragicomic and ironic for us. Since we came into management, and even during the time they came into management, we have called them to the scales 4 times regarding the problems we see from our perspective with the Turkish Football Federation, the problems with the Central Referee Committee, the injustices related to Turkish football, and the rights of Fenerbahçe that were denied before 1959. We even said, if you want, let's appear on Galatasaray Television at the presidential level. If your president cannot appear, let's appear at the deputy chairman level. Therefore, he who avoids the scales is a thief. Despite our 4 official invitations, they could not face us."

"OUR PRESIDENT VEHEMENTLY DENIED THE VAR FOOTAGE INCIDENT"

Regarding the allegation that former MHK (Central Referee Committee) President Lale Orta sent VAR footage to Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç, Baki said, "Let's come to the Lale Orta incident. This is another grave allegation. He claimed that when she was the MHK President, she sent VAR footage to our President Ali Koç. Both Lale Orta and our President Ali Koç vehemently denied this within 5 minutes. We have also applied to the Turkish Football Federation Board of Directors for an investigation. Our president will also seek his legal rights regarding this matter during the week. Therefore, there is a lie here as well. This also needs to be investigated seriously. If the TFF is the admiral of Turkish football, then they will either play an enlightening role in this matter or they will be a part of this game."

"THEY ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL BLOCK"

Selahattin Baki continued his words as follows: "They claimed that a gentleman who is a representative member was a Koç Holding employee. However, it turned out that he had been retired for 3 years. If Koç Holding is such a source of discomfort for this community, there is a lady on their own board of directors who works at Koç Holding. If you look into her information, they have changed it from Koç Holding to a holding company. In other words, they are experiencing such a mental block that they would change a lady's CV. They have certain perceptions. At one time, they said the disciplinary committee chairman was a Fenerbahçe fan. There is a subject we never talk about. Turkish Football Federation President Büyükekşi is a Galatasaray fan, and beyond that, an official club member. No one talks about this. The public should not fall for these lies and frauds."

"IT COULD BE THE ONSET OF ALZHEIMER'S, I WISH HIM A SPEEDY RECOVERY"

Stating that he spoke with Erden Timur after the Fred transfer, Selahattin Baki said, "He called me the other day after the Fred transfer. I wasn't going to disclose this, but now I feel the need to. After the Fred transfer, I had stated that '2 separate people tried to ruin the deal by poaching both Manchester United and Fred.' Regarding this, he called me as if he had no idea and said, 'Who were they, tell me.' I gave him the names, and he said, 'I know them, but I didn't give such an instruction.' He said these things are normal in transfers, but I told him, 'I have been doing transfers in football for 11 years, no one can take this much initiative.' He describes things that happened as if they didn't happen, and things that didn't happen as if they did. I am very sad. It could be the onset of Alzheimer's, I wish him a speedy recovery."

"HE WHO AVOIDS THE SCALES IS A THIEF"

Emphasizing that the statements have reached a point that angers them, Baki concluded his words by saying, "He came into management as the protector of Turkish football, the guardian of justice. He said he would take all stakeholders of Turkish football under his wings. He was going to do a program on Galatasaray Television every Tuesday about all the teams whose rights were violated. They didn't do this either. When we reminded them, they said the Union of Clubs did not look favorably upon this. This is also a nonsensical claim. The Union of Clubs has no interest in such matters. They are playing their own game. The public believes them. People in their own community believe this too. Environments that shouldn't be tense are being tensed for no reason. He alleged that the Fenerbahçe management and the Fenerbahçe President have relationships with certain journalists and have commissioned news reports. A television presenter very recently stated, 'No Fenerbahçe executive called me, but Erden Timur called and messaged me many times in the past periods.' This many lies, this many fraudulent perceptions have reached a point that angers us. We are used to it, but we want to warn the people who are jumping on this train in the public eye. Even the changing of the CV of the lady who is a Koç Holding employee is a tragicomic event. Nothing they say has any truth to it. We are so confident in ourselves that we are applying to the ethics committee and the TFF Board of Directors. Our president is currently applying himself to have these matters investigated. These are the actions of a man who trusts himself, of a community that trusts itself. My final word is, he who avoids the scales is a thief and a coward."