Statement from Fenerbahçe regarding Mert Hakan Yandaş

The yellow-navy club's statement reads: "The incident that occurred while our player Mert Hakan Yandaş was giving testimony via SEGBIS , which is now the subject of an investigation by judicial authorities, is a reflection of the point reached by Turkish sportsthe point reached isextremely grave.

Galatasaray Sports Club board member Timur Kuban’s actions during a processbeing conducted beforejudicial authorities, despite it being legally prohibited, regarding our player'srecording the pattern with a mobile phone; beyond beingunethical, it constitutesan overt violation of the law.

Immediatelyafter the act in question was noticed,the mobile phone of the person concerned wasconfiscated for judicialseized by the relevant authorities, a report has been filed, and an investigation has been initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

This behavior casts ashadow over both the seriousness of the judicialprocesses and the fundamental valuesof sports.Itis unacceptable for a sports club executive to interfere with judicialprocesses.acting in this manner in a situation that is the subject of a process is unacceptable, nor is it a situation that can be legitimized by hiding behind the concept of "rivalry."

The law cannot be violated by the reflexes of the standsor by community loyalties. As Fenerbahçe Sports Club, we will pursueall legal rights of our player Mert Hakan Yandaş to thefullest extentand will be the followthat we will never allow this incident to be covered up ortrivialized, and we hereby publiclydeclare it," the statement read.