Aziz Yıldırım: I have an unpaid debt to Fenerbahçe fans

The extraordinary elective general assembly meeting of the Fenerbahçe Sports Club is taking place at the Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex. Fenerbahçe presidential candidate Aziz Yıldırım also delivered a speech to the congress members. Stating that they have shared many joys and sorrows during his tenure, Yıldırım said, "I miss singing championship songs in this stadium, and I will sing them here with you.

I have known you for a very long time. We have spent a lifetime together under the shade of this great plane tree that has reached the age of 120. Among you are Fenerbahçe fans whom I can address as my brothers, my children, and my elders. We have shared many joys together, and we have shared many sorrows together.

When a network of betrayal that infiltrated our state and plotted against our homeland was casting slander upon slander and dealing blow after blow to take over Fenerbahçe, you were by my side. You were the ones who were awake while everyone else was asleep.

You were the first to stand up against the network of betrayal. You stood tall against the traitors who betrayed the homeland. What made me Aziz Yıldırım is neither my professional career nor my business life; what makes me Aziz Yıldırım is Fenerbahçe and you. What makes Fenerbahçe a legend is that it is a community dedicated to its homeland and nation. What makes Aziz Yıldırım great is you, who stood as one heart with me against the network of betrayal," he said.

"I have an unpaid debt to Fenerbahçe fans"

Emphasizing that there are those who do not see his commitment to Fenerbahçe, Yıldırım continued his words as follows:

"I have an unpaid debt to Fenerbahçe fans. Fenerbahçe gave me a life story that I am honored by. When people said 'your brother won't hear you, but a stranger will,' you were my brothers. I was never left alone at the courthouse doors or in prison. I have a debt to you and to Fenerbahçe. How can I forget the Fenerbahçe fans who came to the prison walls to celebrate my birthday when I didn't even remember it myself? How can I forget the 50 thousand women who filled this stadium? I have a debt to Fenerbahçe, which challenged the network of betrayal before the military, the police, and the state. My colleagues and I are coming to pay this debt. I am coming to fight those who hinder Fenerbahçe with all sorts of intrigues and those who bow the head of Fenerbahçe, as they deserve. We have all lived through and seen the seasons where there were sporting imbalances. This man made the 6-0 here, he made the 4-0s here. He went and beat them 2-1 on their own field, he made Fenerbahçe champion; you talk, you keep talking."

"I am coming because I can no longer bear to see children shedding tears"

Underlining that the purpose of the congress is to bring unity without conflict to Fenerbahçe, Yıldırım said, "I am a candidate to burst the fraudulent plans of those who became champions with stolen points in their hands. I am coming because I can no longer bear to see children shedding tears. I want to remind these stands of something they have forgotten in a way they will never forget: always and everywhere, the greatest is Fener. Fenerbahçe is the greatest; no one is greater than Fenerbahçe. Let us start the season with this slogan and celebrate the championship with this slogan. This is a Fenerbahçe congress; polemics and provocations do not suit us. The main purpose of my formation here today is to bring unity without conflict to Fenerbahçe. I am coming to strengthen brotherhood. Our unity is our strength, and our strength is our unity. We have been longing for a championship for 12 years. My administration was in charge for 4 of those years. I do not deny this responsibility. Time has taught us all something. Fenerbahçe has no tolerance for spending another season without being champion. Starting from Monday, we will work tirelessly with the principle of championship. Those who ask 'with which coach, with which player will you do it' do not know this business. A championship is won with spirit, will, and determination. Do not forget that in the last 40 years of its history, Aziz Yıldırım has made Fenerbahçe champion 6 times, and other presidents have done so twice."

"Fenerbahçe's biggest problem is division"

Stating that the biggest problem of the yellow-navy community is division, Aziz Yıldırım said:

"We will not let anyone use Fenerbahçe's glorious striped jersey as a retirement bonus. No one is greater than Fenerbahçe. There is no player that Fenerbahçe wants and cannot get. To the question of 'who will you buy,' my answer is, 'What do you need?' If you need Messi, he comes; if you need Ronaldo, he comes. Because the greatest is Fenerbahçe. We must be realistic, not dreamers. It does not suit me to gain reputation by listing player names. It does not suit my colleagues. And I cannot make it suit anyone else. Let us show the spirit of unity again. Let us carry Fenerbahçe to the top of the league of Europe's and the world's greatest clubs. Let us declare Fenerbahçe's championships here. I shout out, saying always and everywhere, the greatest is Fenerbahçe. Even if we are on the gallows, our last word is Fenerbahçe. This love will not end in our hearts. The biggest problem of the Fenerbahçe Sports Club right now is division. Do not divide. Be united, be together. If Mr. Hakan is elected tomorrow, we will congratulate him. We will not shy away from that. If you discriminate, these things will harm Fenerbahçe."

News Source: 12punto