Eventful general assembly at Beşiktaş: Ahmet Nur Çebi responds to criticisms

The Beşiktaş Club's Ordinary Administrative and Financial General Assembly Meeting is being held at the Istanbul Congress Center Harbiye Auditorium.

Tense moments occurred during the first hours of the general assembly. Former president Ahmet Nur Çebi, who attended the general assembly, faced significant backlash.

"I NEITHER STOLE NOR LET ANYONE ELSE STEAL"

Speaking at the General Assembly, Ahmet Nur Çebi responded to the criticisms directed at him as follows:

"I served as vice president and president at Beşiktaş Club with the authority I received from this general assembly. Since I left, I have not spoken to anyone about Beşiktaş. I came here to the Beşiktaş General Assembly to give an account. No one can wag their finger at a Beşiktaş president, but they also shouldn't have people swearing on social media.

I neither stole from Beşiktaş nor let anyone else steal. I would like to start by responding to Mr. Kaan (Şakul). He keeps saying at every opportunity that he is a banker. I do not find the calculations he made to be very sound. I left having reduced the debt remaining from my own administration by 200 million Dollars. I brought this figure down in 4 years. The new administration increased it by 100 million in 6 months."

"I STRUGGLED FOR THIS CLUB DAY AND NIGHT DURING THE 'FEDA' PERIOD"

Stating that he served during difficult periods of his presidency, Çebi said, "It is as if I am responsible for every mistake made in the 100-year history of Beşiktaş! We experienced the pandemic in March of the year we took office. This plague affected not only us but the whole world. You need to take these into account when criticizing. When I was serving as second president at this club, there was a heavy burden of many foreign players. We dealt with these issues during that period, and for years I struggled for this club day and night during the 'Feda' (Sacrifice) period," he said.

Speaking about the concert organizations held at Tüpraş Stadium, Ahmet Nur Çebi stated, "The grass of Beşiktaş Club is changed every year. You know this as well. We, as the administration, fulfilled this duty. The concerts given were also held before these changes, and the necessary renovation work was done afterwards anyway. The money earned from the organizations you mention was brought into this community," he expressed.

ÇEBİ'S CRITICISM OF HASAN ARAT

Criticizing the current President Hasan Arat, Ahmet Nur Çebi said, "You are trying to change the congress cards by spending 35 million TL. Is it not a shame? Won't this money come out of the club's coffers?"

"I TOOK GEDSON FERNANDES FROM GALATASARAY'S HANDS AND BROUGHT HIM TO THIS CLUB"

Responding to transfer criticisms regarding his own term, Ahmet Nur Çebi said, "Every administration may have a desire to rebuild the football team when they take office. I can understand this. Let's talk about Gedson as much as you talk about Amartey. I took Gedson Fernandes from Galatasaray's hands and brought him to this community. I brought goalkeeper Mert Günok to this team. Arthur Masuaku is still playing. I sold Wout Weghorst for a higher cost than the money we bought him for in 6 months. Do these have no importance at all? Furthermore, Semih Kılıçsoy already had a contract until 2026. You portrayed it as if the player was running away and signed a new contract. We cannot count the number of players we brought to the youth academy," he said.

"THE INCOMING PRESIDENT PAYS THE MANAGER FEES LEFT BY THE OUTGOING ONE"

Regarding the criticisms made about the transfer budget, Çebi concluded his words by saying, "I paid 14 million Dollars in manager debts left over from the Fikret Orman period. I didn't come out here and make a fuss about it. You are accounting for the 4 million left by us. This is a fact. The incoming president pays the manager fees left by the outgoing one. Everyone knows this, and you know it very well too. You will see when the time comes. I did not steal from Beşiktaş. Nor did I let anyone else steal the club's money. Whenever Beşiktaş asks for my help, I will come running."

News Source: İHA