Letter from Samet Aybaba to Hasan Arat revealed: 'Do what is necessary immediately'

The letter written by Samet Aybaba to Hasan Arat after being dismissed from his position at Beşiktaş has surfaced. In the letter, it is revealed that Aybaba made harsh criticisms regarding Brad Friedel and Kaan Şakul and drew attention to problems in the transfer process.

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Letter from Samet Aybaba to Hasan Arat revealed: 'Do what is necessary immediately'

The letter written by Samet Aybaba, who was recently dismissed from his position as Football Teams Coordinator at Beşiktaş, to President Hasan Arat during his tenure has emerged.

In the letter written by Samet Aybaba to Hasan Arat on November 20, 2024, it was observed that he used very harsh expressions for Kaan Şakul and Brad Friedel.

Here is the letter Samet Aybaba wrote to Hasan Arat:

"I was planning to write a standard report at the end of the transfer period, as we have done before. However, at this point, I think it would be more appropriate to write a sincere letter rather than a report. Because, given the situation the team is in, the authority that should be preparing a report is no longer the General Football Coordination office.

"Brad Friedel is a pawn used by Kaan Şakul"

We never shy away from responsibility. However, we are not responsible for many of the issues we called WRONG since the new season, which we fought against, and the negative picture that has emerged at this point. The people who should be preparing a report are Kaan Şakul, who has been trying to manage Professional Football, transfers, and Ümraniye with his long reach since the new season, and Brad Friedel, the pawn he uses as a screen today, whom he will likely blame for his mistakes in the future.

"A former banker who knows nothing about football..."

Please, as you requested from us, ask them for a report on the current situation as well. It will be more enlightening for the Beşiktaş community, as well as for us, regarding the recent period. As you know, I have been serving Turkish football for over 50 years, and I have held different positions in our club such as player and coach. In the role I undertook during this period, my expectation was to be able to share all my knowledge and experience with my club in the most mature period of my career. The phrase you used frequently during your election process, "Beşiktaş will be managed by Beşiktaş supporters," was a harbinger of a long, successful period that excited me deeply at its core, and which I thought would be an exemplary model not only for our club but also in Turkish football. However, at this point, I have realized that this statement was not backed by substance. I am witnessing that Beşiktaş is being managed not by professionals from the field as you stated, but by a former banker who knows nothing about football and the pawn he placed in Ümraniye.

"Is there a single player he has been able to sell?"

I even smiled at you when you said, 'Brad will just sell players, grab him by the ear and throw him out of Ümraniye.' Is there a single player he has been able to sell? All players were sent away in very wrong ways by paying their salaries. Please look at how Brad and Kaan managed the transfer process and the mathematics of the business by asking for information from the relevant friends. I look at it often myself.

"Do what is necessary immediately"

If any professional in the history of Turkish football had signed off on this picture, could they have kept their job? And if they were continuing, what do you think that would make the public think? I am also genuinely curious, Mr. President. Why did you go through Kaan, especially in transfers, when there were much more experienced managers in football such as Onur Göçmez, Mete Vardar, who had previously served as football branch manager in Beşiktaş administrations, and our legendary players like Feyyaz Uçar? Great mistakes were made at the point where you moved away from us, that is, from the football mind, and brought Brad to Ümraniye to try to discredit us together with Kaan, and we reached this stage. I don't know why this was done, maybe I won't be able to learn. But I think these are the reasons for the situation we are in. I gave my word and I never leave anyone halfway. I never leave Beşiktaş. If there is a need, I will be waiting to help in Ümraniye. However, if there is a different decision regarding us, please do what is necessary immediately."