Sharp response from Metin Öztürk to Acun Ilıcalı: 'Survivor guy...'

Galatasaray Club Second President Metin Öztürk responded to the referral of Okan Buruk to the PFDK (Professional Football Discipline Committee) and the statements made by Acun Ilıcalı.

Öztürk said of Ilıcalı, "It is futile to respond to someone who confuses the Dominican Republic with Turkey, and who confuses the contestants there with the clubs and players of the Süper Lig. Let him go back to playing in his own neighborhood."

"As far as I know, the referral is for insults. If there is an insult, it is punished with a yellow or red card. I know there is no such insult. An insult happens face-to-face; there is no such situation. Even assuming there was an insult, the 4th official informs the referee. He comes over and says, 'He insulted you,' and the referee blows the whistle and shows a card. None of these happened."

A DIG AT BEŞİKTAŞ AND FENERBAHÇE

We are watching two sister clubs, pardon me, two sponsor sister clubs, with astonishment. It seems that when they cannot win on the pitch, they try to do something behind the scenes. We truly trust the new federation. I hope they will not be deceived by these absurdities.

"A CLUB THAT HAS NOT BEEN CHAMPION FOR 11 YEARS SHOULD CRY OVER ITS OWN TROUBLES"

No one is talking about Mert Hakan Yandaş. He also had verbal insults during the Galatasaray match, which cameras captured. It is entirely a perception operation. What should a club that hasn't been champion for 11 years do? It should sit and cry over its own troubles. It seems they are unable to win on the pitch. After 3-0, it happened with the referee's help; otherwise, the match would have gone to 5 or 6.

We will do our best and try not to escalate the environment, but we will definitely respond to the attacks against us.

"WE DO NOT WANT TO RESPOND TO NON-SERIOUS PEOPLE"

I do not think the TFF will act on the words of a 'Survivor guy.' We are a serious club that emerged from Galatasaray High School. We do not want to respond to non-serious people and situations.

"LET HIM GO BACK TO PLAYING IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD"

It is futile to respond to someone who confuses the Dominican Republic with Turkey, and who confuses the contestants there with the clubs and players of the Süper Lig. Let him go back to playing in his own neighborhood.

THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL BETTING

Illegal betting is an issue we all must fight against. A sports channel wanted to advertise with us. We researched it, and indeed there are certain reports related to sports. We made a sponsorship agreement. Their ads were broadcast on our jerseys. We received permission from the TFF for this. The federation gave permission on the condition that the responsibility was ours. We suspended it. The day before yesterday, the federation canceled this permission, and we removed it once they did. I think it was 2021 when a TV channel received a penalty from RTÜK, but Mr. Acun knows about it; ask him about this channel and why that penalty was issued. It was issued because they broadcasted advertisements for illegal betting sites."

News Source: 12punto