TFF President Hacıosmanoğlu's 'Çalhanoğlu' statement: 'Congratulations, Mr. President'

TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu made statements to the broadcaster with only a few days left until the start of the new season.

Hacıosmanoğlu said the following:

'I GAVE ONLY ONE INSTRUCTION'

"We already come from within the football family. Previously, at a Clubs Association meeting, Mr. Ahmet Nur Çebi, who was the Beşiktaş president at the time, said our candidate is Hacıosmanoğlu. I did not want to get involved in football at that time. Later, we all witnessed together that Turkish football was being dragged into an environment of distrust. People want a fair and just environment, they want an environment of trust. We also come from within the football family, we carry everything in our hearts. Servet Yardımcı announced his candidacy, and Büyükekşi was also waiting for the national team results for his candidacy. Our circle, our family, and club presidents were saying that we had the will to serve Turkish football. I thank the common-sense people who believed in our impartiality. After we beat Austria, I believed we would become champions; I had such a belief. I did not announce my candidacy so as not to harm the national team. We were eliminated by the Netherlands in a way that should never have happened, and after we were eliminated, I announced my candidacy. Thank God, from the East, Southeast, Central Anatolia, Aegean, Mediterranean, and Black Sea, from all regions, those who were more oppressed by injustice, those referred to as Anatolia, those who were wronged, saw us as a beacon of hope. We felt that sentiment in one-on-one conversations. In the end, they showed favor regarding the fact that Turkish football should be fair and just, and that sporting successes should be won on the field. After 12 days of work, common-sense people trusted us and entrusted us with this duty. I gave only one instruction: there is no color discrimination, there is no power discrimination. There is only one situation: the one who is right is the strong one."

'SPORTS HAS STARTED TO DEVIATE FROM ITS PURPOSE'

Our only goal is to bring peace and brotherhood to Turkish football. To show that this is entertainment. Millions of young people are taking us as an example. We want to be a good example for them. Not just in football, but to strengthen brotherhood in the whole country. Sports has started to deviate from its purpose. We cannot do this alone, we must do it together. I am telling all clubs, we are not the boss of football. The boss of football is the club presidents. The real boss of football is the devoted fans. Without them, there would be no football.

'OUR GOAL IS TO SERVE TURKISH FOOTBALL'

It is not a job that can be done alone. There are very big problems. The goal is to make decisions in consultation with the clubs by establishing technical teams for the problems of each league, in a way that protects the brand value of football. The problems are many, but if the goal is to raise the brand value at a common point, it is very easy to solve them in consultation. If you say 'I did it and it's done,' you cannot solve it. Our goal is to serve Turkish football in this way.

'THERE IS NO NEED TO BE TWO-FACED'

It is very simple... Turkish football needs fair and just management. This is what creates the real distrust. It is not difficult to ensure this. If you are two-faced, if you try to please someone every week, an environment of chaos arises. There is no need to be two-faced. If you are upright and just, and remain at an equal distance to everyone without making color or power distinctions, there will be no environment of chaos. Thank God, we are in control of that will, we have that will. There is no need to struggle to implement it. You will be fair and just, you will be at an equal distance to everyone. There is no such thing as the boss of football. We have been shown favor, we have been elected president. We are the servants of those who want to achieve success on the field. Those who try to manipulate outside the field will understand what they will face when they look at the reactions we have given to events in our past life.

'YOU WILL RUN OVER THEM'

Let everyone know this. For the first time in its history, even while the board of directors was being formed, we did not look at whether this is someone's child, this is a gentleman's child, or this is a white-collar worker. In no TFF administration have there been so many people from within football. While forming the committees, we did not look at anyone's mediation. We formed them with our own will, from friends who will show fair and just management. There is only one thing I said to all committees: the decisions you make are the dignity and honor of you, your family, your community, and the institution. It is a matter of dignity and honor. You will pay attention to this. If you go outside the line, the greatest insult will have been made to me. We have no chance of harboring such an element within us. Then we cannot act with our principles. The Central Referee Committees are being talked about in Turkey. The place where the game is manipulated in Turkey is the referee management on the field with their decisions. I said that referees on the field have the right to make human errors. If there are different errors... I told the club presidents, I banned their referral to the PFDK, you know. Why did I do that? We trust ourselves first, then our referee friends. I said I would be the first to show the reaction to the club presidents, I will ask about this error. If there is intent here, they have no chance of walking with us. I said I do not accept human error in VAR. When I watch the position twice, even I see it, there is no chance of making a mistake there. I said, first you will protect your dignity and honor, then I said you will not make power or color distinctions to raise the brand value of Turkish football. If you create such a climate, you bring peace and brotherhood to Turkish football. It is not difficult to do this. Two-facedness is difficult. You will take turns, you will turn corners, you will enter dark places. The one who is fair and just goes straight. If there is anyone uncomfortable with your straight path, you will run over them.

"THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED AN ACADEMY ABOVE THE MHK; NONSENSE!"

We are a nation that has ruled the world for 600 years. I looked at the referees, we have brilliant young people. If the old were in demand, light would rain on the flea market. It is not difficult to train young people. No matter how much you train them, because there is no stance above, even the person you train... The man looks and sees that you are trying to please one person one week and another the next. The referee cannot apply the rules he learned. If he applied them, he would not be able to get an assignment. We have brilliant young people. There was a structure here, they established an academy, above the MHK, they do the referee promotions, they created a dual-headedness to control it from there. Can there be such nonsense! Then you get angry at the MHK's decisions, you ask how it happens. Does the man take the MHK into account, you are not giving promotions, will he do what you say! As soon as I came to the MHK, I said, abolish this, take it into the MHK. Young people have shortcomings, but giving them their training, ensuring they are just, let them go out on the field and apply the rules. We will consider the unfair reactions given to them as given to us. If you give that trust to our referee friends, we will have solved 90 percent of the problem. You look at the money our referee friends receive... They shouldn't need anything. They shouldn't have to think about their child's school tuition or house rent. A club receives over 6 million liras for a victory. Why shouldn't that referee friend receive a satisfying amount of money! We are talking to club presidents, they will also waive their rights. We have increased them now, I am thinking of doubling them. There, both money and points are lost due to a wrong flag or whistle. Let there be no financial question marks in their minds, let them go out on the field and referee the match like a man. We will continue with those who follow our line. We will send those who go outside the line home. If they are playing with our personality, sanctions are our duty.

'WE ARE THE GUARANTORS OF SUCCESS BEING WON ON THE FIELD'

Let them not have the slightest doubt about our impartiality. I am addressing the devoted fans who are the real owners of football. We are the guarantors of success being won on the field. Let them never forget this. We will exhibit fair and just management with all elements. Together with all committees. In a fair and just environment, perhaps a team from Anatolia could surprisingly become champion. There is no such thing as it cannot happen. It happened in the past. For us, there is no difference between a newly promoted team and a champion team. I said it, they misunderstood. If Diyarbakırspor is playing against Trabzonspor, if you have a small margin of discretion, I said use it in favor of Diyarbakırspor, not in favor of Trabzonspor. I am someone who has been the president of Trabzonspor and has a Trabzonspor identity. I meant to say, do not say 'this is the former Trabzonspor president, let me use my discretion in his favor,' I want to say be fair. Let football serve peace and brotherhood. We want to spread this throughout Turkey. I have a promise to Amedspor, I said if I am elected president, I will go to the Amedspor match. We will go to the match in Diyarbakır. We want to spread this brotherhood throughout the country. This is entertainment. Let me tell you a memory. Our Gökdeniz had gone to Rubin Kazan, Fatih Tekke was at Zenit. The club president and the head of state invited me, I went to the Zenit - Rubin Kazan match. They have 2.5-liter plastic bottles in their hands, they are drinking vodka. This is a derby match, I said there would be a massacre here with this much alcohol. The match ended, everyone left without looking at the result. There are 2 broken cameras in the protocol. If it were us, there would be 200 cameras. The guys had fun and left. We also need to explain to society well that this is entertainment. A team becomes champion, is the one who cannot become champion unsuccessful? You have years ahead of you. We will create that climate, whoever deserves it, let them achieve success.

FOREIGNER RULE

There were clubs that were in a tight spot. We made a decision to help them breathe. We are handling this by talking to all clubs one-on-one. This needs to be tied to a criterion. We need to look at examples in Europe. I also said it in the Clubs Association, we must take it by mutually considering the interests of Turkish football. We must make a decision and make it permanent. Especially during my term, that rule must be applied without being stretched. 1-2 seasons later, as long as we are here, will the rule be stretched? No, it will not be stretched. We will fix it. There are UEFA and FIFA criteria. Very difficult conditions await our teams. We need to resolve it. If it continues like this, even the big teams will not have a chance to get a license. We have fundamental problems. We will make decisions with common sense in communication. The decisions we make will be permanent. There will be no changing at the beginning or end of the season.

'LET THEM NOT LIKE US, WE DON'T NEED IT!'

If you try to manage an institution by making concessions, you will encounter these. Our teams will work with each league itself, and decisions will be made in a way that protects the brand value of both the clubs and Turkish football. As long as we are here, and hopefully after us, it will continue. We have reached this point by making concessions. We did not enter into an effort to consult with the clubs one-on-one, it was said 'we did it, it's done, apply it.' When it comes to implementation, different things happen, you cannot implement it. It will take 3-5 months, we will discuss it, but we will agree on a point, we will set the rules and principles. While setting the rules, everyone will be sure that these rules will not be stretched. When they stretch, clubs disappear. We don't need the person who tries to break a joint decision to like us, let them not like us. If you don't support the amateur, 3rd League, 2nd League, 1st League, the Super League is the locomotive, but the infrastructure that feeds it comes from there. This is not a sustainable structure, you will buy 10-15 foreigners every year. This is national capital and it is going abroad. If you don't give importance to lower leagues and infrastructure, the product won't grow. There are 4 groups in the 3rd League, this cannot be. A province has 3-4 teams.

'THERE SHOULD BE 1-2 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN EVERY PROVINCE'

There are 3-4 professional teams in a province, people are collecting aid every year. People are tired of this. If every province had 1, or at most 2 professional teams, these provinces could carry it. This time, the rivalry between them does not contribute to football. We need to design this. This is a long marathon. Starting from the bottom, from the amateur, we need to create additional income for them. Football will be saved from there. The services of our President to the country are obvious, the services he has done for football are different. We have stadiums of European standards in every province in Turkey. We will consult with our President, German football, which had hit rock bottom, rose with restructuring as a state policy. If I remember correctly, they started from schools with money close to 900 million euros, they restructured for 5 years, they became world champions. If we rise from the amateur to the top with fair, just, and moral principles, Turkish football will be saved.

CONTINUING WITH MONTELLA

We have caught a good generation. Our coach is at the head of the team. We will continue with him. We met at the Super Cup match. We will have a meeting. It is our duty to provide them with better environments. I have a 9-year-old daughter, she was sad after being eliminated by the Netherlands, she said 'Dad, you take over Turkish football, this is over but there is the World Cup, we will be champions.' With her pure heart, I hope God grants it.

I know all our football player brothers. We have very valuable players. We have players who will be world stars. I think Hakan saying 'Congratulations, Mr. President' is a message. If there is a lack of brotherhood within the team, in line with our principles, this is a national cause, everyone may be playing in different teams, but if you are wearing the crescent-star jersey, there must be a law of brotherhood. If there is a deficiency, we will complete it. Success comes when there is family sincerity. You must be a team that completes each other's shortcomings. Montella will continue.

ÇALHANOĞLU SAID 'CONGRATULATIONS'

There are also problems in the National Team. Where we are, there will be integrity in the team. An Italian number called me, but I don't answer numbers that are not registered. Then a message came, it said 'Mr. President, I am Hakan Çalhanoğlu, can I call?' He called. The first thing the captain said when he called was 'Congratulations, Mr. President.' A team captain doesn't say 'congratulations,' he says 'I congratulate you, good luck.' Even in him saying 'congratulations,' there is a message. We will restore the self-confidence of these players.

"WE ARE NOT PLACING PEOPLE THROUGH CRONYISM"

It is impossible for us to place anyone in any committee through cronyism. We will enter into a restructuring. The disruptions have been continuing for years. We are having an international firm do its evaluation. It is a firm that designs the major federations in Europe. The staff will change, but they will not be my staff. You cannot call the committees we formed 'Hacıosmanoğlu's committees.' We formed them from principled, fair, independent people who do not make color or power distinctions. Those who want to continue in Turkish football on this line will not play with those staff. People who distribute favors to this and that can change it, but the one who changes it cannot stay there either. May God not let me make decisions that will damage the faith this nation has in me by even 1 percent. Let my term be short, but let me be remembered as a person who does not deviate from justice.

'WHY SHOULD I DAMAGE THIS IMAGE OF MINE'

I was a club president, it has been 10 years since I left. They were still taking pictures with me. Such a love continues. Why should I damage my image by doing incompetent, unjust things? God granted such a duty, may God not embarrass us before the communities I am responsible for. Our goal is to do beautiful things. I said these, it is not difficult to be fair, it is difficult to be two-faced. It is difficult to be in an effort to please different people at the same time. Being fair is the easiest. You go straight on the shortcut, people respect you.

'THE DESPICABLE ELEMENTS OF FETÖŞ'

We worked for 12 days, they elected us president. Our friend Bayram Saral, who has over 30 years of legal experience, who has deep knowledge in sports law, and who manages İstanbulspor together with his cousin Ecmel Faik Sarıalioğlu. We set out together. 90 percent of Turkey was happy that we won, we became a beacon of hope. For some reason, there is a vile terrorist organization. There are dogs of Fetöş, they are constantly publishing videos about this country. They started from the first day. They were uncomfortable with us becoming TFF President. There are very large families in the region where we have lived since the Ottoman Empire, there are Çakıroğulları, Saraloğulları, Ağaoğulları, Hacıosmanoğulları in the Of district. They worked within the Ottoman Empire, and after the Republic was founded, they raised its politicians, athletes, and bureaucrats. I call them the dogs of FETÖ, I am actually insulting dogs, but I am giving it as an example, dear animal lovers, please do not misunderstand. I do not distinguish my dogs at home from my children. When they attack, they say the Sarals have taken over the TFF. Wherever they come from to that conclusion. There are elders of that family, we have had kinship relations and friendship for years. The family elders said, you love the President very much, they will not stop, there is a background to what is written, they have cliques in Turkey too, they said it would harm the President, you, and us. For this reason, Mr. Bayram had to leave. We will benefit from his experience again. I want to address the Turkish public, information came to me last week, let me not say dogs of Fetöş, the despicable elements of Fetöş still have cliques in Turkey, it is still continuing. They are conveying this message to me. There is an institution of the Republic of Turkey, the National Intelligence Organization, the world is talking about it. I estimate that there are cliques within it too, they are having a meeting last week, they were going to form a team for the relationship between Hacıosmanoğlu and the Sarals. I know Mr. İbrahim Kalın, I think he has no news of it, if there is, it is a grave situation, I believe he has no news, I am voicing it here for the first time, he will do what is necessary. We are people who have believed in destiny. They are having that meeting and leaking it to me, thinking that I will be afraid. The midwife delivers you, gives you a slap on the back, your voice comes out and you start to breathe, God throws your notebook into the sky, the breath you will take is numbered. You cannot shorten or lengthen that breath, it is up to you to live the time between that breath like a man. We are 12 siblings, I have nearly 300 nieces and nephews. You will fear God and you will fear doing wrong. We are people who have believed in destiny. This is a very ugly incident. Mr. Kalın will do what is necessary if there are cliques. If it is the opposite, no one can put our national stance and our loyalty to the state on a scale. Our relations with our friends continue today as they did yesterday. People we love, they love us too. Accidents can happen to people. It is in the people of our region, if someone is being victimized where my eyes can see, I intervene as much as I can. These are our values. If these friends of mine whose names I have mentioned are in trouble because of such a situation, is it a crime to be friends with the Sarals in the Turkish Penal Code? These are businessmen, people who produce and pay taxes in this country. When an accident happens to them, are you going to say let's stay away from here! I will provide all kinds of help while remaining within the law, they will be my friends tomorrow just as they were yesterday. This is the requirement of being a man.

'THE JACKALS OF FETÖŞ!'

When the September 11 attacks happened in America, they took the US president to 40 thousand feet and kept him in the air until the events were over. In the treacherous attempt of July 15, we had such a President at our head that his feet were on the ground, he did not go into the air. He got on the plane, passed through the fighter jets, and said to the Noble Turkish Nation, 'I am landing at Atatürk Airport,' and the noble nation welcomed him there. We are the children of such a nation. Let them think well about who the person they are trying to deal with is and what he can do. This is my special request from Mr. Kalın. If he has information, it is a grave situation, my stance will change. If not, if the jackals of Fetöş are talking from the outside... This is not a personal issue. It is a situation for the TFF President. And also for me. If these are a clique within the state, there is no need for such a move. You don't need to listen to me, follow me. My heart is on my tongue. Let me tell you who is my friend and who is not, it is not difficult. Fetö-like moves won't work on us.

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