TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu's statements on Galatasaray: Eyüpspor was wronged

TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu responded to Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek's statements during a live broadcast.

"IT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF MORALITY"

"For the first time in my life, I took notes before speaking. Because it is not very easy for people to protect their character in this society. I have 3 children, and my only goal is to leave them the honorable name my father left me. I will respond to the honorable president's (Dursun Özbek) statements institutionally. The statements and slanders push the boundaries of morality. It is unacceptable. I will respond to some issues not as the TFF president, but as İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu."

COMMENTED ON REFEREE APPOINTMENTS

“Did you send Oğuzhan Çakır to the Galatasaray - Eyüpspor match with instructions?”

Hacıosmanoğlu: “I do not interfere with MHK appointments. We stand behind our referee friend (Oğuzhan Çakır); he did not manage a bad match. They say we look at Galatasaray with a different perspective. Why would we do such a thing? For the first time in the TFF, there are 7 club presidents; everyone has taken off their jerseys. Our only concern is to be equal and fair. If the price of them supporting us is to grant privileges, we don't have that."

EYÜPSPOR WAS WRONGED

"I agree with the president's statement, 'I will break the hand of anyone who reaches out.' In fact, let me add, I will take their soul too. This applies to all our clubs. We have endless respect for the communities and their fans. The question is asked whether Oğuzhan Çakır was sent to the match with instructions. If it had been given with instructions, Eyüpspor was wronged in the match."

LET THEM PROVE IT AND I WILL RESIGN FROM THE PRESIDENCY

"You know the 'structure' (yapı) has turned into 'mansions' (yalı). I don't have any friends who own a mansion on the Bosphorus. I don't have a mansion either. I have not spoken about Galatasaray with anyone behind closed doors. If someone proves it, I will resign from the TFF Presidency that day.

We spoke somewhere; there was a UEFA meeting in Cannes. We met with Ceferin, and we got along. I told him, 'You are a bit crazy like me.' We talked when they were eliminated by Young Boys; I was sad because we were eliminated and I was going to the country. He asked, 'Why are you going?' I said, 'What business do I have in a draw where there is no Turkish team?' He was also sad about Galatasaray's elimination."

"I DO NOT SUCK UP TO ANYONE!"

It touches people's character. They ask, 'When will he return to the factory settings he had when he was Trabzonspor president?' Back then, we were defending the club. Today, we are the TFF president. They talk as if I am sucking up to Ali Koç. This is about a person's character. Where do you find the authority to insult my character? And you are the president of a distinguished club like Galatasaray. Ali Koç is also the president of the Union of Clubs. We said we closed all the old books. We have not sucked up to anyone until the age of 58."

YOU HAVE 2 DRAWS IN 13 MATCHES

"The person who insults me must either correct it or prove it. Since I was elected, let them look at whether I have met with Dursun Özbek more or Ali Koç. If I have met with Dursun Özbek 5 times, I should have met with Ali Koç 20 times because he is the president of the Union of Clubs. You only have 2 draws in 13 matches; are we the ones showing an attitude against you? How can you tell me that I am speaking with the voice of Fenerbahçe?"

"You are declaring war on me, have you ever looked into my eyes?"

"The terrorist organization called FETÖ loves me very much; they are spreading a montage photo of me staying up all night at a casino in Montenegro years ago. I expected a statement from a Galatasaray-branded account, institutionally. Of course, Galatasaray also condemns FETÖ, but I expected it to be like this; that is what befits a man."

IMAGE RIGHTS WILL NOW BE IN THE CONTRACT

"There will be a standard contract from now on. All agency rights and image rights will be in the same contract. As long as we are here, we will continue this down to the last detail."

GALATASARAY WANTED TO PLAY ON TUESDAY

"The Security and Sports Branch Manager expressed the opinion that they do not want the two teams to play their matches on the same day. They said 'Tuesday', they said 'the broadcaster didn't say anything'. Do we have only one broadcaster? Doesn't the Ziraat Turkish Cup have a broadcaster? Fenerbahçe's match ended at 1, should we have played that on Sunday? Isn't there a team in Europe that plays every 3 days?"

"OUR GLORIOUS CLUBS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET A LICENSE FROM UEFA"

"We will not give up our struggle. May God not embarrass us. This management was formed in a short time, but it is perhaps the most harmonious management in history. When we went to visit our President, he said the same thing. One team will be the champion. Are we now going to serve these people just to satisfy their desires as the TFF? There are 160 clubs, how will the Anatolian clubs survive then? Does success only happen in Turkey? If the league improves, wouldn't you compete better in Europe? Maybe in the coming years, our glorious clubs will not be able to get a license and go to Europe; they know this too. Broadcasting revenue fell from 500 million dollars to 150 million. This is happening because of the fights. Which institution helps people who fight like this? What are you fighting about! Who is sending them with instructions!"

"I am against the idea of joint management. UEFA doesn't accept that under the name of the Union of Clubs anyway. I said, 'Establish the company, I am transferring the powers of the MHK to you.' We are having conversations in mansions, but would a TFF President who has foxes in his head and conducts operations in mansions leave the referees to the clubs? You have a fondness for foreigners, go bring them. Make the MHK President a foreigner too."

ALLEGATION THAT TURKISH REFEREES SIGNALED IN VAR IN EUROPE

"This is the first time I've heard this from you. Atilla Karaoğlan has just been given a new task. We have very good relations with UEFA. In the Super Lig, some referees need to have 2 years of experience to take part; I requested it for those with 1.5 years, and they accepted."

THREAT MESSAGES WERE COMING

"In my last season at Trabzonspor, we bought a player named M'Bia, one of the best midfielders in Europe. We bought him at 29, not 39. Threat messages were coming, we lost 3 matches in a row due to referee errors. Don't I know how club presidents think?"

"What did you discuss with Trabzonspor? What were they angry about?"

İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu: "Let's not use the word 'angry', no one has the right to be angry with us. Especially being angry to our faces... We admit our mistakes where we are wrong. To say things to me and use expressions that will make the environment freeze... Trabzonspor is my home, I came from there."

ON THE SUBJECT OF GALATASARAY AND ILLEGAL BETTING ADVERTISEMENTS...

President Dursun also told us, 'We knew it as a news portal. When the money came from different places, I said there is something wrong and immediately had the contract terminated.'

I am defending your rights on this issue in my previous broadcast.

The question asked to me was about the two clubs reported to the prosecutor's office; I separated you, I said for them, 'For some reason, the prosecutor's office decided not to prosecute'...

HACIOSMANOĞLU'S RESPONSE TO GALATASARAY'S RESIGNATION STATEMENT

President Hacıosmanoğlu, whom Galatasaray invited to resign on live broadcast: "Should I announce it here on the broadcast? Or should I talk to my Board of Directors team tomorrow and announce my resignation..." he replied.

ÖZBEK SHOULD GO AND GET SIGNATURES FROM 9 CLUBS

If they are saying these things despite me speaking so transparently, the public will already judge them. You are the Galatasaray president, and I am the TFF president. One day our terms will end; if you cannot prove these slanders, the price will be very heavy. I have respect for Galatasaray, I have no respect for Dursun Özbek. He has lost his respect in my eyes. Dursun Özbek should go and get signatures from 9 clubs. Are there 18 clubs? Let him get signatures from 9 clubs stating that they do not want me. I will resign then.

THE PRICE WILL BE VERY HEAVY

I am the TFF president today; of course, I will leave this presidency, and you will leave the Galatasaray presidency. The price of this will be very heavy.

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