17 December 2023

What happened in Turkish football today? 16/12/2023



Meler asks for maximum punishment to be given to Faruk Koca.

Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler during his written statement has called for Ankaragucu ex-CEO Faruk Koca to get maximum punishment possible following being beaten up by him during game between Ankaragucu and Rizespor. 

Ankaragucu ex-CEO Faruk Koca beating up Halil Umut Meler and being kicked while he was down by 2 other suspects has not created shock and disbelief in Turkey but also around world and it was important to see how would Meler act on it. At his short but clear statement he called for maximum punishment to be given, stating among sports there seems to be violence in many areas and if right action will not be taken in this case, this violence would go on due of being unpunished. Meanwhile, indictment has been send to court which requests for 13-year imprisonment to Koca. 

This case as our blog has been stated beforehand needs to be given as maximum punishment as possible, with disciplinary committee given lifetime ban its more important how would criminal court act.

Referees will referee midweek games.

Turkish referees has announced that they have decided to come out to Super League 17th weeks games to be played on midweek as TFF and government has provided promises and productive solutions regarding safety of the referees.

It needs to be stated that in realistic manner it was very unluckily that referees were actually satisfied but did go through goodwill between parties and also being productive for Super League games to be continued. Time would show how would TFF act after this events and is it actually would be safer for referees at games as every sign of referees feeling insecure by any way could also provide them similar boycot very likely. There is expectations for some lessons to be learned and as games will be resumed it would be clear but sadly with announcement of some football club administrators hope is not much there.

Referees has been felt under pressure in this environment hopefully this unwanted incident will reduce heat significantly.

Out of squad players at Besiktas has resumed training sessions.

Besiktas players Jean Onana, Vincent Aboubakar, Eric Bailly and Rachid Ghezzal has resumed training sessions despite being taken out of squad as club aims to sell them during mid-season transfer window.

According to legal cases, players are still technically players of the club and despite of being taken out of squad have right to be attending training session. It needs to be stated that reason why those players has been taken out of squad is for technical staff not interested to use those players during upcoming games and aim to sell them and hence this players to have chance to prove themselves and with having limited amount of players who are available there is chance for some of those names if not all to be bring back to squad.

Even through reason of those players, regardless how unethical in our views being, is having some reasons in club perspective it is still not very productive action and hence there could be some returns to main squad in short period.

In other news:

- Antalyaspor, Alanyaspor, Rizespor and Konyaspor are interested to transfer Moss player Aksel Baran Patur.

- Saudi Arabic is interested to transfer Besiktas player Racchid Ghezzal.

- Galatasaray has set transfer fee of its player Kerem Akturkoglu as 15 million euro.

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