31.10.2025 22:07
Altay, which is in the TFF 3rd League Group 4, has received a new lawsuit from FIFA due to debts to its former foreign players. President Sinan Kanlı announced that a new debt file amounting to 500,000 Euros has arrived, raising the number of files that need to be paid urgently to 4. Kanlı stated that if the first 3 files are not settled within 15-20 days, they will face point deductions and relegation penalties.
Another lawsuit has been filed against Altay, which has recently escaped the relegation zone in the TFF 3rd League Group 4, due to debts to its former foreign players, by FIFA.
''WE WILL FACE RELEGATION''
President Sinan Kanlı, who announced two weeks ago that they needed to pay 1.5 million Euros to three foreign football players who played during the term of former president Özgür Ekmekçioğlu, stated, "A new debt file of 500,000 Euros has come to our club. The number of files that need to be paid urgently has risen to 4. If we do not close the first 3 files within 15-20 days, we will face point deductions and relegation penalties," he said.
''I HAVE NO CHANCE TO CARRY THIS LOAD ALONE''
Emphasizing that the latest debt file must be paid within 30 days, Altay President Kanlı said, "I have no chance to carry this load alone. We are waiting for the support of the community. Maybe we can organize a campaign. We can negotiate with the players we owe to lower the amount. We do not want to disclose their names," he said.
A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT WILL BE FILED
Due to transfer bans resulting from debts, Altay has remained with a squad primarily composed of youth players for 4 years, during which it has dropped from the Super League to the 3rd League. Under the leadership of Sinan Kanlı, they had closed 2 files and reduced the number of files at FIFA to 21. On the other hand, Sinan Kanlı stated that they would file a criminal complaint on behalf of the club against Ekmekçioğlu, whose management was not acquitted, on Monday.