13.04.2025 15:40
At the Beşiktaş Ordinary Divan Assembly, former president Hasan Arat, who experienced tension with the Divan Assembly Chairman Tevfik Yamantürk and was physically assaulted, has taken the matter to court. Following the incident, Arat obtained a medical report documenting the assault, and his lawyer Altın Mimir announced that legal proceedings have been initiated.
Altın Mimir, the lawyer of Beşiktaş's former president Hasan Arat, announced at the Ordinary Divan Assembly Meeting that a legal process has been initiated regarding the events that occurred yesterday, along with Divan Assembly President Tevfik Yamantürk.
"HE ONLY WANTED TO REVEAL THE TRUTHS"
Following the events, Altın Mimir, the lawyer of Beşiktaş's former president Hasan Arat, stated in a written statement, "My client, Mr. Hasan Arat, the 35th president of Beşiktaş, after saying that he could resign to all board members and requesting the support of the members for the second president, has remained silent despite being subjected to a series of accusations and slanders that are entirely false due to some personal reasons, primarily health, after his resignation. He wanted to reveal all the truths in the divan assembly formed by the wise people of Beşiktaş, but he could not attend the first divan assembly meeting due to a change in the date and was criticized in that meeting for having 'no face to come.' However, he attended the Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club Divan Assembly Meeting yesterday because he had no accounts to give, and he only wanted to reveal the truths regarding some issues that have long occupied the public's attention."
"ALL KINDS OF LEGAL AND CRIMINAL PROCESSES HAVE BEEN INITIATED"
Reminding that those who serve as president in the black-and-white club are given the right to speak immediately after the current president without any time restriction, lawyer Altın Mimir continued his statement as follows:
"Mr. Hasan Arat was given the right to speak in the 17th position, and during this time, he was subjected to all kinds of ugly attacks. Nevertheless, Mr. Hasan has maintained his calm, befitting a Beşiktaş fan, and waited for his turn. However, from the very first moment he stepped to the podium, he was verbally and physically attacked in an organized and planned manner by a group led by Tevfik Yamantürk, who was not aware of his position (As he had no right to even enter the door of the divan meeting, let alone step to the podium). Subsequently, it became clear that those unidentified individuals were Tevfik Yamantürk's bodyguards, and it seems that Tevfik Yamantürk wanted to prevent Mr. Hasan Arat from revealing the truths because he was disturbed by it. Speaking profanely, physically attacking, and inciting all these acts are crimes, and all kinds of legal and criminal processes have been initiated against Tevfik Yamantürk and his associates."
"THEY WILL ACCOUNT FOR IT IN FRONT OF JUSTICE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER"
Stating that Hasan Arat has maintained his composure despite the events, Mimir said, "When it becomes clear that the truths will eventually come to light, some groups that have been scheming behind the scenes for a long time and operating in the dark have panicked, and this panic has turned into brute force and organized crime. My client has preferred to respond to violence not with violence, but with his usual fair attitude and the law. This despicable act is clearly the last act of a systematic character assassination that has been plotted months in advance. In front of the Beşiktaş community, it has been a stage for the impotence of those who fear the truths, who evade accountability, and who prioritize their own interests over the club and society. The atmosphere of the meeting has ceased to be a 'divan' and has taken shape under the shadow of treachery. The roles of some figures sitting around the table have long been written in history and conscience. Those who think of Beşiktaş as the backyard of their personal interests will account for it in front of justice, one way or another. We will continue to walk alongside this truth, without tiring or fearing."
"TEVFİK YAMANTÜRK MUST RESIGN"
Expressing that Tevfik Yamantürk should resign, Altın Mimir stated the following:
"At this point, we would also like to point out that those who speak ill of my client and his administration have, for some reason, been unable to present any concrete evidence or documents for months, only trying to muddy the waters and occupy the public with their slanders. My client has no accounts to give in any medium, and Tevfik Yamantürk, who cannot fulfill the responsibilities of his position, must resign immediately, and the Disciplinary Board of Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club must also immediately decide to expel this person. This attack is not only an attack on my client Mr. Hasan Arat but also an attack on the entire Beşiktaş community, and we are calling on the current board of directors to take action immediately and initiate the necessary processes. Because what has happened to the former president today will also happen to them tomorrow."
WHAT HAPPENED?
The 1st Ordinary Divan Assembly Meeting of Beşiktaş for the year 2025 is being held at the Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Center. While former president Hasan Arat was delivering his speech, voices rose in the hall. After the voices rose, as Arat continued his speech, the tension escalated further. Arat experienced tension with Yamantürk after he intervened. It was seen that Yamantürk punched Arat, and then someone from the hall came and punched Hasan Arat. After the chaos, the Ordinary Divan Assembly Meeting was adjourned. The former president of Beşiktaş received a medical report after the incident.