Beşiktaş is electing its president: Candidates are speaking at the podium.

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Beşiktaş is electing its new president at an extraordinary general assembly. In the congress, Hüseyin Yücel, who took over the presidency after Hasan Arat's resignation, is competing with former board member Serdal Adalı to become the president of the black-and-white club.

29 THOUSAND MEMBERS WILL VOTE

The general assembly started at 10:00 at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall. After the formation of the presidential board, the candidates' programs will be presented, and the election will commence. It has been reported that approximately 29 thousand members with voting rights will be able to go to the polls at the extraordinary congress. 25 ballot boxes have been set up at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall for the congress members to cast their votes. The voting process will end at 17:00. General assembly members will use blue ballots for Yücel and white ballots for Adalı.

SECOND EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS IN 13 MONTHS

The black-and-white club will hold its second extraordinary congress in about 13 months after a troubled period in administrative and sporting aspects. Hasan Arat, who was elected president on December 3, 2023, could not complete his term. Arat resigned on November 29 due to the poor performance of the football team and issues within the board of directors. According to the statute, the second president, Hüseyin Yücel, convened the board and decided to hold an extraordinary congress. Yücel and former board member Serdal Adalı are competing to become Beşiktaş's new president in the congress.

LAST 4 PRESIDENTS WERE ALSO ELECTED IN EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESSES

The last four presidents who served at Beşiktaş were elected as a result of extraordinary general assemblies. In the black-and-white club, Yıldırım Demirören (2004-2012), Fikret Orman (2012-2019), Ahmet Nur Çebi (2019-2023), and Hasan Arat (2023-2024) took the presidency after extraordinary congresses. If Yücel or Adalı is elected, they will be the fifth consecutive president to come to office through an extraordinary election general assembly.

HÜSEYİN YÜCEL IS COMPETING FOR THE FIRST TIME

Hüseyin Yücel is competing for the presidency for the first time in the black-and-white club. Serving as the second president under Hasan Arat, Yücel took over the presidency after Arat's resignation. Yücel, who was a member of the board of directors during the last term of former president Fikret Orman, was on the list of other candidates, including Serdal Adalı, in the congress where Ahmet Nur Çebi was first elected president on October 20, 2019.

SERDAL ADALI IS RUNNING FOR ELECTION FOR THE 4TH TIME

Serdal Adalı is competing for the presidency of Beşiktaş for the fourth time. Adalı held the positions of vice president and second president during the terms of Yıldırım Demirören and Fikret Orman. Serdal Adalı was unable to win the presidential race against Fikret Orman in 2013, Ahmet Nur Çebi in 2019, and Hasan Arat in 2023.

YÜCEL AND ADALI'S LISTS

The management board lists of the presidential candidates in the black-and-white club are as follows;

HÜSEYİN YÜCEL

Main: Sencer Sarp Aral, Caner Bingöl, Ahmet Budan, Cüneyt Çilingiroğlu, Fırat Fidan, Onur Göçmez, Deniz Güven, Cemile Aslı Üstünkaya, Mete Vardar, Adnan Sertaç Yazar

Substitute: Sedat Seymen Akçadağ, Nazlı Ayaz, Ömer Küçük, Önder Yiğit, Abdurrahman Yiğittekin

SERDAL ADALI

Main: Hakan Daltaban, Murat Kılıç, Çağatay Abraş, A. Orhan Özalp, Mustafa Mollaoğlu, Uğur Fora, Kaan Kasacı, Merve Öztopaloğlu, Özkan Arseven, Toygun Batallı

Substitute: Esra Sayın, İbrahim Sağlam, Görkem Bilgi, Selahattin Solmaz, Turgut Koç

RECORD HOLDER SÜLEYMAN SEBA

Süleyman Seba has gone down in history as the person who served the longest as president in Beşiktaş's 121-year history. Seba served as the president of the black-and-white club for 16 consecutive years from 1984 to 2000. During the "Honorary President" Süleyman Seba's term, Beşiktaş won 22 trophies in football, achieving historic successes.

PRESIDENTS OF BEŞİKTAŞ

The names of those who served as president in the 121-year history of the black-and-white club are as follows;

• 1903-1908: Mehmet Şamil
• 1908-1911: Şükrü Paşa
• 1911-1918: Fuat Paşa
• 1918-1923: Fuat Balkan
• 1923-1924: Salih Bey
• 1924-1926: Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni
• 1926-1928: Fuat Balkan
• 1928-1930: Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni
• 1930-1932: Emin Şükrü Kunt
• 1932-1935: A. Ziya Karamürsel
• 1935-1938: Fuat Balkan
• 1938-1939: A. Ziya Karamürsel
• 1939-1941: Yusuf Ziya Erdem
• 1941-1942: A. Ziya Karamürsel
• 1942-1950: A. Ziya Kozanoğlu
• 1950: Ekrem Amaç
• 1950-1952: Salih Fuat Keçeci
• 1952-1955: A. Ziya Kozanoğlu
• 1955-1956: Tahir Söğütlü
• 1956-1957: Danyal Akbel
• 1957: Ferhat Nasır
• 1957-1958: Nuri Togay
• 1958: Enver Kaya
• 1959-1960: Nuri Togay
• 1960-1963: Hakkı Yeten
• 1963-1964: Selahattin Akel
• 1964-1966: Hakkı Yeten
• 1966-1967: Hasan Salman
• 1967-1968: Hakkı Yeten
• 1968-1969: Talat Asal
• 1969-1970: Rüştü Erkuş
• 1970: Nuri Togay
• 1970-1971: Agasi Şen
• 1971-1972: Himmet Ünlü
• 1972-1973: Şekip Okçuoğlu
• 1973-1977: Mehmet Üstünkaya
• 1977-1979: Gazi Akınal
• 1979: Hüseyin Cevahir
• 1979–1980: Gazi Akınal
• 1980-1981: Rıza Kumruoğlu
• 1981-1984: Mehmet Üstünkaya
• 1984-2000: Süleyman Seba
• 2000-2004: Serdar Bilgili
• 2004-2012: Yıldırım Demirören
• 2012: Yalçın Karadeniz
• 2012-2019: Fikret Orman
• 2019-2023: Ahmet Nur Çebi
• 2023-2024: Hasan Arat
• 2024: Hüseyin Yücel