26.12.2025 23:20
Ali Koç visited Fenerbahçe President Sadettin Saran, who was detained and later released in a drug investigation. It was claimed that during this visit, Koç told Saran, "Call for an extraordinary congress, get a vote of confidence from the community. Run for office, I will not be a candidate. The team is doing well, you need to continue in your position." However, Fenerbahçe issued a statement denying this claim.
Recently detained Fenerbahçe Sports Club President Steven Sadettin Saran, who was taken into custody as part of a drug investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, was released under judicial control conditions of "signing in."
VISIT FROM KOÇ TO SADATTİN SARAN
Former Fenerbahçe Club President Ali Koç visited Saran. A striking claim regarding the meeting was made. Journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu alleged that Koç told Saran to make a decision to go to an extraordinary congress.
"MAKE A DECISION FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS"
It was learned that Koç said, "Make a decision for an extraordinary congress, get a vote of confidence from the community, run for office, I will not be a candidate, the team is doing well, you need to continue in your position."
STATEMENT FROM FENERBAHÇE
Fenerbahçe also released a statement regarding the matter. In the statement denying the allegation, the following expressions were included: "Contrary to some claims in the public domain, the visit of our President Mr. Sadettin Saran by our former president Mr. Ali Koç today is entirely within the scope of a courtesy visit and is merely a meeting where mutual exchange of views regarding Fenerbahçe's present and future took place. We inform the public that comments and evaluations made outside this framework should not be taken into consideration."