15.06.2026 23:31
It was revealed that the remarks attributed to former national footballer Tanju Çolak after a national match, in which he criticized someone saying "Are you sleeping? You will go! Who are these people, did they come from football, what have they done for football? I don't know them. You will resign," were not targeting current TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, but former TFF President Mehmet Büyükekşi, and that an old video had been recirculated.
A video allegedly showing former national footballer Tanju Çolak making comments after Turkey lost 2-0 to Australia in their first match of the FIFA 2026 World Cup quickly spread online.
THE TARGET OF TANJU ÇOLAK HAS BEEN REVEALED
In the video, Çolak was claimed to have targeted current Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu by saying, "Are you sleeping? You will go! Who are these people? Did they come from football? What have they done for football? I don't know them. You will resign."
HIS WORDS WERE FOR FORMER PRESIDENT BÜYÜKEKŞİ
However, the truth soon came to light. It was determined that the video in question was not current and that Tanju Çolak had made these statements in the past regarding the era of former TFF President Mehmet Büyükekşi. An old video was found to have been manipulated and recirculated after the defeat to Australia.