"My friends remained silent," he said! A surprise visit to Mert Hakan in prison.

06.01.2026 18:25

In a letter written from prison, Mert Hakan said, "When all this is over, what I will remember is not the voices of my enemies, but the silence and cowardice of my friends." A surprise visit was made to Mert Hakan Yandaş by Fenerbahçe football player İrfan Can Kahveci.

Fenerbahçe player Mert Hakan Yandaş, who was detained as part of the investigation into "betting and match-fixing in football" conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, was arrested and sent to the Marmara Prison in Silivri.

HE EXPRESSED HIS LONELINESS BY WRITING A LETTER

Mert Hakan Yandaş wrote a letter for Fenerbahçe fans, and the words at the end of the letter, stating that he felt alone, drew attention: 'When all this is over, what I will remember is not the voices of my enemies, but the silence and cowardice of my friends.'

IRFAN CAN KAHVECİ VISITED MERT HAKAN

In the ongoing process, Fenerbahçe player İrfan Can Kahveci, who had remained silent but made a post on social media for his teammate Mert Hakan after this letter, took another step. According to the news from Sercan Hamzaoğlu; İrfan Can visited Mert Hakan at the Marmara Prison in Silivri. It was stated that the national player provided moral and motivational support to his friend.

'My friends left me alone' he had said! Surprise visit to Mert Hakan in prison

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