26.02.2026 07:40
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the Galatasaray Football Team for advancing to the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League. Erdoğan, who spoke with Okan Buruk, said, "This is a very, very great success for our country." Erdoğan also told Barış Alper Yılmaz, "You did your part with number 53. Well done. I kiss your eyes."
In the first match of the UEFA Champions League playoff round, Galatasaray, who hosted Juventus, won with a score of 5-2. Although they lost 3-2 in the return match, they secured their place in the last 16 with the score from the first match.
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After eliminating Juventus, the yellow-reds will face either English teams Liverpool or Tottenham in the last 16 of the Champions League. The draw for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League will take place on Friday, February 27, 2026, at 14:00 in Nyon, Switzerland.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM ERDOĞAN TO GALATASARAY
Following this result, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the Galatasaray Football Team for advancing to the last 16 by defeating Juventus in the UEFA Champions League. Head coach Okan Buruk and the players dedicated their success in the round to President Erdoğan, whose birthday it was.
HE SPOKE WITH OKAN BURUK
After the match played at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Erdoğan called the yellow-red team in the locker room. After the match, President Erdoğan spoke on the phone with head coach Okan Buruk in the locker room and congratulated the yellow-red team's success.
"A VERY, VERY GREAT SUCCESS FOR OUR COUNTRY"
Erdoğan said, "This has been a very, very great success for our country. I kiss your eyes." Okan Buruk responded, "We are also very happy. May it be a birthday gift for you, Mr. President."
PRIVATE MEETING WITH BARİŞ ALPER
Erdoğan also told the player Barış Alper Yılmaz, whom he spoke with, "You did your part with number 53. Well done. I kiss your eyes."