23.11.2025 13:00
Samsunspor President Yüksel Yıldırım made statements before the Beşiktaş match, expressing that he has received death threats. In response to the question, "Will you go to the Beşiktaş match?" Yüksel Yıldırım said, "Do you think I should go, or is it unnecessary? There are disturbing things happening. I have even started receiving death threats. I reported it to the police, and I have alerted the TFF and everyone else."
Today, Samsunspor will face Beşiktaş, and President Yüksel Yıldırım made statements to EKOL TV before the match.
"I RECEIVED DEATH THREATS"
In response to the question, "Will you go to the Beşiktaş match?", Yüksel Yıldırım said, "Do you think I should go, or is it unnecessary? There are disturbing things. I have even started receiving death threats. I sent them to the police, I alerted the TFF, I raised everyone." he said.
"NO PROVOCATION TOWARDS BEŞİKTAŞ"
Continuing his words, Yıldırım stated, "A clean businessman like me has come and spent millions of dollars from his own pocket on Turkish football, and I appeared on air in a proper and decent manner. I have not provoked Beşiktaş at all; I have only stated my claim. I am now investing my time, money, and health to change football in Turkey. Let us do it already. Are we going to watch all of this? No Beşiktaş fan can deny what I said live; I said it word for word there. I have long explanations. There is no provocation or attack on Beşiktaş in any way. We will have a very important match against Beşiktaş. Of course, I will talk about the Beşiktaş match. You ask me questions, and I give the most logical answers. No one stands tall like me or speaks properly in front of the camera." he expressed.
"THEY ARE MAKING ME A TARGET"
After his statements, Yıldırım expressed that he has been made a target, saying, "I have no flaws, but they pick and choose my words and make me a target. After that, thousands of people threaten me. I can't believe it about Beşiktaş. I have no ill will towards Beşiktaş. What is this? They have made me an enemy of Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş. There is no such thing, it's a lie! Let them come face me and we can talk. I have no enmity towards Beşiktaş. Everyone knows how decent I am, but enough already! I am the owner of Samsunspor!" he stated.
"THEY ARE SHOOTING AT ME"
Finally, Yüksel Yıldırım said, "I am a brave man, I am honest, I have no flaws, I do not twist things. People should act honestly in front of me and criticize me honestly! A person sends a video today, they are shooting at me! The person wrote underneath, 'Beşiktaş president should protect my family, I will finish the job.' I sent it to the police." he concluded.