Statement from Dursun Özbek about Kerem Aktürkoğlu: Kerem is our child, you cannot give up on a child.

The president of Galatasaray, Dursun Özbek, made important statements about the agenda at the signing ceremony of the sponsorship agreement for the Galatasaray Football A Team jersey left arm.

Highlights from Özbek's speech;

Today, in the evening hours, we will open the new season of the Super League in our stadium. In my last two years as president, I preferred to speak with my achievements rather than what I said. It is time to put an end to some things. Lately, we have been witnessing the dirty games played on Galatasaray, especially fueled by social media. I need to share the purpose here with you; there is only one goal, and that is to try to hinder the progress of Galatasaray, the champion of the last two seasons! If Galatasaray achieves what it is trying to do, it will be impossible to close the gap that will occur. That's why they started attacking with unbelievable slanders and impossible lies! We knew they would try to prevent these successes, but we didn't think jealousy would come to this point. The incident has reached a point where they attack not only me but also the club employees, managers, and players, making false accusations and disrespectful statements. As of today, I want it to be known that I will not tolerate these immoral acts. I say to them from here; come out from under the table, don't hide!

"THINK TWICE BEFORE SPEAKING GALATASARAY'S NAME"

If you don't come out of the corners where you hide, you know we can get you out of there. Think twice before speaking Galatasaray's name. I want to talk about the facts against all these dirty perceptions. Our team that will take the field is composed of valuable players, the champion of the last two seasons. The team that broke the points record, the leading team in statistics. Together with our coach, we decided to maintain the squad. We have identified 3 areas for our team to be stronger. We have included the top players on the transfer list in our team as of August 3rd. We did this together. There is still over a month left in the transfer period. When we finished last season as champions with this team, our goal was Europe, and our goal continues. No one should worry about our success.

I want to address our fans. You are pursuing the same goal as us. Let's continue to believe in our goal. It will be difficult, but we will succeed. Because we have succeeded before. Good people have always won against evil, and they will continue to win. Galatasaray will embrace our fans with the 5th star on its chest next year.

At the beginning of the transfer period, we identified 3 areas of deficiency. Our goal is to maintain the squad that became champions last season, which has achieved success and broken records. First of all, we decided with our technical team and board of directors to preserve this squad. We identified 3 areas to strengthen from last season. As of August 3rd, we completed these 3 transfers. There is still over a month left until the end of the transfer period. We want to use this time. Galatasaray's squad is a very valuable one, everyone knows that. Offers may come. The evaluation of offers may be considered. Opportunistic transfers may arise in the new period. We are ready for both Europe and the Super League. When it is necessary to evaluate the process, those who manage Galatasaray may have to evaluate this process. No one should worry. The squad that became champions last season will continue as it is. We made transfers to the areas needed.

"Who are the actors of the dirty game, who do you suspect?"

Dursun Özbek: "You journalists are aware of the dirty games. You follow the events. Due to your profession, you can conduct in-depth research on this issue. We have dealt with the same things in previous seasons. When you look at Galatasaray's goals, there is only one way to hinder its progress, these kinds of games. They are trying to succeed with these. They were played in previous seasons, and they are being tried more this season. These are in vain. Galatasaray, born from a culture of over 500 years, a tree with deep roots. These dirty games cannot affect Galatasaray's rise. This must be known first. They haven't given up trying. They continue to try in vain. They have habits. They will try based on these habits. No one can change or disrupt Galatasaray's goals and progress. Everyone should know this well. Galatasaray is a whole. We are one fist. They are making futile efforts to break this unity. We will continue to show this unity on the field and everywhere."

"Who will be the Vice President of Sports Inc.?"

Dursun Özbek: "Sports Inc. is the greatest asset of Galatasaray. With some organizational changes and the addition of new things to Sports Inc., we have increased the number of executives who will serve Sports Inc. We need permission from the Capital Markets Board (SPK). Our aim is this; the football economy in the world is rapidly changing, there are rapid changes within it. It is clear that Galatasaray is a pioneer in this change. We have created a structure to serve Galatasaray better and to take it to a higher level. We have increased the number of members needed for this structure. We will explain this in the coming days. We are waiting for permission from the SPK. What we want to do will be better understood. We will announce how many vice presidents there will be with this organization."

"THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THROUGH THIS DOOR!"

How does information leak? You share it with someone. There is a group of administrators, managers, a community in between you and your interlocutor. The source of the leak is our determination. We have initiated legal proceedings regarding this matter. You cannot know how your interlocutors will behave. We send a lot of offers. Despite the confidentiality agreement, the leakage is not in your hands. We have the legal process in our hands and those who do this will be held accountable. We have evidence. Those who try to harm Galatasaray based on our findings will not be able to enter through this door.

"DID THE TEAM AND THE COACH STAY ALONE?"

"Did you leave the team alone after the Super Cup match? Was Okan Buruk left alone?"

I do not agree with such a thought. We want to be remembered for our actions rather than talking. The result over the weekend was not worthy of Galatasaray. Instead of talking every day, I thought it would be more appropriate to answer questions here today. My colleagues made statements from time to time. As the top of the club, I am here to answer your questions. Most of the things expressed are aimed at harming Galatasaray. The season has not started yet, it will start with the match we will play today. We played the Super Cup, and the result was not a match that requires deep analysis. Of course, we were upset, everyone was upset about this. We are waiting for the league to start for more productive comments.The management has not left the community or the players alone. We will talk when the time comes. Today is the time. I am trying to answer your questions with full transparency. The result is not suitable for Galatasaray. Our players and the community have also experienced sadness, but there has been no deviation from our goal. Our goal is to win the 5th star.

"KEREM IS OUR CHILD"

It's called the transfer season. When we say transfer season, we need to understand that it is a period. Shopping is being done. You buy something, you sell something. There are conditions, you negotiate. You have deficiencies, you work to complete them. As long as the transfer period continues, not only Galatasaray but every team is involved in it. The main goal was to strengthen the championship team. Can there be events that can be replaced when such offers come in front of you during the season? You can send some players from your squad who you think of leaving this season to reduce the bloating in your squad. This continues. Basically, the main squad is clear. The main squad is a strengthened squad. That's clear. Other than that, it wouldn't be correct to say that we closed the transfers. After all, it is a commercial event. This season continues. There may be opportunistic transfers. We are chasing all of them. I want to say a few words about Kerem. Kerem is our national player. Our child who has shown his success in the last 2 championships. Exaggerating the small movements in the dressing room and writing stories about it, trying to damage Galatasaray means nothing else. Kerem is an important player, our child whom we love. We all have families. Sometimes there are events that are not wanted within the family. You cannot give up on being a child. He is our valuable player. Therefore, those who put forward how to harm Galatasaray by exaggerating the events we call dirty structures are just scenarios. We do not give them credit. As Galatasaray, we will not allow them to disrupt our structure. They try everything, everything. Under the table, on top of the table, behind the door, behind the wall, they try everything, they have tried. Didn't they try last year, didn't they try the year before! None of these work for us. We are Galatasaray, we have goals. We are the biggest sports club in Turkey. We are the most recognized sports club in Europe. No one's power is enough to change this. "