09.10.2026 18:50
Turkish Football Federation board members Mecnun Otyakmaz, Mustafa Temel Bozbağ, Zafer Bahadır Saraç, Bilal Arslan and Murat Şahin resigned. TFF Vice President Otyakmaz announced that they resigned, stating that the general assembly proposal was not accepted.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) First Vice President Mecnun Otyakmaz announced that he and board members Mustafa Temel Bozbağ, Zafer Bahadır Saraç, Bilal Arslan and Murat Şahin have resigned.
WAVE OF RESIGNATIONS AT TFF
Otyakmaz, who made statements to press members after the board meeting held at the TFF Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Riva, underlined that some board members requested an extraordinary general assembly at the meeting.
''WHEN DISAGREEMENTS ARISE...''
Stating that the general assembly proposal was not accepted, Otyakmaz said, "We also thought there was no point in continuing. When disagreements arose, we decided to resign. I resigned. Mustafa Bozbağ, Zafer Bahadır Saraç, Bilal Arslan and Murat Şahin resigned. We wish success to the remaining colleagues. I hope everything will be much better for Turkish football."