29.10.2026 17:13
Galatasaray Club responded to the statements made by Fenerbahçe during the day and targeted the yellow-navy community. Here are the details...
Galatasaray Club gave a harsh response to Fenerbahçe's statements and reacted strongly to the claims.
GALATASARAY RESPONDS TO FENERBAHÇE
In the statement made by the yellow-red club, while it was argued that their rivals were conducting a perception operation, attention was drawn to the provocations on the field and the tensions that occurred. In the statement of the yellow-red club, it included the following statements: “The aggressive attitude of the person named Mert Hakan Yandaş toward the security forces trying to maintain order and security has further increased the gravity of what happened. By ignoring all these facts, they can only deceive their own fans with the claims they put forward. No one should expect the Galatasaray community and the Turkish sports public to give credence to these perception games. Despite all the provocations they faced last night, we especially congratulate our technical staff and our footballers, who displayed the dignified and calm stance befitting Galatasaray.”
Here is that statement from Galatasaray:
''After the derby match played last night, the statement made by the opposing club is almost the embodiment of the saying “The bold thief overpowers the host.” We watch with astonishment as the result that could not be achieved on the field for years is being compensated for with false claims and perception games, and as attempts are being made to have our footballers receive disciplinary punishment.
The attitude displayed by the opposing team from the moment they entered the stadium, the provocative actions they carried out in the middle of the field before the opening whistle had even sounded, and their provocations that continued throughout the match took place before everyone's eyes.
Moreover, although our opponent should have been reduced to ten men as early as the 10th minute of the match, the fact that the footballer named Kerem Aktürkoğlu began to inflame the atmosphere the moment he stepped onto the field and, despite being the main actor in the attack that occurred at the end of the match, received only a yellow card is an unacceptable injustice.
Archie Brown's going beyond the unsportsmanlike, harsh and unacceptable interventions he displayed throughout the match and carrying out a physical attack on our team captain Abdülkerim Bardakcı is an extremely grave incident that has no place on football pitches and tramples on all the values of sport. This ugly attack, which took place before the eyes of the entire sports public, cannot be excused in any way.
The aggressive attitude of the person named Mert Hakan Yandaş toward the security forces trying to maintain order and security has further increased the gravity of what happened.
By ignoring all these facts, they can only deceive their own fans with the claims they put forward. No one should expect the Galatasaray community and the Turkish sports public to give credence to these perception games.
Despite all the provocations they faced last night, we especially congratulate our technical staff and our footballers, who displayed the dignified and calm stance befitting Galatasaray.
This is also our call to the great Galatasaray supporters:
Against every kind of provocation we may encounter on and off the field, we must all together maintain the same common sense, determination and dignified stance.
No provocation will be able to divert us from our goals. We will continue to win on the field and, off the field, to maintain our stance befitting Galatasaray's greatness.
The noise passes, the facts remain.
And in the end, the good prevail again.''
WHAT HAD FENERBAHÇE SAID?
Fenerbahçe Club had made a statement during the day and reacted to the incidents that occurred after the match at RAMS Park.
In the statement, it was said, “We strongly condemn the verbal and physical attacks against our footballers in the derby match played last night. The incidents that began with a verbal attack on Kerem Aktürkoğlu, escalated with the attack by Serhat Doğan from Galatasaray's analysis team on Matteo Guendouzi, and continued with Abdülkerim Bardakçı pulling our footballer's hair are unacceptable. The competition and tension of the derby do not give anyone the right to attack our footballers. What happened cannot be glossed over by calling it “derby tension.” This attitude of the opposing team's members, instead of reducing the tension, fueled the incidents. At a time when Turkish football needs calm, while our club acts responsibly, these behaviors, which do not befit the hospitality of a victorious team, must not go unpunished. The actions of everyone involved in the incidents must be examined thoroughly, and the necessary disciplinary sanctions must be applied to those responsible without any discrimination. The way to prevent violence in Turkish football is not to leave those responsible unpunished.” it was said.