The first statement from Beşiktaş President Hasan Arat: They worked hard to get rid of me.

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Beşiktaş President Hasan Arat, who left the presidency of Football AŞ to Hüseyin Yücel, is making striking statements. Arat provided information about the future operations of the black-and-white club.

"REAL TURBULENCES ARE BETTER"

Hasan Arat's statements are as follows;

"Beşiktaş has experienced dramatic difficulties in the football branch within a month. Our fans are extremely sad, we are sad. We searched for formulas on how to get out of this situation better. Such decisions can cause various turbulences. In professional life, there comes a time when you part ways to manage better and to go to a better place. Real turbulences are better than false balances.

"THE BOSSES OF FOOTBALL AŞ ARE THEM"

The bosses of Football AŞ are Hüseyin Yücel, Mete Vardar, Onur Göçmez, and Feyyaz Uçar. They will be fully responsible from Ümraniye. All coach decisions, transfer decisions, and all relations will be their responsibility. I will be responsible for the club's politics. There will be a separation of powers. We believe this will be the right approach.

"WE ARE INVESTIGATING THE REASONS"

We see these turbulences as a warning for our club to continue on its path more strongly. We received warnings from our professional teams and monitored them. Due to my special situation, there was a period of a gap. Things can happen in this gap. There were delays in communication. We are aware of any delayed decisions and certain mistakes. This is how sports are. There may come a day when that ball does not go into the goal. You investigate the difficulties. We are not in an easy environment. The point reached in the last month, starting with the magnificent Super Cup final, is noteworthy. We are investigating the reasons.

"THEY STRUGGLED TO SEND ME AWAY"

Beşiktaş fans chose us to stand firm against the turbulences. We came after the turbulences. We are aware that our management is temporary and that this trust was given by the general assembly. Beşiktaş fans should be at ease today. I am here as your president. Did you see what happened in an hour? They fought to send me away. If they had read a little more, if they had understood by reading, they would have seen what the truth is. Reading is a good thing. One must pay attention to what is written.

"EVERYONE SHOULD COME TO THEIR SENSES"

Our issue is Beşiktaş. We have no issues with anyone. I declare that we stand behind the promise we made to our fans and members. No one should mess with Beşiktaş. Especially those inside Beşiktaş should pull their hands back now. If there is a congress, they can run for election in May. They should not resort to old tactics before 2015 that would insult Beşiktaş or insult my administrators on WhatsApp or social media. Beşiktaş will respond harshly to these. We have the documents ready. Everyone should come to their senses.

"THIS MATCH IS A NATIONAL MATCH"

We are aware that we have not been successful in sports. Those who dare to even use the expression of uprising for sporting reasons will find us and the Beşiktaş community. The Beşiktaş community is not a place for uprisings. This is Atatürk's club, this is where all kinds of struggles are fought. Beşiktaş fans, take care of your club, these people will emerge and do these jobs if you do not take care of it. We have an important match tomorrow evening. It is an important match in Europe. This match is a national match. You may ask why these turbulences occurred before this match? Turbulences send messages to the necessary places. We also talked with our coach. We said we want to part ways well from this struggle.

"I WILL NOT BE A MANAGER THAT MY FANS DO NOT WANT"

There are all kinds of results in sports. We are here voluntarily. We are sacrificing from our jobs, our bread, and our families. Do not give opportunities to people who will insult my colleagues or slander them. Managers can make mistakes. What is important is that they do not act immorally. Mistakes can happen in player selection. As long as we try to do well, we believe we will manage correctly. The decision will be made by the Beşiktaş general assembly. The owner of Beşiktaş is the Beşiktaş fan. Others should not get excited. The moment the Beşiktaş fan does not want me, we will not last a minute. Everyone should know this. I grew up from within this club. I will not be a manager that my fans do not want. No one should mess with the Beşiktaş fan, the Beşiktaş fan will give the necessary lesson.

CANDIDACY STATEMENT: IF I LEAVE, I WILL SAY IT

I have not made a decision yet. I will share it with my community when the time comes. I have acted with openness towards my community. My community will learn the decision I will make from me, not from the press. Stop playing Sports Toto. If I have to leave, I will say my farewell. I will not play games. Stop with Sports Toto, let’s focus on our work.

WHAT IS YOUR ILLNESS?

• What is your illness, can you share?

It is a personal situation, my personal situation. Please allow this information to remain with me.

"WE BELIEVED IN THIS DECISION"

The change in Football AŞ, we believed that it was time to put on the boots in Ümraniye. Mr. Hüseyin said that he would do this with Onur Göçmez, Mete Vardar, and Feyyaz Uçar. We trust them. We are proud.

"SAMET COACH WILL NOT BE REMOVED FROM CAPTAINCY"

My brother Onur Göçmez is a wonderful person. He made a decision in the morning, we said we did not accept it. He also said he could not leave. These are emotional matters. There can be ups and downs. No one should try to take advantage of this. If Beşiktaş is not good, Beşiktaş fans will not be good. A blow to us will be a blow to Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş needs Onur. He has come here leaving his job. They will be beneficial. We are not perfect. We have a new management. We have not even completed a year. We came with an extraordinary congress. We found worse things than you can imagine in the club, and we are still dealing with them. One team will deal with the club, and one team will deal with football. This is the mathematical equivalent. They are all my road companions. Coach Samet is also my road companion. I thanked him. These separations can happen. This separation will not remove Samet Coach from captaincy. I will also leave. We had to make this decision. The responsibility is mine.

"WHOSE MORAL DOES NOT GET BROKEN BY THE GÖZTEPE MATCH"

Every day of a person may not match the next day. I am human too. I will have my ups and downs, and my friends will too. This is the flow of life. Do not categorize me. I am the president of Beşiktaş Club. One says basketball player, another says something else. I am a sportsman. You can look at the history of my sportsmanship. Do not categorize me as someone who understands or does not understand football. This is not such a job. This is a governance job. We will repair it as we can. My morale is not good, I do not hide this. Whose morale does not get broken by the Göztepe match? I am trying to keep my community standing, this is my duty. There may be difficulties. Everyone has difficulties. I did not fall from the sky. I am a flesh-and-blood human.

"I DID NOT COME HERE PROMISING CHAMPIONSHIP"

I did not come here promising a championship!

• Samet Coach said the decision was communicated to him via WhatsApp. What will you say?

I wrote on WhatsApp, I made peace. He had a request, I fulfilled it. He can make a statement, the captain of Beşiktaş can always make a statement.

There is a place above our heads. They can come and do it here as well. We are always open.

"THOSE WHO SHOUT SHOULD BRING DOCUMENTS"

Beşiktaş has its committees. Those who have a problem, the ones who shout loudly, should come and bring documents. Those who write houses in London should bring documents. The pride of those who work here, their families, and children exist. Don't do these things. I'm telling all of you.

"I SPOKE WITH VAN BRONCKHORST"

"I spoke with Van Bronckhorst on the evening of the Göztepe match. He was very upset. He experienced the worst comeback in Beşiktaş history from 2-0. We talked about these things. I spoke with him again the next day. I said we would make evaluations after the match. I told him that our management's decision was to continue with him. We will not hesitate to make a decision when the time comes. We will do everything for Beşiktaş. This is not our personal establishment. I still believe that Beşiktaş will achieve good results in the next 2-3 matches.

LOOK AT M. CITY AND REAL MADRID

I am an athlete. In sports, there is no such thing as the season ending. Everything is possible in life. How many matches has Manchester City lost? The most expensive team in the world. These things can happen in sports. Look at Real Madrid, how they performed against Barça at home. If we get through tomorrow evening with a good score, our chances in Europe will be high. We can go to a better point in Turkey. It is too early to talk about this.

THOSE WHO STAY, THOSE WHO LEAVE

Mr. Kaan Şakul continues. Ms. Işıl requested permission. She may have her valid reasons. Such things happen in management. Don't blow this out of proportion. There were things we needed to do in communication. She is a valuable teacher, I care for her very much. We respect her personal decisions. She is an amazing Beşiktaş fan. It is her personal discretion.