21.05.2024 18:26
Galatasaray player Kerem Aktürkoğlu responded to Fenerbahçe player Mert Hakan Yandaş, with whom he had tension before and after the derby, in a statement he made on his social media account. In his statement, Kerem said, 'The Galatasaray captain responds to those who owe their existence to off-field incidents as necessary and as they deserve, but does not stoop to their level. We know what we need to do. We will fight to the end with full concentration to return to Istanbul as champions for the 24th time.'
The tension between the players Mert Hakan Yandaş and Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe spilled over off the field. Kerem, the yellow-red player, responded to Mert Hakan in his striking statement on social media about the incidents that occurred in the Fenerbahçe match.
The expressions used in Kerem's post are as follows;
'We are sorry that we could not give the championship that the Galatasaray fans deserve a week before. We wanted to make a final just like last season, at home, with our fans, but it didn't happen.
Unfortunately, these ups and downs, happiness and disappointments are life itself.
However, Galatasaray has always managed to come back from every difficulty throughout its history. We will give everything we have in the last week of the season to win the championship that we have worked for throughout the season.
I want it to be known that the Galatasaray captain responds to those who owe their existence to off-field incidents as necessary and as they deserve, but does not stoop to their level.
We know what we need to do. We will fight to the end with full concentration to return to Istanbul as champions for the 24th time.'
WHAT DID MERT HAKAN DO
Mert Hakan Yandaş had quoted the video where Kerem Aktürkoğlu used the expression 'Coward bastard' while leaving the stadium after the match and added the note 'while receiving a 5 to 1 beating'.
Here is Mert Hakan's post;