In the last match of the first half of the Trendyol Super League, Trabzonspor faced Bodrum FK. The match ended with a 1-0 victory for the burgundy-blues. The pre-match handshake incident between Bodrumspor's head coach Volkan Demirel and Trabzonspor's coach Şenol Güneş was a significant highlight of the encounter. VOLKAN DEMİREL: I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE LIVING OF THOSE WHO HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE DEADAfter the match, Volkan Demirel made a striking statement. Demirel said: "I have no problem with any communities. This is my personal matter. If a person has no respect for the dead, I have no respect for the living. While we are struggling for our lives, Şenol Coach said 'Hatayspor can play against Gaziantep' to look good to his community at that time while trying to identify the dead in the morgue." "YOU ARE DISRESPECTFUL"At the tunnel exit during the match, possibly due to the momentary situation of winning, he said 'you are very disrespectful'. If I disrespected by not shaking hands, then I am disrespectful. By not respecting the dead, you are the one who is truly disrespectful with what you have done." "WHAT I SAID HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEAD"Şenol Güneş did not take long to respond. Speaking at a press conference, Güneş gave a sharp response to Demirel: "He has constructed my public statement in his own mind. When it was said that no matches should be played during the earthquake period, you cannot win this way. What I said was related to the clubs, it has nothing to do with the dead. I am speaking about the decision made by the federation." "I WOULD SAY 'WELCOME' EVEN IF IT'S A DOG"I do not see people who exploit the dead for their own benefit and emotionally manipulate others over the earthquake as human beings. Saying welcome is my duty. Even if it's a dog, I would say 'welcome'. Then you lose yourself. Sit where you are supposed to sit. It doesn't matter if it's an institution or an individual. I have no business with demagoguery."
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