Hasan Al wrote: Ertuğrul Doğan

Ertuğrul Doğan took office as Vice President on April 8, 2018.

He became Vice President on December 5, 2021.

He took office as President on March 26, 2023.

While he was elected president unopposed for the second time on December 1, 2024, he received 1581 votes and 1014 blank votes.

This result was perhaps one of the biggest sadnesses of his life.

It made his heart bleed.

His dignity was broken.

His prestige was shaken.

Still he didn't get offended.

He patiently tried to grow Trabzonspor.

He has been working at Trabzonspor for seven years. During this period, he made the biggest contribution to the financial recovery of the club. If it weren't for Ertuğrul Doğan, the Claret Blue club would fall into a huge economic bottleneck; Its size would continue to be debated in the vicious circle.

He put his hand in his pocket without blinking an eye, both during Ahmet Ağaoğlu's term and during my own presidency.

Ertuğrul Doğan is always included in the vision that started with Hamsik and continues with Salah.

Mahmut Ören, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the time and currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors, has always expressed this fact.

Of course, he made mistakes during these seven years. He also admitted that they made a mistake, especially in the transfer.

Learning from his mistakes, Ertuğrul Doğan managed to revive the club. He not only built one of the best squads in Trabzonspor history. He also reduced the club's debt by half.

Trabzonspor is now in the championship race between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe for the last three seasons. Excitement and color came to the league.

Children of Trabzonspor no longer move to Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş.

Another issue that made Doğan upset was that he did not receive the necessary support from the community and fans. For a while he felt lonely. He openly declared to the public that he wanted the support of my community...

However, he was able to overcome this problem.

Trabzonspor sold the most season tickets in its history.

The stands were full.

The community embraced it.

Now he is the darling of the fans.

How much more will Doğan grow the club from now on?

Even though he makes assertive statements from time to time under public pressure, he is not a president of this nature.

He is a president who likes to speak with his actions.

It seems like it's just at the beginning.

Turkish football should be ready for new surprises...