Who is Metin Öztürk? Why did Galatasaray Vice President Metin Öztürk resign?

Galatasaray Vice President Metin Öztürk resigned from all his duties in the yellow-red team following the events at the board of directors meeting. So, who is Metin Öztürk? Why did Galatasaray Vice President Metin Öztürk resign?

WHO IS METİN ÖZTÜRK?

Metin Öztürk was born on March 14, 1961 in Istanbul.

Metin Öztürk became known as a businessman and Galatasaray Sports Club manager. Between 2015 and 2018, he served as the president of the 1905 Galatasaray Managers and Businessmen Association. He became a member of the Galatasaray Council Board in 2019.

He announced his candidacy for the presidency of Galatasaray Club on May 4, 2021. He took third place in the election, receiving 893 votes. He was included in Dursun Özbek's management list at the extraordinary general assembly held on June 11, 2022. After Özbek was elected president, he served as the Vice President of Galatasaray Club.

Metin Öztürk's career

Metin Öztürk, who has a business history of approximately 41 years, was the owner of the local company Assistline, which provided assistance services to insurance companies. He also managed companies operating in the publishing and advertising sectors.

Metin Öztürk's family

Metin Öztürk is the eldest child of Süleyman Öztürk, who was the manager of Galatasaray Island for 30 years. He is the older brother of Çetin Öztürk, the former president of the Turkish Rowing Federation.

Married and father of three children, Metin Öztürk's two daughters are licensed equestrian athletes of Galatasaray, and his son is a licensed athlete of Galatasaray Sailing Branch.

WHY DID METİN ÖZTÜRK RESIGN?

Galatasaray Club Vice President Metin Öztürk announced that he resigned from the board of directors and affiliated companies.

In his statement, Metin Öztürk reacted to the events at the board of directors meeting held on October 27 and announced his decision to resign.

Öztürk used the following statements in his post on his social media account:

"Neither my Galatasaray upbringing nor the upbringing I received from my mother and father would allow me to accept the action that took place at our Board of Directors meeting on October 27, which turned into an actual attack and an insult to my dead mother.

As of today, I am resigning from my membership in the Board of Directors of Galatasaray and affiliated companies.

Best regards."