Statement on betting referrals from Samsunspor Football Club Inc.

Samsunspor Football Club Inc. stated that it has no ties with the 7 people whom the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Legal Consultancy referred to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK) on the grounds of "betting".

In the statement made through the club's social media accounts, it was reminded that 7 people between numbers 384 and 390 on the PFDK referral list shared with the public by TFF on September 30 were shown under the name "Samsunspor".

In the statement, it was emphasized that the people in question have no direct administrative or official ties with Samsunspor Football Club Inc. and said, "These people did not take any position within our club Football Inc., but they served as managers in Samsunspor Club Association. Samsunspor Football Club Inc. and Samsunspor Club Association are two different legal structures, independent of each other and with separate legal entities. Samsunspor Football Club Inc. is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Yüksel Yıldırım, and the Board members, Mr. Evren Öztürk and Mr. Veysel. "It is managed by the board of directors consisting of Bilen. As can be seen, none of the people mentioned in the referral list are included in this structure."

In the statement, it was stated that failure to observe this distinction caused the club to be unfairly associated with the betting investigation in the eyes of the public, and the following was noted: