Mevlüt Aktan, Member of the Board of Directors Responsible for Strategic Planning and Development at the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), announced that he resigned from his position.
Stating that the current administration is dysfunctional and therefore should resign, Aktan used the following statements:
"WE COULD NOT FULFILL ANY OF THE PROMISES WE MADE TO OUR DELEGATES AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY"
"I am resigning from the Board of Directors of the Turkish Football Federation. I believe that the current management cannot demonstrate the knowledge, experience, vision and organizational competence required for this task. All units and staff of the Federation should be restructured on the basis of merit, transparency and accountability. We could not fulfill any of the promises we made to our delegates at the General Assembly. We could not implement the regulations that our clubs expected, which would increase the brand value of Turkish football, strengthen its economic structure and ensure its sustainability. Our efforts in this direction were not met within the management; the necessary radical There was no will to pave the way for changes. A structure where decisions are made in a narrow circle, where there is no room for different opinions and where the mentality of "I know, my way will be" prevails cannot move Turkish football forward."
"TURKISH FOOTBALL FEDERATION CANNOT BE MANAGED AS A FAMILY BUSINESS"
"Turkish Football Federation cannot be managed with the understanding of a family business. The football climate in Türkiye must also change. Discourses that create tension, betting discussions and allegations of irregularities damage trust and alienate fans from football. It is of course necessary to prevent irregularities. However, I think that disclosing people through press releases before the judicial processes are concluded harms our clubs and football workers who have worked for Turkish football for years, and negatively affects the ongoing judicial processes. It should not be forgotten that football is a culture of pleasure, entertainment and living together. "Quality standards must be established, from player training to club management, and joint steps must be taken with relevant public institutions. For two years, I have opposed the decisions that I found wrong within the management, and I have struggled to prevent decisions that could harm Turkish football with the responsibility of balance and control. The reason I stayed in office was my belief that I could continue this struggle within the institution. I am leaving my position because there is no possibility to continue this struggle within the institution."
"ALL BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF TURKISH FOOTBALL AND HAVE NO PERSONAL EXPECTATIONS FROM THEIR POSITION SHOULD RESIGN"
I believe that the current administration is dysfunctional and I call on the administration to resign. At this point, all board members who are concerned about the future of Turkish football and have no personal expectations from their duties should resign. At this stage, the most rational and responsible decision is to pave the way for a new administration. We owe this to Turkish football. To initiate the necessary process to convene the extraordinary general assembly with extraordinary elections as soon as possible, within the framework of the relevant procedures for all General Assembly members; I invite the management to fulfill this call. My will to contribute to Turkish football will continue. I respectfully announce it to the public.
