TFF Board Member Mevlüt Aktan resigned from his position

In his statement on his social media accounts, Aktan said, "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. In this direction, "Our efforts were not met within the management; the will to pave the way for the necessary radical changes was not shown. 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 is done' can not move Turkish football forward. Turkish Football Federation cannot be managed with the understanding of a family company." he said.

Mevlüt Aktan stated that the football climate in Türkiye needs to change and continued as follows:

"Tension-producing discourses, 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 contributed to 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 should be established from player training to club management, and joint steps should be taken with the relevant public institutions."

Aktan stated that he has been opposing decisions that he finds wrong within the management for two years, and that he has been struggling to prevent decisions that could harm Turkish football with his responsibility of balance and control, and said:

"The reason I stayed in office was my belief that I could continue this struggle within the institution. I am leaving my post because there is no possibility of continuing this struggle within the institution. I believe that the current management is dysfunctional and I call on the management 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. The most rational and responsible decision at this stage is to pave the way for a new management. We owe this to Turkish football. All members of the general assembly are appointed extraordinary members within the framework of the relevant procedures. "I invite the management to initiate the necessary process to convene the elective general assembly as soon as possible, and my will to contribute to Turkish football will continue."