Support from Trabzonspor Council Presidential Board to Ertuğrul Doğan

Trabzonspor Council Presidential Board Chairman Mahmut Ören said, "As the Trabzonspor Council Presidential Board, we clearly state to the public that we stand by our President Ertuğrul Doğan's justified and determined stance in protecting the rights and interests of our club." he said.

Ören made a written statement regarding the referral of Trabzonspor Club President Ertuğrul Doğan to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK) by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Legal Consultancy on the grounds of "betting".

Ören stated that after the TFF announced that some managers in Trabzonspor and other clubs were found to bet during their term of office and that these names were referred to the PFDK, they carefully followed the statements made by President Ertuğrul Doğan to the public on the subject, and said:

"As clearly stated by our esteemed President, we attach importance to the statement that the process carried out through an account that was closed before these events started, does not contain any intention or ulterior motive, and we believe that the process will be evaluated by the competent authorities with common sense and fairness. In an environment where the relevant structures were involved in Turkish football in different ways in the past, established sponsorship relations with the clubs and their names were used in football organizations, the fact that the issues revealed retrospectively today are interpreted differently through people should be handled extremely carefully."

Ertuğrul Doğan said, "We will continue to speak for the interests of Trabzonspor and Turkish football. There is no step back, not even an inch." Emphasizing that his statement is a clear and clear expression of the stance he has put forward so far, Ören said, "As the Trabzonspor Council Presidency Board, we clearly state to the public that we stand by our President Ertuğrul Doğan's justified and determined stance in protecting the rights and interests of our club." made his assessment.

Ören argued that no one should try to overshadow Trabzonspor's defense of its rights and demands for expressing the wrongs in Turkish football with different agendas, and said, "Trabzonspor is a big community. The memory of this community is also strong. Our club will follow the process of Turkish football carefully and with common sense, and will stand by the truth and justice without being a party to wrong discussions, as it has done so far, under the leadership of our President, Mr. Ertuğrul Doğan, "He will continue to maintain his open, determined and principled attitude on all issues concerning Trabzonspor's rights and the future of Turkish football." he said.