Trabzonspor Club 61st Ordinary General Assembly Meeting was held

Trabzonspor Club President Ertuğrul Doğan stated that the net debt is 2 billion 951 million 477 thousand 836 liras and said that they are working to protect the rights of the club and will continue to take the necessary steps.

Speaking at the 61st ordinary council general assembly meeting of Trabzonspor Club held at Hamamizade İhsanbey Cultural Center, Doğan thanked those who stood by him in difficult times.

Stating that Trabzonspor fans must be together for the club to be successful, Doğan noted that he has been on everyone's side since the day he took office, without getting into arguments.

Stating that they did not have a good start to the season and that they had to make changes in their 3-4 year plans, Doğan emphasized that they successfully went through the transition process.

Doğan stated that not only Türkiye but also the world is talking about Trabzonspor and that the football players are happy in Trabzonspor.

Reminding that it is his 8th year as manager and president of the club, Doğan continued his words as follows:

"We have to be successful on the field. I underline, we have to be successful everywhere. Not only in football, we have to be successful in women's football, we have to be successful in basketball. Whatever needs to be done everywhere to be successful, both material and moral, is being done in abundance. Everyone should be comfortable about this. I also expect trophies from our valuable players, our valuable coaches, our basketball team, our men's and women's football teams, all of them. This city deserves them."

Stating that they have achieved significant success in player sales in recent years, Doğan said, "We have made a player sale of over 100 million euros in the last year. There is nothing like this in the history of Trabzonspor. We are currently working with 4-5 teams that are not aware of each other in terms of scouts. 5-6 reports are received for each player. If 3-4 of them are positive, they go to our coach and our coach makes a decision. Therefore, we have established a system and we continue this system. It is a system that depends on one person. "This is not it. I want everyone to be comfortable about this." he said.

Evaluating the club's debt, Doğan said, "When we arrived, our debt was around 3 billion. Our competitors were at 4.5-5 billion. Now our competitors are at 35 billion, we are at 3 billion. Unfortunately, when we look at the current interest rates in our country, you probably understand what I mean. So, after a year, very big clubs will no longer be able to pay for a certain thing. We took the necessary precautions at the necessary time here and we were right." he said.

Mayor Doğan reminded that they bought 102 decares of land in the Arnavutköy district of Istanbul and stated that the procedures were started with the instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the process continues.

Emphasizing that they continue their journey with a very good staff, Doğan said:

"If I were to name three iconic football players playing football today, we would say Messi, we would say Cristiano Ronaldo, we would say Muhammed Salah. One of them is training in Trabzon, at Trabzonspor facilities, and plays on the field with the Trabzonspor jersey. We have transferred other very important players. We have a very valuable coach. He instills a very positive energy in the players. He instills positive energy in us as well. Everything is going very well. I do not want to be in any controversy while everything is going very well."

Stating that he is working for the success of Trabzonspor, Doğan continued as follows:

"Paying salaries, making new sponsorship agreements, buying new lands, adding value to Trabzon and Trabzonspor. We will continue to do these. We have no business with polemics and discussions. As I said before, if a Trabzonian aspires to be somewhere, if a Trabzonian wants to be somewhere, as the President of Trabzonspor, I gave all kinds of support. I continued to provide all kinds of support. This is valid for everyone. I continue to work for Trabzonspor's struggle. To protect the rights of Trabzonspor. "I'm here. I'm standing here. We have no business with anyone, but if someone has anything to do with me and my club, I will do whatever is necessary. There is no taking a step back. Trabzon is where everyone ends up. Everyone's friends, relatives and graves are here. I believe everyone will act accordingly."

Ertuğrul Doğan stated that the club's goal is to build facilities that will meet its 50-year needs in Trabzon and Istanbul, and emphasized that a joint study on the projects will be carried out in the near future.

Trabzonspor Council Chairman Mahmut Ören also stated that the president and managers are with them in the fight to defend the rights of the club.

Emphasizing that there is effort, struggle and courage in the history of the claret-blue club, Ören said, "Trabzonspor is not a club that can be worn down by daily discussions or weaken its reputation with perception operations. No one should try to design it. There is labor, struggle, courage in our history, there is no room for desk calculations. No one should try to change the agenda through Trabzonspor, cover up their own mistakes or bring the reputation of our great community into question." made his assessment.

At the meeting, the net debt of Trabzonspor Club as of August 31 was announced as 2 billion 951 million 477 thousand 836 lira.