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Erdoğan receives presidents of Turkey’s four biggest football clubs at Dolmabahçe

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

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  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met the presidents and board members of Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor in Istanbul.
  • Erdoğan said he expected the Süper Lig to continue in an atmosphere of friendship, solidarity, and fair competition.
  • He also wished Turkish clubs success in European competitions.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan brought together the presidents and board members of Turkey’s four biggest football clubs at the Dolmabahçe Working Office.

Erdoğan hosted Beşiktaş president Serdal Adalı, Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım, Galatasaray president Dursun Özbek, and Trabzonspor president Ertuğrul Doğan. He invited the club leaders to Dolmabahçe for the meeting at 2:30 p.m.

In a statement posted on social media, Erdoğan said he believed the Süper Lig, which began several weeks earlier, would continue in a climate of friendship, brotherhood, and fair competition. He also said he believed Turkish clubs would make the country proud with victories in Europe and wished all sports clubs success.

Today we met with the esteemed presidents and executives of Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor. I sincerely believe that our Süper Lig, which began a few weeks ago, will continue in an atmosphere of friendship, brotherhood and fair competition, and that our clubs will make us proud with victories in Europe. I wish all our sports clubs success.

· Recep Tayyip ErdoğanThe president described the meeting and expressed his hopes for the domestic league and Turkish clubs in Europe.
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