Tension has arisen between "Galatasaray" and "Fenerbahce". Earlier, the press service of "Galatasaray" club in its statement claimed that the former president of "Fenerbahce", Ali Koç, threatened the team's head coach Okan Buruk. "The yellow-reds" stated that Ali Koç threatened the Turkish specialist by using his influence, and declared that they would not allow such cases and that they stand behind Okan Buruk.
Sport24.az reports that after this post, "Fenerbahce" club also made a statement to the public.
"The yellow-navy blues" stated in their statement that artificial polemics were created around Ali Koç, and announced that they strongly rejected such accusations. The club stated that it is not right to create tension in the Turkish sports community with off-field statements.
"Fenerbahce" also emphasized in its statement that common sense, responsibility and justice are the main needs of Turkish sports, and stated that they are against polemics that bring the public face to face.