Aziz Yıldırım fumed after the derby! "Postpone the leagues if necessary"

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Fenerbahçe President Aziz Yıldırım criticized the referees, stating, "I won't just say the referee made a mistake or whatever," adding that the Central Referee Board (MHK) must find a solution, and if necessary, the leagues should be postponed to train referees.

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Following their 2-1 derby defeat against Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe President Aziz Yıldırım launched a fierce critique regarding refereeing decisions. Yıldırım said, "If I start talking, nobody can stop me."

Targeting Halil Umut Meler's performance, Aziz Yıldırım stated, "This is what happens when you let a referee who got beaten up officiate matches! We also apologize to our fans. The team didn't play well, but they were robbed."

"If I start talking, nobody can stop me, let them know. I won't just say the referee made a mistake or whatever. MHK must find a solution to this, whatever it takes. If necessary, postpone the Turkish Leagues for 1 year and train referees.".

“I served as president for 20 years, I'm a person who has been following this for 40 years. The referee is in the midfield, they trip our player, he should give a foul but doesn't see it, there are 3 players in front of him. No intervention from VAR on penalties. At least intervene, come and take a look. He literally tripped Kerem. Football cannot be played this way in Turkey, it's hard, I mean very hard. "Turkish football goes nowhere. I stated this in other places today as well. They will penalize us, I am not afraid of penalties.

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Key information

• Related clubs: Fenerbahçe
• News type: Football
• Certainty: The source reports this development as an official statement.

Source

This news was compiled with information taken from the Sözcü source (published: 6 September 2026 00:34).

Original news: Sözcü