Galatasaray published a statement for Eren Elmalı and Metehan Baltacı, who were mentioned in the betting investigation.
The following statements were included in the statement of the yellow-red club:
“In the announcement made today by the Turkish Football Federation, it was announced that two of our football players were referred to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board within the framework of a betting investigation. This sensitive process is followed meticulously by our club. Our wish is that this entire process reaches its conclusion in the most accurate and fair way, without harming the personal rights of our football players and the brand value of Turkish football. As Galatasaray Sports Club, our attitude towards the protection of ethical values, honesty and fair competition in Turkish football has been clear since the past. As we have emphasized in our previous statements, this is “Our fight on this issue is an uncompromising issue for the reliability and reputation of football. Our club is following the details of the incident carefully and waiting for the process to be completed in the most accurate way. Galatasaray, as always, stands by justice, honesty and clean competition.”