Before Turkish football got over the shock of the armed attack on the TFF building the other day, Galatasaray Island was targeted this time.
The yellow-red club announced that unidentified people opened fire on Galatasaray Island on the evening of Friday, September 2nd.
No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
DURSUN ÖZBEK: GOOD GOOD GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US
Dursun Özbek: Get well soon to all Galatasaray fans and sports family. There was an attack on TFF before that, followed by an attack here. I would like to draw attention to where some sloppy news in the Turkish sports press can lead to.
Please be careful. These people obviously have problems with Turkish sports. If they’re trying to solve problems like that, we can’t come to a conclusion. I wish the press to be very careful. Congratulations to all of us.
EXPLANATION FROM G.SARAY
Galatasaray released a statement on the official site about the incident. In the statement, “
On September 2, 2022, as a result of fire by unknown persons during the night when Galatasaray Island was closed to service, no loss of life or injury was experienced, but material damage occurred to the glass railing by the pool.
As our staff who arrived at Galatasaray Island on Saturday morning, September 3, 2022, noticed the damage, our club immediately filed a criminal complaint regarding the issue.
As Galatasaray Sports Club, while we trust our security units to find the perpetrators of this incident, we present to the public that we will follow the issue until the end.
On this occasion, we strongly condemn the attack on the facilities of the Turkish Football Federation in Riva and hope that such incidents will come to an end. We strongly recommend that the press, whose main duty is to inform the public correctly, should comply with the publishing principles on such sensitive issues and avoid news that may cause provocation.
DETERMINED TO BE TIRED BULLET
One of the glass panels, hit by a bullet, was broken in the fire opened on the complex on Galatasaray Island. While no one was killed or injured in the incident, the Beşiktaş District Governor’s Office stated that it was a tired bullet.
Unidentified person or persons opened fire on the complex on Galatasaray Island, located off Kuruçeşme, yesterday evening. While no one was killed or injured in the incident, the glass that was hit was broken. Beşiktaş District Governorate made a written statement on the subject. The statement included the following:
“On Saturday, 03.09.2022, at around 09.30, our police department started to work upon the notification that there was a hit to the glass railings of our District Kuruçeşme Mahallesi Muallim Naci Caddesi Galatasaray Island. In line with the investigations and witness statements; “As a result, it has been determined that the glass is deformed. The necessary judicial and administrative investigation has been started by our police department regarding the issue, and the studies are carried out sensitively. We strongly condemn the incident in question and convey our best wishes to the Galatasaray community.”