Fenerbahçe football player Mert Hakan Yandaş, who was arrested in the football betting investigation, wrote another letter from prison.
Mert Hakan Yandaş used the following statements:
“First of all, I wish everyone a happy new year. Even though I am saddened by starting the new year away from my family, I sincerely hope that you will spend a year full of love, peace and health with your family. I would like you to know that your support and nice feedback has reached me after the letter I sent recently, and knowing that you stood behind me and did not leave me alone gave me great strength. Our glorious fan, who has proven to everyone for years that he is a friend in bad times, I am glad to have you…
During the time I wore the Fenerbahçe jersey, I was at the forefront in every fight and did my best for my club. There were times when I was good and sometimes bad. But neither I nor you, the great Fenerbahçe community, have ever been a part of anything that would bow their heads, and I will not be… I would like to thank you, the great Fenerbahçe fans, for being with me in perhaps the most difficult days of my life. Your support keeps me standing here. As everyone knows, as always, the Fenerbahçe community is a friend of bad times; Because the real owner of this community is always its fans.
Life reminded me once again how important togetherness is here too. We joined forces with my brothers, with whom we were rivals outside, and shared a piece of dry bread and water from the same bottle. Metehan, one of these brothers of mine, and I experienced the terrible environment of uncertainty for three endless days. My Yunus, my Apo, my Orkun and my young, clean brothers aged 18-20. While we only saw ourselves as rivals and were perhaps angry at each other, we saw that life made us capable of doing anything for each other. Now, with our unity of destiny, we are going through these difficult days by hugging our wounds and we will come out of here much stronger because we all have a very clear conscience and our heads held high. May I forgive everyone I have hurt or angered so far. My brothers here are entrusted to me, and we are entrusted to you.”