In the reception held at the Presidential Complex; TFF Deputy Presidents İbrahim Burkay, Murat Aksu, Yusuf Günay, Nüket Küçükel Ezberci, Yalçın Orhan, Alkın Kalkavan, Board Members Müslüm Özmen, Ali Dusmez, Erman Kalkandelen, Hamit Altintop, Idil Karademirlidag Suher, Ramazan Üçdan, Talat Papatya, Murat Şahin and Secretary General Kadir Kardaş took place.
Vice President Fuat Oktay, Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, AK Party Rize Deputy Osman Aşkın Bak, GNAT Administrative Officer and AK Party İzmir Deputy Alpay Özalan and MHP Kocaeli Deputy Saffet Sancaklı were also present at the reception.
“WE TAKE EVERY STEP NECESSARY, WE WILL”
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his speech, said, “We are taking and will take every step necessary for Turkish football to go further and reach a position worthy of the attention it has received from our nation.”
Stating that he is pleased to welcome the President of the TFF and the members of the Board of Directors for the opening of the “Shoot and Goal: Turkish Football History Exhibition” opened at the Presidential Complex Exhibition Hall as part of the 100th anniversary of the Republic, Erdoğan said that the exhibition also sheds light on the history of Turkish football. He said that he believes that it will also contribute to instilling a love of sports in young people.
Stating that the exhibition is an important memory that shows the stages of football in Turkey, Erdogan said, “We are taking and will take every step necessary for Turkish football to go further and to reach a position worthy of the attention it receives from our nation. Today, Turkey is really advanced in sports infrastructure. reached a point. We have brought new stadiums to many cities of our country that are pointed out in the world. The construction of 36 stadiums has been completed so far, the construction of 6 of them, and the project and tender works of 4 are continuing. We hope to complete them in a timely manner and present them to the benefit of our athletes and sports fans. ‘ he said.
Emphasizing that their only goal while doing all this is to bring Turkey to the position it deserves in the international arena in all sports, including football, Erdoğan said:
“Our National Amputee Football Team sets an example in this regard with the outstanding achievements it has achieved in Europe and on a world scale. Here we see that faith, will and perseverance will not prevent any obstacles. We hope that our other teams will write similar success stories in international competitions. In this regard, our state, sports Important responsibilities fall on the Turkish Football Federation, together with our clubs and football players. We expect our federation to also show maximum effort to prevent enmity, hooliganism and politics from entering football. The sensitive situation in our region and the world shows that we need sports to unite and strengthen the unity more. We will do this together with you, shoulder to shoulder, in solidarity with you, as we have done for the last 20 years. I say, may God be our helper and helper. We have mercy on all our athletes and managers who have contributed to Turkish football and shed sweat on the fields since the first day. I remember. I would like to thank you, the esteemed managers of the Turkish Football Federation, for your support for the development of our country’s sports.”
TFF President Mehmet Büyükekşi was presented to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by the jersey, which was worn in the Latvia – Turkey match on October 11, 2021, the 600th match in the history of the National Team, and signed by the crescent-star players.