At the ceremony held after the match, Minister of Treasury and Finance Dr. Nureddin Nebati, Football Federation President Mehmet Büyükekşi and Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan presented medals and cups to both teams. Afterwards, a group photo shoot was held.
TFF PRESIDENT BÜYÜKEKŞİ: WE ARE HAPPY IF WE CAN BRING A SMILE ON OUR CHILDREN’S FACES
TFF President Mehmet Büyükekşi stated that it was a very good day in a statement after the special match and said, “We are happy if we could put a smile on the faces of our children during the earthquake. The stars of our Super League, our former famous football players and especially our Hatay football players, the head and coach of Hatayspor, Volkan Demirel, are here. Hatayspor will play their matches in this stadium for a year next season. We both promoted this and now 100 thousands of Hatay people live in Mersin. Our esteemed minister is also from Mersin, we asked him and he did not offend us. I thank him for adding color to our program. Especially We are giving great support to our earthquake survivors with our “Shoulder to Shoulder” campaign. We are establishing a settlement area of 4,000 containers in Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Nurdağı and İslahiye. Today, on behalf of every citizen who came to watch the match, our Federation campaigned on Shoulder to Shoulder for 50 TL. I hope Hatayspor will have a very good season here in the 2023-24 season. Our Ministry of Youth and Sports established Mersin Erdemli Facilities in Hatayspor. We also visited there today. We are continuing our efforts to build a training ground there,” he said.
TREASURY AND FINANCE MINISTER NEBATI: OUR FEDERATION PROVIDES THAT THE TFF IS A STRONG INSTITUTION IN TURKEY BY CARRYING OUT ALL KIND OF HUMANITARIAN AID RELATED TO THE EARTHQUAKE IN A VERY QUICK MANNER
Treasury and Finance Minister Dr. Nureddin Nebati, on the other hand, noted that it was a very enjoyable match with plenty of goals, and said, “We also relaxed a little bit on the occasion of this match, but a much more valuable thing was the Shoulder to Shoulder campaign, which created a very serious awareness. and brought our referees here to breathe. Volkan Demirel, the esteemed chairman and coach of Hatayspor, was our guest today. They have become a habit today for the Mersin Stadium, where they will play their matches next season. We will have the opportunity to come and watch the matches of Hatayspor, where our team’s invaluable former goalkeeper is the coach. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the President of the Turkish Football Federation and all our brothers and sisters here.
HATAYSPOR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR VOLKAN DEMİREL: WE ALWAYS EXPECT THIS SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE OF MERSİN
Volkan Demirel, the coach of Atakaş Hatayspor, who will play the next season’s games at Mersin Stadium and also took on the task of coaching the TFF Shoulder to Shoulder Show Match, thanked Minister Nebati and TFF President Büyükekşi and said, “It’s good that they are with us. “We are here for the purpose, but we will play our matches here next year. We always expect the support of the people of Mersin. We would like to thank the Shoulder to Shoulder campaign again and again for today,” he said.
TFF DONATES 50 TL ON BEHALF OF EVERY FOOTBALL EVER WATCHING THE MATCH
Turkish Football Federation donated 50 TL to the “Shoulder to Shoulder” campaign on behalf of every football fan who supported the campaign by filling the stands for this meaningful event that football fans can watch free of charge.