Turkish club chairman resigns after team abandons Galatasaray match

Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar

10/02/2025 07:38

ANKARA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Adana Demirspor chairman
Bedirhan Durak announced his resignation on Monday morning, a
day after the Turkish side walked off the pitch in protest
during their Super Lig clash against Galatasaray.
    "I now sadly see that we have reached a deadlock. For the
sake of my club, my family, my loved ones, and my health, I
hereby announce my resignation from the presidency," Durak said
in a statement.
    The resignation follows Adana Demirspor's decision to walk
off the pitch 30 minutes into their Super Lig match at
Galatasaray on Saturday night as they trailed 1-0 to a penalty.
The game was later abandoned.
    The decision to walk off was taken to protest against
Turkey's referees committee and football federation, several
club officials said.
    Bottom side Adana Demirspor were losing to a 12th-minute
spot kick by Galatasaray's Spanish striker Alvaro Morata.
    Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk said in an interview after the
visitors had walked off the field that the penalty could have
been an incorrect decision.

 (Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Editing by Michael Perry)
 ((ece.toksabay@tr.com;))