Beşiktaş Reacts to the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe Derby

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü issued a statement on the incidents that followed the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby.

The club said that a momentary action by its player Dusan Vlahovic in a match played a few weeks earlier was repeatedly shown by the broadcaster from different angles. According to Beşiktaş, these images were submitted to the Legal Advisory Office of the Turkish Football Federation, which led to the player receiving a match ban.

According to the club, the same broadcaster took a different approach to the brawl involving many players on the pitch after the final whistle of last night's derby. The statement claimed that the broadcaster favored wide shots over close-up footage and that a commentator was cut off during the live broadcast. Beşiktaş described this as double standards.

The club asked that the recordings from the broadcaster's on-pitch, behind-the-goal and tunnel cameras be handed over to the competent authorities. It also called on the TFF to use its authority to collect evidence on its own initiative under Article 75 of the Football Disciplinary Regulation. Beşiktaş recalled that it had previously filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office against the broadcaster.

Beşiktaş said it will closely follow the TFF's stance, referrals and decisions regarding the events of last night. The club stressed that standards in the league must be equal for all clubs.