Beşiktaş calls on broadcaster and TFF after derby

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü made a statement about the incidents that followed the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby. The club criticized the way the official broadcaster showed the incidents on screen.

In the statement, the club recalled that the broadcaster had earlier shown an action by Dusan Vlahovic repeatedly from different angles, which led to the player receiving a suspension from matches. According to the club, the same broadcaster took a different approach to the mass brawl after the derby, in which dozens of players from inside the pitch were involved.

Beşiktaş asked the broadcaster to hand over footage from the on-field, behind-the-goal and tunnel cameras to the competent authorities. The club also claimed that commentator Bülent Yıldırım was cut off during the live broadcast.

The club also called on the Turkish Football Federation to use its authority to gather evidence on its own initiative under Article 75 of the Football Disciplinary Regulation for this incident as well. Beşiktaş also said it had filed a criminal complaint against the broadcaster with the prosecutor's office and that it would closely follow the process.