Beşiktaş Criticizes Broadcaster's Coverage of the Derby

In Week 9 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe met at RAMS Park. The yellow-red team won the match 2-1. After the match, a dispute between Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Roland Sallai turned into a scuffle involving players from both teams. Police separated the players using force, and referee Atilla Karaoğlan shown red cards to Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Archie Brown. Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Roland Sallai received yellow cards.

Beşiktaş Club issued a statement arguing that the incidents of the derby were not clearly reflected on screen. The club recalled that in an earlier match, a split-second action by Dusan Vlahovic was shown repeatedly from different angles by the broadcaster. It stated that these images were submitted to the Legal Advisory Office of the Turkish Football Federation and that the player received a suspension.

According to the club, the same broadcaster took a different approach to the brawl involving many players that followed the derby's final whistle. Beşiktaş described this as a double standard. The club argued that close-up footage was used in Beşiktaş incidents, while a wide shot was used for the derby scuffle. The statement also claimed that former referee Bülent Yıldırım was cut off while giving his views on the Trio program.

Beşiktaş requested that the TFF collect evidence ex officio under Article 75 of the Football Disciplinary Regulation and obtain the raw camera footage from the broadcaster. The club also noted that it had filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office against the broadcaster. Beşiktaş said it would follow the decisions that the TFF and its committees take after the incident.