Fenerbahce responds to attacks following derby

Fenerbahce issued a statement through its official social media account regarding the incidents that followed the derby against Galatasaray. The club strongly condemned the verbal and physical attacks on its players.

The statement said the incidents began with a verbal attack on Kerem Akturkoglu and escalated when Serhat Dogan, a member of the Galatasaray analysis team, attacked Matteo Guendouzi. It added that the situation continued when Abdulkerim Bardakci pulled a player's hair. The club stressed that such behavior is unacceptable.

Fenerbahce argued that the rivalry and tension of a derby do not give anyone the right to attack players. The club said the events cannot be dismissed as "derby tension" and claimed that the conduct of rival team members fueled the incidents rather than calming them.

In its statement, the club called for a thorough investigation of everyone involved and for necessary disciplinary sanctions to be applied to those responsible, without exception. Fenerbahce said that preventing violence in Turkish football depends on ensuring that those responsible are not left unpunished.