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Mevlüt Aktan has announced his resignation from the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board in a social media statement, criticizing its leadership and calling for a new administration. He urged general assembly members to initiate the procedures for an extraordinary assembly to elect a new board.

Aktan said the leadership had failed to demonstrate the knowledge, experience, vision and organizational competence required. He called for restructuring based on merit, transparency and accountability, saying the board had not fulfilled its promises to delegates or delivered reforms to strengthen clubs financially and improve Turkish football’s value and sustainability. He also criticized decision-making concentrated within a small circle, with little room for alternative views, and said efforts to secure fundamental changes had received no support.

Aktan said he had spent two years opposing decisions he believed could harm Turkish football, but no longer saw scope to continue that effort internally. He called on fellow board members to resign. He also warned that inflammatory rhetoric, betting controversies and allegations of wrongdoing were undermining trust and driving fans away. While supporting efforts to prevent irregularities, he said publicly identifying people before legal proceedings concluded harmed clubs and football workers and adversely affected those proceedings. He advocated quality standards covering player development and club management, alongside cooperation with public institutions.

Key Takeaways

• Aktan announced his resignation from the TFF board on social media.
• He criticized centralized decision-making and called for an extraordinary election assembly.
• He warned against publicly identifying people before legal proceedings conclude.