Yıldırım stands behind coach Aykut Kocaman

Yıldırım said in remarks to reporters on Monday that “some people” were offended by the fact that Fenerbahçe could survive a massive match-fixing scandal, which put the İstanbul club at the center of the allegations. “As long as I am here, coach Kocaman stays. We are pleased with his accomplishments and character,” he said. The Fenerbahçe chairman stayed in prison for a year due to his alleged implication in the scandal and a local court has now convicted him of match fixing. If the Supreme Court of Appeals upholds the ruling, he will go back to jail.