In a period when the economic crisis deepened with the pandemic, while bank loans were shown as an address to difficult tradesmen, artisans and employees, 300 million TL will be spent for football at once.
Qatari broadcaster broadcasting the Super League match with Turkey Football Federation (TFF) monetary dispute between the last days ended. Football commentator Rıdvan Dilmen, known for his closeness to President Erdogan, stated that the agreement reached between TFF and beIN Sports was achieved after Erdogan's instructions. Dilmen said, “During the pandemic period, broadcaster beIN Sports asked for a discount. I think TFF wanted 2 billion 650 thousand TL. The broadcaster was up to 2 billion 350 thousand TL. The President intervened when he saw this disagreement, gave instructions to the Minister of Youth and Sports and an agreement was reached at the meeting. Rıdvan Dilmen said, "The state will give the difference of 300 million TL. The president asked the clubs to take this money and not have trouble. The President's tax restructuring has also contributed beyond facilities,” he said.
15 BILLION TL WAS DEPOSED IN STADIUMS
While large sums of money that could equip Anatolia with factories and solve unemployment were sacrificed for football by the government, 15 billion lira was spent for 31 stadiums.
The stadium built for Çorum Football Club, which competes in the Second League, cost 82 million 928 thousand 824 TL, and a stadium of 20 thousand people was built for Ordu, with a capacity of 100 million. The state, which spent over 500 million lira in the stadium built in Bursa, spent 125 million lira for the new stadium built in Mersin, whose team struggled in the amateur cluster. While the state received tax from the citizens, the tax debts of the clubs, which amounted to hundreds of millions, were pardoned. In addition, the debts of the clubs that are in a debt trap are structured by the public banks.
Sports broadcasting the Super League match beer with Turkey Football Federation (TFF) for the charge ended in disagreement occurred between the last days. As the reconciliation between the two institutions came after a long-lasting dispute, details on the issue began to emerge. Former football player and famous commentator Rıdvan Dilmen, who is known for his closeness to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shared remarkable information about the agreement reached between TFF and beIN Sports. According to Dilmen, the government's role in the agreement is enormous.
While large sums of money that would equip Anatolia with factories were sacrificed by the government for football, 15 billion lira was spent for 31 stadiums. Despite the unfavorable economic conditions in Turkey are striking examples of the extremely luxurious ones stadium investment. While the stadium built for the Çorum Football Club, which competes in the Second League, cost 82 million 928 thousand 824 TL, a stadium with a capacity of 20 thousand people was built for Ordu. The state, which spent over 500 million lira in the stadium built in Bursa, spent 125 million lira for the new stadium built in Mersin, whose team struggled in the amateur cluster. Again, the stadium built in Gaziantep cost 120 million. In addition, billions were poured and new stadiums were built in more than twenty provinces, especially Trabzon, Kayseri, Adana, Ankara, Eskişehir, Afyon, Samsun, Sakarya and Kocaeli.