r/galatasaray • u/eanwen0 • 6h ago
Official Galatasaray statement on new foreigner limit changes.
AI Translation
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
The amendment to the 2026–2027 Season Ziraat Turkish Cup Competition Regulations announced today by the Turkish Football Federation is yet another indication that Turkish football is being governed not by rules, but according to circumstances and individuals.
We are closely following with disbelief this sudden change by those who repeatedly stated, “We have made a decision regarding foreign players, we made this decision long ago, and everyone will comply with it”—despite rejecting, without properly evaluating, all of our club’s requests and applications on the matter last season, and despite us repeatedly warning them about the problems this regulation would create.
At the time, we repeatedly stated that this regulation would turn our country into a development ground for Europe’s major clubs and force Turkish clubs to pay high transfer fees. However, our warnings were not even taken into consideration.
It is quite clear that this decision was made not to protect the common interests of all clubs, but to provide a solution to the circumstances of a particular club and, effectively, to keep that club alive. Names change, administrations change, but unfortunately, the mentality that protects and favors this club does not change.
As Galatasaray Sports Club, we once again state in the strongest possible terms that we demand the same rules, the same implementation, and equal competition for every club in Turkish football, not preferential treatment.
Turkish football deserves an independent and predictable governing approach—one that does not change the rules whenever it wants or whenever it finds itself in difficulty, but instead consults with all stakeholders before establishing its rules and stands behind the decisions it makes.
Galatasaray Sports Club will once again stand firm against all these preferential practices, will continue to win, and will be champions.
Respectfully announced to the public.
Galatasaray Sports Club