President of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) Hidayet TurkogluIn the 2022 European Championship, the National Team reacted harshly to FIBA due to the decision taken in the match against Georgia and the disruptions in the organization.
Türkoğlu made a statement to the press after the match, where the National Basketball Team beat Belgium 78-63 in Group A.
Congratulating the national team for the victory against Belgium, Türkoğlu said:After so much chaos, I wanted to congratulate them wholeheartedly for their struggle and victory today. I believe that these wishes and desires will be reflected in the upcoming matches. As we play like this, our performance will improve day by day and we will achieve better results. We are a young team, but a team of quality players. We have a quality teacher. I believe we will get better every day‘ he said.
Explaining that the National Team played very well against Belgium, Türkoğlu expressed that they wanted to complete the group in a good place by winning the match against Spain tomorrow.
Türkoğlu, on the question of the rejection by FIBA of the National Team’s objection to the rule error in the 22-second period in the Georgia match, “The process is so painful and sad that it is sometimes difficult for us to express it in words. I met many of my friends on the way here, all of them saying they were shocked by this decision and couldn’t believe it. FIBA is experiencing a collapse day by day, both in terms of referee errors and organization. Especially in the 2022 European Championship, the events in Georgia, the events in Germany, the referee mistakes, the organizational mistakes… We see clearly that FIBA is losing power day by day.‘ he said.
“THESE ERRORS MADE BY FIBA ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE”
Hidayet Türkoğlu emphasized that the matches should be played completely and said:
“The whole world watched with amazement when they answered us that 22 seconds would not affect the outcome of the match. As a former athlete, as a person who won a match in the last seconds of his time, it is really unacceptable that FIBA condoned and allowed 22 seconds to be stolen so easily. . These mistakes made by FIBA are unacceptable. We cannot account for the theft of 22 seconds to our youth. That the organizations are so bad…. It is necessary to question why FIBA gives organizations to such countries, to countries that are unable to organize. This process is not an acceptable process. This shame is FIBA’s shame.”
Türkoğlu emphasized that they will seek their rights in the international arena, especially in the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), “As a team, we started all the processes. We will seek our rights both in CAS and in every international platform. When we look at their site, we are talking about a process where they do not even apply their own rules. We will force the end of the legal processes and seek our rights.‘ he said.
“THE THREE MONKEYS ARE AMAZING US”
Hidayet Türkoğlu answered the question about the Georgian players’ attack on the national basketball player Furkan Korkmaz in the dressing room corridor and then the statements of the Georgian Basketball Federation and its players, as follows:
“They are not acceptable. As the federation, we are responsible for the safety of all our players. We really need to question whether a higher authority like FIBA gives such organizations to third world countries. It both surprises us and saddens us in terms of basketball that they played three monkeys at once after the attack on our athlete and our team. “Before we came here to the game, we had meetings with both our Minister of Youth and Sports and our Minister of Foreign Affairs. We expressed all our wishes, especially on the field and in front of the locker room. The responsible for this process is primarily FIBA Europe, then FIBA and Georgian Basketball Federation and their organization.” Committee. Our efforts continue in order to enlighten the public in the best possible way. I hope we will get results as soon as possible. In my opinion, this process has dealt a great blow to FIBA and FIBA Europe.”
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