2023-07-31 21:56:32
Signing ceremony held at RAMS Park Galatasaray Club President Dursun Özbek, SOCAR Turkey CEO Elchin Ibadov, yellow-red footballPlayers Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Yunus Akgün and Lucas Torreira and guests attended.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dursun Özbek stated that they are happy to have signed a very important agreement and said:
“As we all know, SOCAR is a very important energy company that has become a world brand of our sister country Azerbaijan. It is very important that SOCAR is with us on the way to progress towards important goals in Europe. I extend my thanks to SOCAR for this agreement. President of Azerbaijan Ilhan Aliyev and I would also like to thank our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, for closely following this process. I believe that the cooperation of Turkey’s biggest brand Galatasaray and SOCAR will make a great contribution to both sides. They showed their support to us to heal the wounds of the earthquake disaster we experienced. I also care about the fact that this cooperation is on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Haydar Aliyev. We are here to announce the good news that our club is planning a match in Karabakh or an organization in which the Turkic republics will participate due to this commemoration. May our agreement be beneficial to Galatasaray, SOCAR and Turkish sports.”
Emphasizing that the cooperation between Galatasaray and Azerbaijan will continue, Özbek said, “If we are two states, one nation, of course, we need to share our sporting knowledge with Azerbaijan. I perceive this cooperation as a symbol of both our historical ties and the closeness of the two states to each other. In Azerbaijan, too. Sports activities are at a certain level. Karabakh plays in the Champions League. Of course, this unity is something that should be appreciated. We are also discussing this with the Karabakh Club, we perceive it as a cooperation in other branches as well. Considering that sharing savings is one of the requirements of being a single nation. I wish this cooperation to continue. Karabakh is a very important issue for Azerbaijan and Turkey. Galatasaray chose Karabakh as a sister club to show its stance on this issue and intends to develop all its activities in Azerbaijan with Karabakh.” used the phrases.
Dursun Özbek, who stated that they witnessed once again the great love for Galatasaray in Azerbaijan in the match they played against Karabakh, said, “The Olympic stadium in Baku has a capacity of 65 thousand people. 65 thousand people were there at the match. The love for Galatasaray in the hotel we stayed in, outside the hotel is incredible. This love “There are a lot of activities we need to do in the face of Karabakh. We planned these with Karabakh. Sales of Karabakh shirts in our stores, opening new Galatasaray Stores there… We will stand behind this cooperation.” he said.
“The sponsors’ support in transferring players is something to be proud of.” Özbek said, “Galatasaray is Turkey’s largest non-governmental organization. Everyone from Galatasaray wants to contribute. Organizations that love us and want to contribute to the success of Galatasaray, even if they are not from Galatasaray, are talking to us and want to give support. What kind of a Galatasaray is this? The brand is the biggest indicator of what kind of institution it is. We chose to be successful on the field to respond to the compliments of our sponsors. I would like to thank our sponsors for supporting us. With their support, Galatasaray raised the bar of success in Europe even higher. We plan to celebrate the European cups we will win with the same enthusiasm. ” made its assessment.
” IT WOULD BE VERY GOOD TO PLAY THE SUPER CUP IN AZERBAIJAN”
Dursun Özbek said, “You had a reaction from the stands in your previous term. Last night, the stands supported you with the ‘Great President’ chants. What did you think?” He gave the following answer to the question:
“Yesterday, I was both touched and proud at the stadium. I requested to be in the management for the sole purpose of serving Galatasaray. There are experiences we have gained in the past years. We are moving to raise Galatasaray to the highest place. Our fans are also aware of this. Their interest made us proud. Thank you. Our desire to serve has become stronger. Don’t worry, we are the soldiers of Galatasaray, it is our primary duty to serve.”
Özbek, when asked about the possibility of playing the Super Cup final in Baku, where they will face Fenerbahçe, said, “It is a decision to be made by the Federation. It would be very good if the Super Cup will be played in Azerbaijan. As a Galatasaray fan, the interest and relevance we see when we go to Azerbaijan, Turkey” “Of course, it will be very stylish. I think we will also please our brothers there. We will make contact with the relevant people on this issue. I hope it will happen.” gave the answer.
IBADOV: “WE STARTED A LONG-TERM ROAD WITH GALATASARAY”
SOCAR Turkey Chief Executive Elchin Ibadov emphasized the importance of the signatures of two big brands
“Starting from this season, we embarked on a long-term journey with Galatasaray, one of Turkey’s most established clubs.” Ibadov continued his words as follows:
“We see it as a way to join hands and achieve greater success. SOCAR’s logo represents the flame. This flame represents the understanding of quality and innovative service. We hope with this flame, we aim to energize Galatasaray in Europe. You will see the name SOCAR on the chest of the Galatasaray jersey in European matches from now on. SOCAR will be the energy sponsor of Galatasaray in all branches. Galatasaray carried this flame for the first time in Lithuania last week. I hope we will be on our way to carry this for a longer term with a good win on Wednesday. “We will always continue to stand behind our Galatasaray as an energy sponsor. SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company. We have been operating in Turkey for 15 years. We are Turkey’s largest foreign investor. I have never used the term foreign investor, here we have never considered ourselves as foreigners.” As citizens of Azerbaijan, we already support all Turkish teams morally. Now we will continue to support it with our logo and flame.”
Kerem Aktürkoğlu, one of the team captains, stated that they aim for success in Europe and said, “We would like to thank SOCAR for the support of Ali Sami Yen, the founder of our club, to achieve success in Europe and to beat non-Turkish teams at the same time. I hope a very successful Europe for all of us. It will be a season. Let it be a season that we make our country proud as in previous years.” he said.
Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira and Yunus Akgün thanked SOCAR by stating that sponsorship is very important for them.
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