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END OF ALİ KOÇ ERA AT FENERBAHÇE
Media, Internet and Culture May 29, 2026

END OF ALİ KOÇ ERA AT FENERBAHÇE

Ali Koç, a member of Turkey’s wealthiest business family, lost control after seven years at soccer club Fenerbahçe, ousted by businessperson Sadettin Saran. Saran became the 38th president of the yellow-and-blue club, winning 12,325 of 24,393 valid votes at the Extraordinary Elective General Assembly.

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