After the comment following the interview, all hell broke loose. This comment brought the resignation of Candaş Tolga Işık.
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Candaş Tolga Işık announced his farewell to the program
Candaş Tolga Işık made a statement on X: “As of today, I have ended our collaboration with the Sports Digitale channel, which has not yet started. I asked them not to broadcast the interview I did. I hope they will show respect. I would like to thank all my laborer friends I worked with. Greetings and love to everyone.”
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RESIGNED AFTER INSULTING ALİ SAMİ YEN
Arda Turan's interview on Sports Digitale was canceled after the channel's co-founder shared a post mocking Ali Sami Yen.
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Candaş Tolga Işık also announced that he left the program due to insulting Ali Sami Yen.
ANOTHER BREAKUP
Veteran journalist Kutlu Akpınar also announced his resignation from his position at Sports Digitale after this unfortunate incident.
SUPPORT FROM ARDA TURAN
Arda Turan said, “Candaş Tolga Işık is a brother whose friendship and journalism I trust implicitly. I unconditionally take part in everything he does. But I will not allow anyone in this country, regardless of their title, to sarcastically mention the name of Ali Sami Yen, the symbol of Turkish sports and Galatasaray. I would like to thank Mr. Candaş for his sensitive and exemplary behavior. May all the friends who worked hard during the recording of the interview be granted their rights. Respect for the values of this country is our infallible compass.”
PARTED WAYS
After this incident, Sports Digitale announced that they parted ways with the person who wrote this comment.
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Fenerbahçe congress member Doğan Dirim, co-founder of the Sports Dijitale Youtube page, caused a stir with his words: “Our plan is to host Ali Sami Yen next week.”.
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Doğan Dirim, who had to close his social media accounts, has not yet made a statement on the issue.