In statements published by Habertürk Spor, Galatasaray said Öztürk had resigned from his role and thanked him for his contributions. The club issued the same message for Kavukcu, who also stepped down from his position on the board.
The significance is not hard to find. These are not back-office names disappearing quietly from an org chart. Öztürk was the club’s second president, and Kavukcu also held the title of Sportif A.Ş. vice chairman. When two senior figures leave together, the damage is competitive as well as political, because power at clubs like Galatasaray does not stop at team selection and training schedules.
Habertürk reported that the dispute between the two men came during a board meeting in which a club member’s disciplinary referral was being discussed. The account says the disagreement escalated and that the pair used insulting language toward each other.
Öztürk’s own resignation statement was sharper than that. He said he could not accept what he described as a physical attack and an insult aimed at his late mother during the 27 October board meeting, adding that he was resigning from the Galatasaray board and affiliated companies.
Kavukcu, in his statement, described the episode differently. He called it a mutual verbal argument between two executives and said he was saddened that it had been presented on social media in exaggerated and inaccurate terms. He said he was resigning so that personal matters would not cast a shadow over the club’s peace, reputation and targets.
That gap in language matters. One version alleges conduct well beyond an argument; the other tries to contain the event to a verbal dispute that grew in public. Galatasaray’s official announcement confirms only the resignations, not the substance of either man’s account.
What the club have settled, at least, is the immediate administrative question. Two senior officials are out. The reasons remain contested in the men’s own words.
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