Aziz Yıldırım
Aziz Yıldırım (born 2 November 1952) was the 36th chairman of the Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK.[2] He lost the election held on 3 June 2018 to Ali Koç which made him the 37th president of the Turkish club. He served the club as the president from 1998 to 2018. He has a degree in civil engineering.[3]
Aziz Yıldırım | |
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| President of Fenerbahçe SK | |
| In office 14 February 1998 – 3 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Haydar Şen |
| Succeeded by | Ali Koç |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1952 Ergani, Turkey |
| Spouse(s) | Yıldız Yıldırım
(m. 1981–2010)Gonca Çelikkıran (m. 2011) |
| Alma mater | Ankara Devlet Mühendislik Mimarlık Akademisi[1] |
| Profession | Engineer |
Club's honours
Football
- UEFA Champions League : 2007–08 (Quarter Final)
- UEFA Europa League : 2012–13 (Semi Final)
- Turkish Süper Lig (6) : 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2013–14
- Türkiye Kupası (2): 2011-2012, 2012-2013
- Süper Kupa (3): 2007, 2009, 2014
- Başbakanlık Kupası (1) : 1998
- Atatürk Kupası (1) : 1998
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
- EuroLeague Women: 2012–13 (Runner-up), 2013–14 (Runner-up), 2016–17 (Runner-up), 2015–16 (Third), 2011–12 (Fourth), 2014–15 (Fourth)
- TKBL (13): 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Türkiye Kupası (11): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (11): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Men's volleyball
- CEV Challenge Cup (1) : 2013–14
- BVA Kupası (2): 2009–10, 2013–14
- Voleybol Ligi (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Türkiye Kupası (3): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17
- Voleybol Süper Kupa (3): 2011, 2012, 2017
Women's volleyball
- FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship (1): 2010, 2012 (Third)
- Women's CEV Champions League (1): 2011–12, 2009–10 (Runner-up), 2015–16, 2010–11 (Third)
- Women's CEV Cup (1): 2013–14, 2012–13 (Runner-up), 2008–09 (Third)
- Voleybol Ligi (5): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Türkiye Kupası (3): 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Voleybol Süper Kupa (3): 2009, 2010, 2015
Athletics
- Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası (Men's) (1): 1998, 2006 (Runner-up)
- Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası (Women's): 1998 (Runner-up)
Boxing
- Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası: 1999 (Runner-up)
Swimming
- CIJ Meet Kupası (2): 2004, 2005
Table Tennis
- ETTU Champions League (1) : 2014–15, 2013–14 (Runner-up)
- ETTU Kupası (2): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2007–08 (Runner-up)
Personal life
Yıldırım was born in Ergani. He has 3 daughters, two of whom are from his first marriage.
2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal
On 2 July 2012, a Turkish "Special Authority Court" sentenced Yıldırım to three years and nine months for match-fixing and two years and six months for forming an illegal organisation. The sentence was later approved by the Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals. He was detained for one year in Metris Prison together with several other sportspeople involved in the scandal. However, on 6 March 2014 special authority courts were abolished in Turkey. On 23 July 2014, his earlier retrial demand was accepted, meaning that he and all the people involved will have a retrial about this case.[4][5][6][7] The first trial of the retrial process was made on 24 April 2015. On 9 October 2015, the courts acquitted Aziz Yıldırım and all the people who were charged at the beginning of the investigation, pending the Supreme Court's approval. Fenerbahce declared that after the Supreme Court's approval, they would take every action to be compensated from all of the damages that has been done to the club by this investigation and previous court rulings.[8][9][10][11] In June 2018 Yildirim faced fierce competition in his bid to be reelected president of Fenerbahce, a role he had held since 1998.[12] He lost to Ali Koc.
References
- Profile on biyografi.info
- The Board of Directors Archived 15 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Who is who?
- "Aziz Yıldırım 365 gün sonra serbest kaldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- http://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/ozel-yetkili-mahkemeler-kaldirildi-120281.html
- http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25522653/
- "Aziz Yıldırım Sakarya'ya Geldi". AdaHaberleri (in Turkish). 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- "Şike Davası 8 Temmuz'a ertelendi". MЭLLЭYET HABER - TЬRKЭYE'NЭN HABER SЭTESЭ. 28 April 2015.
- "Emniyet Müdürü Mutlu Ekizoğlu meslekten ihraç edildi". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ. 21 April 2015.
- http://www.milliyet.com.tr/sike-davasi-nda-mahkeme-kararini-fenerbahce-2129441-skorerhaber/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/sports/soccer/turkey-fenerbahce.html. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Aziz Yıldırım at Wikimedia Commons- Fenerbahçe official website