01x04 - Episode 4

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A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Head Coach Fatih Terim
has parted ways with Galatasaray.

Fatih Terim's fourth term at Galatasaray
officially ended yesterday.

Are you talking about the issue
between the management and Terim?

-Yes.
-Why did it happen?

Look, guys.

None of my terms ended

because of the results I got.

You can't convince me otherwise.

Because normal people can't succeed.

I'm not saying
you have to be abnormal or anything.

Successful people carry
a lot of stuff on their shoulders.

It's tough working with them.

It's tough handling them.

Because successful people
don't care about ranks.

If we're talking about a shared goal,

everyone should do what they need to do.

If there's a common goal,

you need to be able to trust others.

Coexisting is not easy at all.

I've never compromised

so I could stay in that chair
for two minutes longer,

but I've seen people
descend into all sorts of treachery

just to hang on a little longer.

GRAND EMPEROR TERİM

The draw ceremony
for the 2008 European Championship finals

is happening today
in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Our national team's head coach,
Fatih Terim,

will lead us at this great organization
after a 12-year break.

THE EMPEROR IS BACK

I want to bring success to Turkish soccer

with an approach that goes beyond
the success of the national team.

During the 12-year period,

I had won about 10 or 15 trophies.

Every single crease on my skin
represents a trophy I won, I suppose.

Of course, I had become

a much more mature,
a much more experienced,

a very well-versed,
and a much better coach by then.


SWITZERLAND

All national teams
exist for two crucial goals.

The European Championship
and the World Cup.

That's what you play for.

Representing your country abroad
is such a unique feeling.

Getting just one step further
and attending those competitions

is just another way
to put your country on the map.

They both take about a month.

A month where the entire country
supports you with enthusiasm

and has a good time
regardless of whether you win or not.

Turkey, who have qualified for the Euros
for the third time in history,

will face their opponent
in Group A, Portugal,

for the seventh time.

It's time to feel the excitement
of the Portugal-Turkey game.

Portugal was our first opponent
at the 2008 Euros.

I think we were beaten 2-0,
but they crushed us on the pitch.

It was way worse than 2-0 in that regard.

WE MANAGED TO BEAT OURSELVES

Winning is what matters to me the most,

but even if we lose,
I have a certain goal at such tournaments.

When it's time for the decisive game,

we have to have a chance
no matter how small it is.

EURO 2008 GROUP A STANDINGS

The Switzerland game

was a game
we had to draw at the very least

so we'd still have a chance to qualify

in the Czech Republic game,
which was the last game of the stage.

Your chances may vary.
You may have to win at least 3-0.

That's fine.

It's fine as long as there's a chance
and we're not playing for the sake of it.

SWITZERLAND

They had tossed newspapers
under our doors at night for us to see.

Swiss newspapers depicted
them making döner out of us.

PLAYER

WE'RE HAVING KEBAB TODAY
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER!

"We'll make döner out of Turkey
and eat them up."

FORMER PLAYER

You know, since our döner is famous.

That's what the news said.

I'm fine with being döner

since I still remember lots of uglier,
more inappropriate things.

CAN OUR LOVE FOR TURKEY FIT IN THIS BUS?

It's going to be a different game.
It's like a final for us.

Every player and coach is ready for it.
Everyone's ready.

Winning that game was crucial
with regards to so many things.

An opportunity for revenge.

The match starts with the whistle.
Good luck, guys.

Soccer is such a game

that you might easily
take the ball before the bound.

No matter how hard you work,

it throws you a curveball.

You have to be ready for everything.

We never expected the horrendous rain.

It was unbelievable. The pitch felt heavy.

It was tough to control the ball.
You could only dribble in certain spots.

FORMER PLAYER

The attack continues.

He crosses the ball...

But the key to succeeding

is your reaction to surprises.

A coach thinks about so much stuff
at any given point.

When the team's playing well,
when they're winning, when they're losing,

when they're in a tough spot...

The coach then does
what he thinks is right.

He made an interesting move.

I've worked with hundreds of coaches,
but it was the first time I saw someone

switch to three midfielders from five
in such a high-level game.

He just switched
to a more offensive midfield

since the pitch was heavy.

We trapped Switzerland
in their half of the field.

We kept pushing and pushing.

A cross towards Tuncay.
A header! He scores!

A big celebration
at the St. Jakob-Park Stadium.

Arda has the ball. Arda... Arda!

It's in!

Goal!

The night is red and white.
It's Turkey's night of victory.

TURKEY 2 - 1 SWITZERLAND

THE CRAZY TURKS!

Every single game we played
was a whole other story.

It seriously was.

Our morale and confidence were up
thanks to the win against Switzerland.

The Czech Republic had to beat us.

It was almost over.

Grygera.

Grygera... A header from Koller.

Koller heads it in. They're ahead by one.

An attack!

It's a goal.

-The second one brought us down.
-The morale is low.

We were behind by two.

It'd be a shootout if it ended in a draw
since we'd be tied in the standings.

JOURNALIST

But the second game
had boosted our confidence.

FORMER PLAYER

It felt like we could rock the world
and beat any team.

Until the referee blows the last whistle,
the game never ends for me.

I never accept defeat
no matter what the score is.

I don't want my team joking around.
I don't allow it.

It's all about being able to bounce back
when you're behind.

Watch how we played after the 65th minute.

You won't believe how much pressure
we put on the Czech team.

It's the 75th minute. Hamit.

Hamit has the ball. A low cross.

Arda hits it. It's in! Goal!

Hamit crosses the ball.

Čech fumbles it. It's in!

Nihat scores! Goal!

We don't quit
until the referee blows the last whistle.

We weren't even thinking
about drawing or the shootout.

We were pushing for a win.

There's time for another.
It's the 88th minute.

This is a game

where small things, short periods of time
can change a team's fate.

So 30 seconds, 20 seconds,
let alone a full minute,

can mean a few attacks.

As long as we have
a statistical claim or chance,

we'll go after it.

I was at the halfway line.
I kind of bowed down.

I looked at the sideline.
Coach made a gesture.

"Keep pushing forward."

He didn't tell us to keep it 2-2.
He told us to keep going.

Hamit passes the ball.
Nihat runs toward the goal.

Nihat! It's in!

The stadium's about to collapse!
Turkey qualifies!

We're in the quarterfinal!
We're going to Vienna!

Would this game turn around?
Sure it would! It's a party in Geneva.

Of course Nihat would score
and we would kiss our flag!

Here's Head Coach Fatih Terim.
This will go down in history.

-Of course it will.
-You will go down in history.

At the end, it was my boys
who came around,

who managed to score
and turn the game around.

Turkey is in the quarterfinal.

That means we are
one of the best eight teams in Europe.

We managed to turn it around.

Everyone's shedding tears of joy.

I cannot even begin to say
how happy everyone is.

You know how European newspapers
always criticize Turkey...

TURKEY MAKES HISTORY
AGAINST THE CZECH REPUBLIC

...but this time, their front pages were
all about our national team's victory.

Especially the foreign reporters
kept asking about it.

You know, since we had won
the Switzerland and Czech games

by coming back from a loss.

"What's your secret?" "How do you do it?"

They tried to get information
from behind the scenes.

This is how we saw it.

We were better-prepared for Euro 2008
and stronger than our rivals.

Our camp before the season was amazing.

He made us
use every single muscle in our bodies.

From top to bottom, I mean.

We were all crying and begging
at the camp before the season.

Coach was like, "It's fine. Keep going."

That atmosphere created
a certain synergy among us,

so we managed to succeed.

I wasn't complaining,

but there were a few players
who needed to adapt.

They were basically wrecked
when it was time to go home.

I suppose the camp played a part in it.

Was luck on our side?

I mean, we did get lucky
with that goal against Croatia.

There's no denying that.

It's still 0-0.

Bravo, Uğur. Rüştü leaves his post.
Rüştü has left the goal.

A cross from Modrić. It's dangerous.

We had conceded at the 118th minute.

Croatia's head coach Slaven Bilić
was running around celebrating.

He was happy
because he thought it was the end,

but the ref hadn't blown the whistle.

Like, "Come on, boys."

"We managed to do it against Switzerland."

"We pulled it off against the Czechs.
Why not again?"

This struggle deserves
at least a penalty shootout.

Emre... A scuffle for the ball.
Semih has it!

Goal!

Semih!

It's 1-1! What a game!

It's unbelievable. It's 1-1.

It was yet another unbelievable comeback
at the last minute.

It was time for the shootout.

Here goes Semih.

He scores!

We're ahead 2-1 in the shootout.

Rakitić...

-It's out!
-Rakitić misses!

Rakitić misses the goal!

Come on, Hamit!

It's in! Goal! It's 3-1.

Rüştü's ready. It's the fourth kick.

Petrić shoots... Rüştü!

Rüştü saves it!

Rüştü saves it!

Our national team
is at the Euro 2008 semifinal!

An extraordinary game.

Just extraordinary.
Another first in our history!

SEMIFINAL, HERE WE COME
THEY TURNED IT AROUND AT THE LAST MINUTE

I want to clarify something.

Have you ever heard someone say,

"They scored in the first minute.
Can you believe it?"

No. Goals can happen
in the first minute or the last.

As long as it crosses the line.

Of course, we'll be happy

if it happens sooner
so both us and the fans can relax,

but life isn't always smooth sailing.

TURKEY - GERMANY

We expect them to play well again.

A nice pass from Ayhan. Sabri has it.

Kazım!

It hits the bar!

Another chance and goal!

Goal! Uğur scores!

Sabri has it.

A chance. A cross, and Semih scores!

Goal! It's 2-2!

The name's Semih Şentürk!

I still watch that Germany game.
I still get the same excitement.

We really had a chance there.

A dangerous attack.

Hitzlsperger.

Here's Lahm!

We're two minutes into injury time.
It's 3-2. It's almost over.

The Swiss referee ends the game.

Unfortunately,
we've lost this time around.

We had beaten Croatia,
the Czech Republic, and Switzerland,

but we played our best game
against Germany.

That's what I believe.

I don't know what Coach thinks,

but I was sure that effort
would get us to the final.

It's a game to remember.
It ended in a similar fashion too.

It was time the team who brought color
to the tournament said farewell.

We've been winning
in the last minute up till now.

We even scored near the end
this time around as well,

but we conceded at the last minute.

Unfortunately, we were eliminated
from the Euros at the semifinal.

DON'T YOU BOW DOWN

As a student of Fatih Terim,

I wouldn't dare say
I was glad we got that far,

because we could've been champions.

We had the will and the energy
to beat everyone, but it didn't happen.

Training was always fun.

We each made mistakes,

but Coach always treated us like a father.

He tried to show us what was right.

We had a nice run.

The Turkish national team

might hopefully become champions
in the following years,

but I don't think
it will ever have such a story again.

Each game was something else.

You know, they used to say,
"It's not over till Turkey's on the bus."

Turkey was the most colorful team.

This tournament will surely
go down in soccer history.

It was our most successful run
at the European Championships so far.

The story behind the book...

It was Fulya.

She surprised me out of nowhere
on my 50th birthday.

I had no idea up until the last minute.

I mean, finding all these people,

getting excerpts from them,
getting in touch with them,

arranging meetings, editing the book...

It's such a beautiful book too.

I mean, look at it.

Galatasaray against Adana Demirspor.
A photo with my pals.

My first signing ceremony
with Galatasaray.

Naci, the notary, and I.

You all saw my latest signing ceremony.

A nice memory

of the national team.

Yeah. Here are quotes from my daughters.

I cried a lot when I first saw these.

Their childhood, their infancy.

Merve noted, "I'll always be
at your side, Dad. You're the best."

"Fatih Terim according to his friends."

A 50th-birthday gift from 50 friends.

It's beautiful. So beautiful.

Here's me with the national team.

The transition
from "Fatih from Adana" to "Fatih Terim."

Rasim, my assistant coach.

It was the Mediterranean Games.
We wore the same outfit and posed.

And rightly so. We won the cup that year.

"Dear friend," he wrote.

Here's Müfit Erkasap.

The title goes,
"The leader with all the solutions."

Nice.

Oh, you.

Here's Şenes.

"Terim as I know him," it says.

"We had the joy of winning the UEFA Cup
with me as the club president."

"I had the honor of being 3rd in the world
at the award ceremony in Korea."

"Fatih Terim as I know him
won't be satisfied with this,"

said the honorable president.

May 18.

We had won the cup on May 17.

Fulya, Orhan, and I. God rest his soul.
And this is Turhan.

We posed in front of the plane.

"From his friends in Italy."

Di Gennaro.

Oh, wow. Giancarlo Antognoni, huh?

There was this book called Immortali,
meaning The Immortals.

This is from its cover.
"Thanks, Terim. The cup is yours too."

Our late president, Özhan Canaydın,
wrote as well.

This is such a nice photo of us.

And, of course,
Fulya Terim gets the final word.

The final word being

newspaper clippings
from a young girl in love.

I love her.

Thank you so much.

I'm so lucky

to have such a wife, such a companion.

We've lived an amazing life together.

So beautiful. Me on the front,
the women I cherish the most on the back.

Turkish soccer fans and journalists
sometimes say,

"May God give you Terim's luck."

JOURNALIST

In order to have luck,
you need to work and put an effort.

Coach is the prime example of that.

We're talking about a coach

who has worked day and night
in order to be better.

Think about it. You're successful.
You have an amazing career.

But they even built a house for him
at Florya, in the club's facilities,

so he could spend more time there
and not at home.

Coach himself requested it
when Ünal Aysal was the president.

Galatasaray has signed a formal contract
with Head Coach Fatih Terim.

His third term at the club
will begin immediately.

We'll have new management, new staff,

and naturally, a new team.

First and foremost,

we wanted our sanctuary, Florya,
and our soccer team

to be in good hands.

Consequently, we went to Coach Terim
who was our first and only choice.

So we're all here
to welcome and congratulate him

on my, my president's,
and our club's behalf.

THE EMPEROR'S RETURN

CİM-BOM
HEAD ALWAYS HELD HIGH!

Fatih Terim, the Emperor

SPECTATOR COUNT


The first Galatasaray-Beşiktaş derby
at the Türk Telekom Arena begins.

A tackle from Simão.
Eboué crosses the ball.

He shoots and scores!

A shot from Melo. What an amazing goal!

Felipe Melo!

From Sabri to Sercan. Here's Elmander.

A chance at goal. Baroš shoots and scores!

Milan Baroš!

Selçuk's looking to sh**t. Here it comes!

Selçuk! An unbelievable shot!

Selçuk!

Fatih Terim's third term
was indeed successful and sensational.

So many firsts happened in that period.
It will always be remembered.

THE CHAMPION WILL BE DECIDED IN KADIKÖY

The two teams'

40-week struggle for the cup
will end on Saturday.

Will Fenerbahçe get the cup?
Will Galatasaray?

Turkey is holding its breath.
Life came to a halt.

Fatih Terim, the Emperor

It's going to be a historical derby.

The Super Final's final game
will be a super one as well.

We will finally see
who becomes the champion.

What is a derby?

It's a match between archrivals
from the same city.

A derby loss hurts for a long time.

It's a big trauma
both on the pitch and in your heart.

But here's what people don't know.

That doesn't put pressure on us.

I've always taught my players
not to be afraid of losing.

Fans are going crazy in Kadıköy.

Galatasaray kicks off
at the derby of the century.

Take that game, for instance.
We weren't concerned at all.

Watch it. It wasn't an easy game.

We could've lost an entire year's effort.

Both teams are giving their opponent
a run for their money.

A dog-eat-dog game.

I need to alleviate
the pressure I see in their young eyes.

I have to take the weight off their backs.
I need to relieve them of the burden.

That's my job.

That was crucial.

I believe we made no compromises
when it came to our system, play style.

I believe we played well too.

A draw was enough for us,

but believe me,
we could've won if we had to.

FORMER PLAYER

Galatasaray wants Cüneyt Çakır
to end the game.

All eyes are on the referee.

Cüneyt Çakır blows the final whistle!

Galatasaray becomes
the champion of the season.

God bless! Thank God!

Tears on one side,
endless joy on the other.

This is what Kadıköy looks like right now.

Celebrating a championship
at your biggest rival's stadium...

JOURNALIST

...it's not something
that happens often in soccer.

Since derbies
don't happen in the last week,

it might not happen ever again.

The brawls in the stands after the whistle
continued on the pitch.

A lot of fans entered the pitch.

The cup ceremony couldn't be held
because of the incidents.

Galatasaray was supposed
to get the cup right after the game,

but the team had to go back inside
after the incidents.

Now, look.

They wanted it to be on a Thursday.

The federation had decided
the cup would be awarded on Thursday.

They'd put a platform on the pitch.

The referees would get their medals.

Then the second and first teams
would go on the pitch like so.

That's what they told us.

I knew what they wanted to do.

Coach had just one request.

He said, "We have the right
to receive the cup here."

He fought long and hard for it.

I always do whatever I can

to prevent any type of injustice.

There's no way I'd willingly do it.

I never try and take what's not mine.
I try not to treat anyone unfairly.

I won't let Galatasaray be wronged either.

The cup was in the locker room just now,
but it was carried away.

The locker room isn't the place for it.

It's clear where the ceremony
needs to happen.

It takes courage, you know.
Think about it.

The district around the stadium
was essentially on fire.

But this is a coach and a team

who didn't leave
until they got what they deserved

even when they were
basically stuck in the locker room.

Fatih Terim, the Emperor

The stadium's lights were off.
There was nothing but camera lights.

It didn't stop the yellow-and-red shirts
from celebrating though.

Muslera! Hey, Muslera.

Cim-Bom, the champions

If anyone deserves this cup, it's us.

GALATASARAY, THE CHAMPIONS

We had really started making history
with the team back then.

PLAYER

He will be remembered by it
and the UEFA Cup they won.

People remember it
because they made history,

and without a doubt,
Terim was the centerpiece.

But we have to admit
that as a team who had won the UEFA Cup,

there'd been a period where Galatasaray
wasn't on the European stage in the 2000s.

That's why I believe
the most iconic part of his third term

was the win
against Real Madrid in Istanbul.

GALATASARAY - REAL MADRID
ALİ SAMİ YEN STADIUM, ISTANBUL

Real Madrid was such a strong team.

They were on top of their game
with José Mourinho.

They had essentially
qualified for the next round

in the first leg in Spain anyway.

We had lost the first game 3-0,
but the stadium was still packed.

The fans were so excited.

We even started poorly, actually.

Khedira's in the box. Here's Ronaldo.

Real Madrid is ahead by one.
Ronaldo's goal.

You might think that was the end,

but on the pitch,
everything can change in 15 minutes.

Here's Sneijder. Drogba couldn't get it.
Eboué shoots. It's in!

He drills it in! Eboué drills it in.

I think it was one of the games

where José Mourinho
was taken down a peg or two.

It's raining goals! A storm!

Amrabat goes past his opponent. Drogba!

What a goal!

A legendary goal!

It's the last thing a coach wants.
It creates panic.

Drogba scored with his heel.
It's the worst.

A lot of Real Madrid players
were looking at each other like,

"Is it possible we get eliminated?"

I think we can call it fear.
We felt it. We saw it.

A few things
contributed to that atmosphere.

First of all, Galatasaray was a team

who attacked constantly
and pressed the opponent hard.

Secondly, the fans
made life unbearable for the opponent.

Imagine a body of fans

who were one with the team,
directly influencing the game.

Galatasaray 3, Real Madrid 2.
The match is over, folks.

After the end of the game,

I mean, usually,

fans don't want to let their team go.

The fans embrace them and send a message.

"Losing is fine
as long as you play like this."

"This is the team I want."

"It's what I want."

That's the silent scream of the fans.

I want to congratulate my players.

We might have not qualified,

but they made everyone proud
with their good game by winning.

Good night.

I'd like to play every game
at this stadium.

Galatasaray players and their coach
are very lucky to have such fans.

GALATASARAY GAVE REAL MADRID A SCARE

They were eliminated, but they showed

they still deserved
to be on the European stage

and respect from the giants.

But even before that, tensions were high

between Fatih Terim
and the Galatasaray management,

especially the then-president Ünal Aysal.

Success doesn't bring
just happiness and peace.

There were disagreements
surfacing from time to time.

The issues between the management
and Fatih Terim allegedly started

with Terim not taking
the President's calls.

President Ünal Aysal confirmed

they've had difficulty communicating
with the experienced coach.

He proceeded to clarify the situation.

I'd like to further emphasize

that Coach Terim
is a very valuable member of staff

to our community.

As a member of staff at Galatasaray...

Again, as just a member of staff
at Galatasaray,

I hereby want to call for an environment
where I can work in peace

and not be disturbed

by certain events off the pitch.

TENSIONS BETWEEN TERİM AND AYSAL...
VERY HARSH

The term you used for Terim
was all the talk today.

"Member of staff."

I didn't mean anything by it.

You can cherry-pick words
and create stories based on them.

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN NOW

TERİM RESPONDED TO AYSAL.
THE PRESIDENT'S REACTION WAS HARSH.

I received a call on September 23, 2013.

The person on the phone said,

"Be on standby today.
They're sacking Fatih Terim."

The alleged reason

was that President Ünal Aysal
had wanted to visit Florya twice,

but Coach didn't answer his calls
and didn't want the President there.

So someone from management
told me he was to be sacked for that.

Then came the next day.

It was around 11:30 a.m.

Galatasaray had training.
Coach was there on the pitch with them.

My daughter, Merve, called me
before I had a chance to rest.

She told me about it.

She said it was on TV.

I went upstairs. I was still sweating.

I turned the TV on

and found out I was getting sacked.

That's how Coach found out

about the formal decision to part ways.

Galatasaray management have announced
they've sacked Terim unanimously.

Our board of directors believe,

as a result of the speculations
revolving around our team and our club,

our club and our team
have sustained a lot of damage...

Separation is just as civil
as getting together.

Think about it.

You're on stage. They stop your play.

No matter the type of sport,

no matter the line of work,

if you sack people
who have always been with you

while they were still sweating
from the training,

if you tell the public...

and the reporters who work for you

before telling them,

that just shows your character.

DON'T LEAVE US, EMPEROR!

Galatasaray has parted ways
with Fatih Terim.

Fans didn't leave his side
even though it was late into the night.

The fans then gathered
in front of his house in Tarabya

and called for President Aysal to resign.

Galatasaray fans,

about a thousand of them,

are protesting Fatih Terim's sacking.

-Wish me luck.
-Good luck, Coach.

I hereby gift
all my efforts up until today

to Galatasaray fans

and Galatasaray supporters.

Please wish me well.

We'd won the Turkish league
two years in a row.

Even the other teams

believed it was going to be
a tough three, four years for them.

It was such an unexpected and unwanted
turn of events for us.

The thing is
I had joined the club with him.

PLAYER

I spent two years with him.

We won a lot of matches and trophies.

We had good times. Very nice moments.

Coaches do sometimes
have to decide to stay or leave,

but the way he left
wasn't the best way, I think.

So he ended up leaving.

It upset all of us.
I even cried, I must admit.

I gave him a hug and said,
"The next championship will be for you."

Whenever Fatih Terim leaves,
it's always eventful.

JOURNALIST

The crises might seem
like they have to do with the results.

They have more to do
with attitudes rather than results.

It's always about honor and pride, right?
It always comes down to that.

I'm happy to see
all my loved ones together.

I guess I should say, "Bon appétit."

Yeah. Thank you so much.

It's what I grew up with.

Who won?

If you overshoot even a bit,
the ball goes out. It's so hard.

You can run to the other side and hit.

We just run around it
and hit from the other side.

Since we never knew
a different way of life,

all the events that occurred...

DAUGHTER

...we always sincerely felt all of it.

We get twice as upset as Dad gets.

We take it to heart.

Like, when we go out,

someone might say something
and we might respond, so...

I'm the one who responds.
I just can't help myself.

I always respond.
I can't bear any type of injustice.

DAUGHTER

I mean, there are people who dislike him.

I respect them, of course,

but when people accuse him
of things he didn't do and stuff,

it just bugs me and I can't help myself.

It hurts a lot, you know,

because I genuinely think
it's unfair to him.

IN 2013, FATİH TERİM WAS APPOINTED

HEAD COACH OF THE NATIONAL TEAM
FOR THE THIRD TIME

AND HAD ONE OF THE BEST TERMS
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.

TERİM COACHED FOR 44 GAMES.
HE HAD 27 WINS, 8 DRAWS, 9 LOSSES.

The national team's...

Turkey's Soccer Director Fatih Terim...

Allegedly...

Turkey's Soccer Director Fatih Terim
was allegedly involved

in a brawl between two restaurants
in Alaçatı, İzmir.

Allegedly, the owner
of one of the businesses

is Terim's son-in-law
Ahmet Baran Çetin's older sister.

I went there to solve the issue.

There were insults, threats,
and harassment involved.

I've always protected

my family, people close to my family,
my friends, my loved ones,

and I will keep doing so.

THE REAL REASON BEHIND TERİM'S DEPARTURE

I'm against injustice
as much as the next person.

I guess I'm just a bit quicker to act
than the average person.

I wish it didn't happen,

but some things are just
in one's nature, in one's mold.

This is who I am. I've never denied that.

Sometimes, I'll just do
what needs to be done.

I'll act in accordance with my upbringing,

and do what people
in my hometown would do.

After all, everyone makes decisions.

If you make a decision,
you have to pay the price.

Life's all about decisions.

It happens spontaneously.

That's life.

That's what life is. I'm a human being.

I'll make mistakes no matter how old I am.

Making mistakes just means I exist.

All in all,

I'm a guy who's accustomed to say first
what I'm supposed to say last,

and I'll face the consequences.

I don't want
anyone's property, land, or anything.

I don't wish anyone ill.

But I'd recommend everyone

to be my friend instead if possible.

TERIM ON VERGE OF SACK
DUE TO OFF-THE-PITCH INCIDENTS

Fatih Terim has left the national team.

Fatih Terim has left his chair

after a meeting
with the federation management.

Coach was sacked from the national team.

He didn't leave. He was sacked.

So he had a right to get compensation.

Fatih Terim gave the people
who talked a lot about the amount,

and even brought it up
at the National Assembly,

the best answer possible, I believe.

He donated the entire amount he got,
which was seven million liras,

to the Child Welfare Agency
without spending a dime.

We're talking about a coach
who donated seven million liras here.

If there's something to be said,
the people will say it for me.

It's not right for me to say it.

Because I hate defending myself.

Didn't all sorts of things
happen to me at Galatasaray,

the club I spent my entire career at
and was such a big part of my life?

I left and came back so many times.
It all happened.

Don't you come back home after you leave?

You leave and you come back, right?

It's just like life.
It's a life on its own anyway.

I've experienced it all.

AND FATİH TERİM LEAVES!

SPORTS CIRCLES ARE DISCUSSING
IF HE'LL COME BACK FOR A FOURTH TERM

Bravo. Buse, come here, honey.

-What is it?
-Let's check it out.

How did we name him Yaman?

It's interesting.
He was so valiant in his struggles.

That's what his name means. "Valiant."

His story has its ups and downs as well.

When I was at 22 weeks,
I had to undergo surgery.

Buse and Volkan's wedding
was to take place in a few weeks.

I was on bed rest.

They basically begged me
to come in a wheelchair.

I didn't want to.
It was Buse's special day.

"Just put me in the hospital
and pick me up in the morning."

Merve was in the hospital that night.

She was okay.
Her husband was there as well.

WIFE

We left the newly-wed couple alone
and came home after the wedding.

It was around 3:30 or 4:00 a.m.

One of the live-in staff
was knocking on my door.

She said,
"Your daughter gave birth, ma'am."

I should've had 15 more weeks.
It happened right after the wedding.

I was in surgery.
Naturally, I knew it was premature.

All of a sudden,

they brought out Yaman in an incubator
while Merve was in there.

Imagine a baby this small.
He was about this big.

They took him to the ICU.

The doctors told us
not to have expectations

and that they needed time to tell.

I was trying to tell if he was alive
by looking at people's faces.

But I knew Dad would tell me the truth.

"No, honey. I swear he's alive."

"But the next 72 hours are critical."

"We might lose him at the end,
but they'll do everything they can."

There were so many complications.

His eyes...

They first told us he needed an injection
because his retina wasn't fully formed,

but they also told us
it could render him blind.

Then they told us
there might be a problem with his heart.

There wasn't.

Then with his liver.
There wasn't a problem there either.

That's why they named him Yaman.
Because he's valiant.

He held onto life.

Call Grandpa. Grandpa.

Are you my sweetheart or what?

Whenever I had to be strong,
Dad was there to be strong for me.

Seeing him endure all that,

I believed I could find
the strength in me as well.

That's how I got through it.

I think being able to actually be a family
made all the difference.

It wasn't easy at all,

but, thank God, he turned seven today.

Fatih Terim is not just a father now.

He's a grandfather.

And in terms of touching people's lives,

at least four generations of people
have memories with him

if you take ten years as a generation.

Ever since the '70s.

Imagine being a big figure in soccer
since the '70s.

It doesn't always have to be success,
but everything you do is news material.

NOW, WHERE WERE WE...

LOVE YOU, COACH
WE MISS YOU, COACH

His tweet, "Where were we?"
received record likes and retweets.

Fans rejoiced at the decision.

There was a record number of tickets sold.

Where were we?

Fatih Terim will be coaching Galatasaray
after all these years.

Fatih Terim is now

signing a five-year contract.

Enjoy it, everyone!

Life goes on, you know.

Time is a totally different beast.

Some of my students have become my rivals.

You know, as coaches
of the opposing teams.

It makes me so proud and happy.

He was my coach at one point too.

We might be rivals on the pitch,

but my love and respect for him
will go on forever.

I worked with him for years.
We spent a lot of hours.

Those experiences have helped me...

COACH / FORMER PLAYER

...during my career as a coach as well.

Thinking about it, I can clearly see
us succeeding in the future,

both me and all my friends
from our generation.

It's interesting how he still has
the fight and the ambition in him.

COACH / FORMER PLAYER

It speaks volumes of his qualities.

It's not easy to keep fighting
and going through all that struggle

after all these years.

If you ask me,

I'd probably be tired of it
if I were to have such a long career,

because his is a tough job.

It's so tough
working for such a huge community

and winning championships
with the constant stress and pressure.

You never know what's going to happen,
but he's so adamant.

He never quits.

He never gives up.

I think that's just his character
that was gifted to him.

He took that and worked on it.
He learned and improved.

Coach always says,
"Development and change never end."

He's been both always the same
and also changing all the time.

In the end, he somehow manages
to make you champions.

That's a big deal.

The Emperor...

Fatih Terim!

We all should be proud,
the fans and the players alike.

The story of the 22nd cup.

Our head coach, dear Fatih Terim.

Head Coach Fatih Terim
has parted ways with Galatasaray.

Fatih Terim had been working
on his project at Florya.

It was supposed to be
a three-year project.

Both President Burak Elmas
and Fatih Terim had highlighted that

at every press conference they held.

Terim had even emphasized it
after their last game against Giresunspor.

It now looks like the three-year project
was scrapped after six months

due to issues
between Fatih Terim and management...

People always ask me.

"Are you mad?"

I can't get mad at Galatasaray.

I can't be upset with Galatasaray.

Because Galatasaray has never wronged me.

But if you're asking
if people have wronged me,

sure they have.

I get upset with the people,
not with the club itself.

Imagine this.

You arrive when you're like 20 or 21.

Everything you experience and learn
at Galatasaray...

You take it all in.

It affects you.

You become a part of the club.

You reserve a place for it in your heart.

No matter what happens,
you don't give that up.

So you've already made your choice.

Thank God,

I've seen such success

that most players, coaches,
anyone who belongs in a soccer community

probably won't ever see.

Both here and abroad, that is.

I'm sure I slipped up occasionally.
I'm sure I've had shortcomings.

I'm sure I made mistakes.

But as I move forward,

as I plot a route for myself,

I hold what the club has given me
and its culture in high regard.

That's why

I can say I'm part of a community.

It's loud and clear I'm a part of it.

In the current climate of Turkish soccer,

it's impossible to separate
Fatih Terim from Galatasaray.

It's been like that
ever since he joined as a player.

This is performance art.

There's a story,

but it doesn't always
have to go and end well.

It's not like you're entitled
to a Nobel Prize by the end.

GALATASARAY MAKES HISTORY

HALL OF FAME

But we all know

everyone will want to read
the next novel of a Nobel winner.

FIORENTINA IS GREAT

There's a lot of pressure on him.

There are a lot of people

who want to see him
as the president of Galatasaray.

Fatih Terim is in the club's DNA.

I believe Fatih Terim
will certainly get everyone's opinions

and decide the next step
for himself by himself

as he always does.

So... Fatih Terim, the soccer player.

Fatih Terim, the captain.

Fatih Terim, the coach.

Fatih Terim, the father.
Fatih Terim, the grandfather.

Fatih Terim, the emperor.

ALL FOR TERİM

If you think about it, it's pretty clear
how things will progress,

but people will have to wait
until I make my decision.

I will, of course, share
what I want or don't want to do.

I and people like me
have countless stories,

and our story never ends.

So my story's not done either.

We'll see what I'll decide.