Shock in Türkiye, especially among football fans Fenerbahçeone of the biggest clubs in the Ottoman country. Serhat Akin, The former Turkish footballer and current television commentator was the victim of an attack after a rally, notably outside the sports channel’s studios. Digital Sportsof which he has been part since last April, in the team of sports commentators. The former Turkey international, who also played outside his country in Anderlecht and FC Cologne, He was shot several times in the ankle and severely beaten.
own Serhat Akin It was he who published an image of his bloodied leg, on which we can see the wound caused by the bullet holes. “When I left the program they shot me in the feet, our last word is Fenerbahce,” he wrote on his social media account passed. An explanation which, with the photo where we see him lying on the sidewalk of a street in Istanbul, in shorts and with his right ankle covered in blood, details the attack suffered when leaving the aforementioned sports gathering.
After the brutal beating, Serhat Akin was transferred to Istanbul hospital where he has been admitted ever since. A friend of the former footballer and current coach of Ümraniyespor, Tuncay Sanli, according to statements reported by the Turkish press, confirmed that his state of health is “very good”, although he was keen to emphasize that he was “bad mood”. Of course, he indicated that the injury was not serious and that Akin would most likely have surgery tomorrow.
Program çıkışı ayaklarıma sıktılar son sözümüz Fenerbahçe 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/DPfqO95VgY
– Serhat Akin (@serhatakin81) September 26, 2024
Reactions to the attack on Serhat Akin
Turkish police are investigating what happened, trying to find the individuals responsible for this brutal attack and the motivations for carrying out this attack on Serhat Akin, a former player known for his football and for his marked and strong character, something that also makes him a good sports commentator. The defender played several seasons at Fenerbahce, a club which, like the Turkish Football Federation, condemned the attack on Akin, who also wore the colors of the Turkish national team between 2002 and 2014.
“We are saddened to learn that our former national team player Serhat Akın was injured in the foot following an armed attack. “We strongly condemn this atrocious attack, we wish Serhat Akın, who is being treated in hospital, a speedy recovery and hope that he will recover as quickly as possible”, we can read in the press release from the TFF (Federation Turkish football).
“We condemn the armed attack against our former footballer Serhat Akın. We wish you a speedy recovery. We hope that the perpetrators of the attack will be brought to justice as soon as possible,” Fenerbahçe SK posted on its X account.
A Millî Takımımızın eski oyuncusu Serhat Akın’ın uğradığı silahlı saldırı sonucu ayağından yaralandığını üzülerek öğrenmiş bulunuyoruz.
Menfur saldırıyı şiddetle kınıyor, hastanede tedavi altına alınan Serhat Akın’a geçmiş olsun dileklerimizi ileterek, bir an önce sağlığına… pic.twitter.com/QeMUUCjukI
– TFF (@TFF_Org) September 27, 2024
