On Tuesday, the Turkish Football Federation announced its position on the decision to postpone the match in a statement posted on its official account on the “X” website. It said: “As a Turkish football association, we believe that politics should never interfere in sports, and based on this belief and our open cooperation with our two famous clubs, we would like to clarify some important points about the process of the 2023 Turkey Super Cup in Riyadh.”

The statement added: “A proposal to play the 2023 Turkcell Super Cup in Riyadh has been forwarded to our federation by Saudi Media Company/Riyadh Season.”

The statement added, “This was signed with the consent of both clubs and all allegations that our president participated in the process in any way are baseless.”

The Turkish Federation continued: “Our national values ​​and Atatürk's policies are not open to debate at any stage of the process, rather the accusations are baseless and are malicious and provocative accusations aimed at the security of our nation.”

The statement added: “In accordance with the FIFA Regulations on the Conduct of International Competitions, the relevant competition is subject to the instructions of the International Football Confederation and all requirements and procedures applicable to international competitions shall apply. match.”