On the YouTube channel Taktik Mania Plus, sports commentators Nevzat Dindar and Alper Mert threatened journalist Murat Ağırel for his article titled “I reached Eyüpspor President and Galatasaray congress member while researching Tuzlaspor” published in Cumhuriyet newspaper on November 21. In their broadcasts, Nevzat Dindar said, “Murat Ağırel, watch your step”, while Alper Mert said, “Friends, remember, you go home for Galatasaray’s funeral, and Galatasaray is reading your salah”. The two commentators were forced to apologize to Ağırel on November 26 (November 24).