Sorry about that, everyone. As we mentioned earlier, the image we used for Fethullah Gülen was wrong and we thought it best to put that right, rather than just leave the pinned comment. Apologies for the delay, but that process isn't as quick as it sounds. Enjoy the video and the rest of your days. Tifo.

The fact that a commentator was removed in half time for only speaking his name says a lot about the type of country Turkey has become... It makes me sad because I never had or have bad experiences with Turkish people and I always loved going on vacation to Turkey.

Imagine getting an Uber in California and it's Sukur driving

As a Turkish (former) journalist, I am impressed by your exhaustive research on this piece. The storytelling is top-notch. Thanks.

How was this never a huge story? That's insane! Hakan Sükür was a legend. I was 8 when he scored that goal in 2002 and even I remember it, and I'm not Turkish, just a football fan

The funny thing is, Hao Haidong, the Chinese all time top scorer, who played against Suker in the third round group stage in 2002 world cup, was also canceled on Chinese internet, for similar reasons.

I actually played a pick up game with Hakan Sukur in California, without knowing who he was at that time. A great baller and friendly man.

I will always remember Hakan Sukur, and I'm not even Turkish by any means. That 02 world cup was the first one i followed start to finish. That Cinderella run was unbelievable.

If you do not believe in freedom of speech for those you despise... You do not believe in it at all!

Late 90's early 00's here in Romania we worshiped him. As Hagi and Popescu played for Galatasaray. Sukur was an awesome striker. One of the few strikers to understand Hagi's passes. What a player!

Video is so good Tifo felt compelled to reupload this fine piece yet again

Absolutely brilliant from Tifo. This is why we interviewed the great Hakan Sükür a few months ago where we touched on his current predicament. No one should be cancelled, nor jailed for opposing views.

Hakan Sukur has a claim to being the best Turkish player of all time. Sad what has happened to him ; /

Those who saw him play know what his impact to the game was! No matter what the despots who try to cancel him do, he will be in millions of minds for decades to come!

This is crazy to me. He came to one of my trainings about 7 years ago and never heard any of this now. He seemed like a decent lad then.

Its unreal how precise and onpoint your research is about this topic as someone who is not a native. Very informative and well produced video

He was canceled so much that even this video was canceled

This reminds me of Hao Haidong from China. He's also the record goal scorer of the China national football team but was cancelled because of his political views.

Thank you for using the actual definition of cancelled! Not a player saying something racist/homophobic getting pushback or someone committing a violent crime receiving punishment - but an actual instance of political forces conspiring to completely remove a person from the public record

As one of his fans from Turkey, he deserved nothing he experienced. He served for his country more than many people. He only became the victim of game of thrones. I appreciate this video. It's well-prepared.

I remember Hakan Sukur so well, as someone who is absolutely not from Turkey. Amazed by this.

I found this heartbreaking.. A legend

Turkey are pretty messed up for going through all this stress. How long can they keep it up tho? Sukur is by far their greatest ever player. The 2002 World Cup was special for me as a 10-year old with him Rustu and Ilhan Mansiz in the side. We need to seperate football from politics sometimes.

Wow, Tifo nailed it with this video! It's hands down the most in-depth/accurare analysis out there in such short time. Huge props to you for taking on such a tricky and politically charged topic.

He is a legend whom I liked the most ever and he is Turkish's all time hero,good friends!!!LONG LIVE HAKAN SUKUR SIR!!!🏋️‍♂️

One of the best left foots in football.

Galatasaray, Hagi and Hakan Sukur! 2 artist! same era as Hristo Stoichkov. easter europe is full of legends that people seems to forgot. thank you Tifo footballto remembering them.

I hope you don’t get cancelled in Turkey. Great video. I subscribed.

He might have been deleted from Turkey but we can still enjoy his goals and highlights here on KZfaq 💪🏼

Its outstanding and amazing to see this vlog. Great sharing boy..

Your way of narrating the complex stories with bullet points is amazing. I, most of the time, have difficulty to explain human right violations in Turkey to foreign fellows. I decided to show this video instead, lol.

Waking up to a new Tifo vid! Best way to start the week!!!

You should have an insight into Malmö FF's new coach and new style of play, it's about relationism football. Very interesting topic. I think it can generate quite a lot of viewers also ;)

Best footballing channel, the informative information is always top notch.

Re-uploaded, because the photo they used in the original for Fethullah Gülen was wrong, I presume. No other changes as far as I can see.

I've seen people in comments talking about no one should be cancelled about their opposing views. First of all I gotta say that I'm Turkish but I'm not even close to the ideologies of both Gulen's and Erdogan's. I can describe what happened in Turkey between the starting of 00's and to the coup in 2016 as a 'dog fight'. Erdogan is a huge islamist, capitalist dictator who's been doing business with Gulen. He was using Gulen to get more powerful and Gulen was using his force to spread his ideologies which is very opposite to the Turkey's ideologies since the starting of 20th Century. But then with some several issues and a very huge background story they started disagreeing and as Erdogan holds the power he told Gulen is the enemy of the state (where actually both of them are). There were hundreds of thousands people who were a participant in the organisation of FETO where some of them are just not a close participant where some of them had really huge roles both in FETO and in the government. So they just get out of the coumtry after the coup or stayed silent and get to the stealth mode as nothing happened. Some of them were arrested too. That coup had Erdogan earn more power in one night and had the beliefs of all country. Gulen and people around him get what they wanted and Erdogan has still won in elections - just because of his ideological power after the coup - in 2023 may where the inflation rate is around % 70. About Sukur, he was not a very big participant in FETO but as a man with a lot of money he helped them a lot. Did he deserve what happened to him, clearly yes as someone who is a participant to an organisation with very dangerous ideologies to the country. However as someone who's ideologically close to the left in Turkey I hate both Erdogan and Gulen. It's still a very controversial and dangerous topic in Turkey so you better not take a risk and talk about it if you don't want to get arrested. As I'm taking some right now.

The one and only reason that somebody would be treated in this way is because those he stood up to were afraid, beyond measure, of him, his influence, and what people would be able to achieve if he were allowed to continue. If damnatio memoriae is an ancient practice, then Turkey is a nation stuck in the dark ages. Turkish people deserve so much more than this.

Every single frame of your videos look like a thumbnail. Your animation and design is fantastic mate

Thanks for the great research

I remember that World Cup and Turkey's run. Insane what happened to him.

Just imagine being an amateur defender somewhere in America, you get you football kit on, tie your laces, run out onto the field and see Sukur as the opposition striker

Lmaooo Turkey cracking down on the video 😂😂😂 you guys keep re-uploading it

My turkish friends and football mates they told me years ago, hakan sukur is banned from Turkey, and no one mentions his name anymore :(((

Sukur; Popescu and Hagi were fire with Galatasaray. For shame what they did to him.

As a Turkish Galatasaray fan, I have been following Tifo for years. I'm a little sad about the selection of subject for the first video about Turkish football. On the other hand, congrats for the clear and objective storytelling and accurate description of that period. Love from Turkey, expecting more videos about Turkish football and Galatasaray❤

The first World Cup i watched and followed diligently. I remember him very well, along with his compatriots Hasan Sas, Ilhan Mansiz, Rustu and the guy who was considered having a crazy hair cut back then, Umit Davala.

Sad for only the commentator, not Hakan Sukur.

First EVER World Cup finals, since 1954

Hakan Suker and Hasan Sas. Two best Turkish footballers of that generation

This channel is underrated. Thats it. This is the best article I ever saw. Everything in it was a top notch.

Now imagine what happens to unknown people with a voice in these countries.

Hi guys. I'm from Mexico and reside within the country itself. I began watching your videos around 4 or 5 years ago. I enjoy to do so "in the original language", as I listen too to the podcasts. Please, allow me to select whether I want to to watch a video in it's original language or Spanish. Watching your content dubbed is drawing me away. Thank you

This is one of the best and most insightful Tifo videos I’ve seen

Absolutely brilliant from Tifo. This is why we interviewed the great Hakan Sükür a few months ago where we touched on his current predicament

I think 1994 world cup game bulgaria vs romania (or as we football fans remember it Hagi vs Stoichkov) would be really interesting topic for your channel.

There’s China's top scorer, whose name even gets censored by KZfaq and Google.

It's incredible and always make me cry to get to know how unfair this world is! Hope you are doing well and safe, legend Hakan Sukur!

i love this channel already after two vidoes

If the same thing would happen in Romania to Gheorghe Hagi, who was Hakan Sukur's teammate in the Galatasaray team that won Uefa cup and Uefa super cup, people will flood the streets in Hagi support. No politician in Romania has more influence than Hagi, he is our national hero who made us enjoy the beautiful sport with his magical skills and talent on the ball. Compared with the players that Romanian national team has now, Hagi was an alien, one of the best players in the world at that time, and one of the best players ever., No politican can change that. I hope the best for Turkish people, love from Romania!

I was expecting Greenwood or Benjamin Mendy lol

Crazy story and brilliant journalistic piece as per usual Tifo.

One of your best videos in a long time Tifo

Moral of the story: "Never do politics, just retire with your bags of money and enjoy life."

Same thing happened in China also. Although by no means as good as Sukur, the all-time top scorer of the Chinese national football team (Hao Haidong) is in exile in US (fun fact, he also played in the 2002 WC). No one will dare to mention his name in public.

Interesting. I remember Hakan Sukur well, a fantastic Target man in his prime, a great goalscorer. This is sad for Turkey. 😢

I’m getting half the narration in English and the other half in Spanish! It’s actually quite educational

reupload, why?

hello tifo, the last video had something wrong?😅

Wow I did not know that such things happen to him. Definitely, Sukur-Hagi-Umit Dalavat were vital for that triumph in the UEFA Cup.

🇸🇳 remembers Turkish 2002 team , they knocked us out the competition. Rustu , emre b. great team

Hakan will never be forgotten. True Baller

Hakan Sükür shows us, what kind of country Turkey is...

What was changed in the reupload? I was watching the original and it got privated during my watch

Interesting, why the re upload ?

I thought it was gonna be Ched Evans

Muhtesem. Excellent work. Thanks for bringing out the truth.

Informative

If my memory served me right, UEFA's new law, which requires all UEFA members to adhere to human rights and some forms of democratic codes, have also been used by Erdogan to take further control on Turkish football. Painfully, many Turkish nationalists supported Erdogan due to the fact Erdogan pointed about "European discrimination of Turkey and Turks", noting that Turkish bids for UEFA Euro since 2008 all ended in failure. Given that Turkey is moving further away from Europe and increasingly aligned to the AFC (though still UEFA for monetary reasons), Erdogan is pushing the federation to study about moving to AFC, which is quite similar to the situation of Russia (albeit without a war yet). If Turkey were to join the AFC, which cares nothing about human rights, it could trigger the domino effect when Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, both are also Turkic states, might possibly secede from UEFA to join AFC. Especially Kazakhstan, of course. This is going to be an interesting time here - autocrats using football for their own greed.

This is 1950's soviet style cancelling. Its so sad to see this method still being practiced by any authority, especially in Europe, especially since we have a neat video sharing platform which already stored countless footages with Sukur.

for his acheivements , this sounds like someone who could and maybe should be adored in his home country , seen as a great of the sport

Exceptional content of the highest quality.

Lol! Thought the video got cancelled too🤷‍♂️😅

Freedom of speech should be a human right.

Absolutely fantastic piece that entwines societal understanding, politics and football, and there things often don't mix. Bravo to all those involved.

Informtive video

Thought this would be about Mason Greenwood

I think it’s complicated when people talk about “freedom of speech” what if this guy is legitimately an enemy of the state and a threat to the country? Then his free speech could be seen as hate speech and a legitimate threat. I just think it’s too easy for westerners to criticize other countries from a moral high ground most likely without ever even having been their let alone speaking the language or having an in depth knowledge of what’s happening there. Not saying what happening to this guy he deserved or is right, but the lack of open-mindednesses and differing opinions I see in the official narratives propagated by western countries (something else that brings into question free speech) it just makes me wonder…

This is just sad and weird how can they erase someone like this

these videos is why i love this chanel omg 10/10 on this

Turkey and anatolia has always been under a big influence of religious sects. They have been so strong,that they have had financial power and political power. Sadly,this power hasnt always been for good of people. And feto is no exception of these sinister sects. İf you are a turkish citizen lived in 90s and early 2000s,you know Şükür. He was the perfect forward,both for club and turkish National team. But he and his similar friends have joined gulen movement. This movement wasnt cursed until 2013,but especially after clashing with prime minister,the movement has been declared as evil. Was the movement evil before 2013? Yes,it was. Anyway,Hakan,Arif and more talented players were illusioned by sects power and joined it. Gradually,these players lost their personallities to the sect. Basically,they sold their souls for money and power. Let me tell you as you can understand: gulen,the cleric,calls himself as the messiah(Mehdi), and if you dont believe that,you are totally infidel,also enemy. Şükür also thinks gulen as messiah,he isnt different. Thats why nobody misses hım and will never miss hım. He is sinister,like hisfriends. Fetöcüler dezenformasyon yapmadan gelip durumu açıklayayım dedim beyler. Sonra bu hamam böcekleri millete kendini acındırır, gerçekleri çarpıtır, ayık olalım.

Honestly, i dont get it why turks have to mix up everything with politics. He still is one of the best Turkish Footballers of all time, he still should receive respect for what he has done. For what he did after he finished his career, has nothing to do with the time he played. Adriano is a drug dealer now, yet we cheerish his career and his 99 power shot.

Good information

The map at 3:47 is not accurate, apart from that, good video

Bro everyone in Turkey HATES the gulenists/FETO. They're hated by every opposition party who accuse each other of having ties to FETO. It's like saying a sympathiser of 9/11 who knew the attackers should be allowed back into the US. Great footballer but he should stay out of politics. Just for the record I don't like Erdogan btw

Lord voldemort of Turkish football

I didn't know about all of these, I seriously thought this video would be about Mesut özil but this is on another level of cancelation

Wow, nice piece...never realised.

Hakan wasn’t a top tier striker because that era had wayyyy too many gods playing 9 but he was for sure known & respected by us fans in the late 90’s early 00’s, he had a cup of coffee with my inter but those galatasaray days & 02 World Cup still in my memory bank..he is one of those “yo you remember…?… ohhh yea I remember him he was good” type of players

Many people in the comments blaming Turkey saying "they need to keep football away from politics" yet şükür himself became a deputy of the party. He put himself in that situation not the government. Many of you have no idea about Turkey politics yet you think you have a say to criticize or comment on it without factual evidence

Absolutely brilliant from Tifo