Aziz Yıldırım
Turkish businessman and civil engineer (born 1952)
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Aziz Yıldırım (born 2 November 1952) is a Turkish businessman and civil engineer who served as the 36th chairman of the Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK.[2] He lost the election held on 3 June 2018 to Ali Koç which made Koç the 37th president of the Turkish club. He served the club as the president from 1998 to 2018. He has a degree in civil engineering.[3] In May 2026, Yıldırım once again declared his candidacy for chairman of Fenerbahçe S.K., seeking to get reelected.
Aziz Yıldırım | |
|---|---|
| President of Fenerbahçe SK | |
| In office 14 February 1998 – 5 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Haydar Şen |
| Succeeded by | Ali Koç |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1952 |
| Spouses | Yıldız Yıldırım
(m. 1981–2010)Gonca Çelikkıran (m. 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
| Ankara Devlet Mühendislik Mimarlık Akademisi[1] | |
| Profession | Engineer, Businessperson |
Club's honours
Football
- UEFA Champions League : 2007–08 (quarter-final)
- UEFA Europa League : 2012–13 (semi-final)
- Turkish Süper Lig (6) : 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2013–14
- Türkiye Kupası (2): 2011-2012, 2012-2013
- Süper Kupa (3): 2007, 2009, 2014
- Başbakanlık Kupası (1) : 1998
- Atatürk Kupası (1) : 1998
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
- EuroLeague Women: 2012–13 (runner-up), 2013–14 (runner-up), 2016–17 (runner-up), 2015–16 (Third), 2011–12 (Fourth), 2014–15 (Fourth)
- TKBL (13): 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Türkiye Kupası (11): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (11): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Men's volleyball
- CEV Challenge Cup (1) : 2013–14
- BVA Kupası (2): 2009–10, 2013–14
- Voleybol Ligi (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Türkiye Kupası (3): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17
- Voleybol Süper Kupa (3): 2011, 2012, 2017
Women's volleyball
- FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship (1): 2010, 2012 (Third)
- Women's CEV Champions League (1): 2011–12, 2009–10 (runner-up), 2015–16, 2010–11 (Third)
- Women's CEV Cup (1): 2013–14, 2012–13 (runner-up), 2008–09 (Third)
- Voleybol Ligi (5): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Türkiye Kupası (3): 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Voleybol Süper Kupa (3): 2009, 2010, 2015
Athletics
- Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası (men's) (1): 1998, 2006 (runner-up)
- Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası (women's): 1998 (runner-up)
Boxing
- Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası: 1999 (runner-up)
Swimming
- CIJ Meet Kupası (2): 2004, 2005
Table Tennis
- ETTU Champions League (1) : 2014–15, 2013–14 (runner-up)
- ETTU Kupası (2): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2007–08 (runner-up)
Personal life
Yıldırım was born in Ergani. He has 3 daughters, two of whom are from his first marriage.
2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal
On 2 July 2012, a Turkish "Special Authority Court" sentenced Yıldırım to three years and nine months for match-fixing and two years and six months for forming an illegal organisation. The sentence was later approved by the Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals. He was detained for one year in Metris Prison together with several other sportspeople involved in the scandal. However, on 6 March 2014 special authority courts were abolished in Turkey. On 23 July 2014, his earlier retrial demand was accepted.[4][5][6][7] On 9 October 2015, the courts acquitted Aziz Yıldırım and all the people who were charged at the beginning of the investigation, pending the Supreme Court's approval. Fenerbahce declared that after the Supreme Court's approval, they would take every action to be compensated from all of the damages that has been done to the club by this investigation and previous court rulings.[8][9][10][11]