In Turkey, there have been discussions on television rights deals. There is a pool system in Turkey and every Turkish club has a share. However, powerhouses like Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor and Bursaspor have bigger shares thanks to their championship titles. The teams that rank in the first six of the Spor Toto Süper Lig standings can have 9 percent. Forty-five percent of the share is divided among the five teams that have won a championship title. However, Fenerbahçe Chairman Aziz Yıldırım wants Fenerbahçe to get out of the system. He argues that the current system is unfair to Fenerbahçe. Yıldırım alleges that Fenerbahçe deserve a bigger share because they have a bigger ratings potential due to their estimated 25 million fans in Turkey. Yıldırım wans Fenerbahçe to be a maverick club and sell their own rights to whatever TV channel they want. Turkish Football Association Chairman Yıldırım Demirören challenged Yıldırım and said that no club can get out of the current pool system. "No football club can have their matches broadcast on any channel that doesn't have TV rights that are not granted by the Turkish Football Federation."
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