There were several sports persons at his funeral such as UEFA vice presicent Şenes Erzik, former TFF president Haluk Ulusoy, Turkey manager Fatih Terim, Sivasspor chairman Mecnun Otyakmaz, and national footballer Emre Belözoğlu.
He was elected as the president in 1989, a position he held for eight years until he passed the torch to Haluk Ulusoy.
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Şenes Erzik (born 18 September 1942, in Giresun, Turkey) is the vice president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).