Özet:

COVID-19 has affected all kinds of economic activity in the world adversely. Sports in particular, was one of the most affected industries due to the postponement of leagues and abandoning of tournaments. Football is the most popular sport in Europe as well as in Turkey and football leagues are the highest revenue generating leagues in Europe. Pandemic’s impact on football clubs’ revenues was very severe which caused losses worth millions of euros. In addition to COVID-19’s effects, Turkish economy was struggling with high inflation, unemployment and an exchange crisis and furthermore, Turkish clubs were already in a financial bottleneck. Due to the current issues in Turkish economy and football, Turkish clubs’ revenues are going to be affected more than their European counterparts. Especially the problems in the broadcasting agreement and the uncertainty regarding the future would most likely to cause the Turkish clubs to lose more revenue. Currently, Turkish clubs are the most sanctioned clubs by the UEFA due to failing to meet the financial fair-play requirements. The following seasons might be even harder for the Turkish clubs, financially. The results indicate that recovery for the Turkish clubs are going to be much more difficult which might cause a shift of power in the Turkish Super League in the years to come.