Besiktas president Serdal Adalı promises €1 million bonus to players, then leaves by yacht

Besiktas's derby victory over Fenerbahçe on 5 September 2026 brought drama both on and off the pitch. While Dušan Vlahović was among the match's standout performers, the most talked-about moment after the final whistle involved the club president Serdal Adalı.

Adalı visits the dressing room, promises a shared €1,000,000 — then leaves by yacht

Shortly after the game, Adalı walked into Besiktas's dressing room to congratulate the players and announced a special reward: the squad would share a bonus of €1,000,000 for the derby result. The news sparked visible excitement among the players.

Not long after that dressing-room visit, Adalı did not remain with club officials at the stadium. Instead he departed from Kadıköy by boat, crossing from Istanbul's Asian shore toward the European side.

Social posts from the evening captured both moments. One post stated, "Beşiktaş Kulübü Başkanı Serdal Adalı takımı tebrik etmek üzere soyunma odasına gitti." — AA SPOR. Another post reported that "Serdal Adalı Fenerbahçe galibiyeti sonrası tekneyle Beşiktaş JK Asbaşkanı Murat Kılıç’ın oğlunun Çırağan Sarayı’ndaki düğününe katıldı. Kılıç Fenerbahçe galibiyeti için prim verdi. Düğünde meşaleler yakıldı." — Ali Fuat Duatepe.

The second message suggests Adalı attended a wedding at Çırağan Palace and that Murat Kılıç, Besiktas's vice‑president, was connected to the celebration and the bonus announcement. The evening therefore combined a high-profile sporting win, a large financial incentive for the squad and a fast departure by sea — all elements that kept the story alive on social media.

Club supporters and observers have since debated the timing and optics of the president's movements: an informal dressing-room bonus announcement followed by a prompt exit on a private boat added an unexpected postscript to an already emotional derby.

Photo: press material from the event