The Turkish football league system is divided into eight tiers, ranging from the top-tier Süper Lig to local amateur divisions.

As a result, Ankara Demirspor became the first club to officially demand that the federation acknowledge their championship title won in 1947, but received no answer at all to date.[9][when?]

[12][13][14][15] In addition to requesting acknowledgement of the titles, Fenerbahçe's kit for the 2023-24 season includes a badge with 5 stars above which can't be worn in league matches because it is against the regulations of the federation and they did not give permission to play with them,[16] likely in the hopes that the TFF will recognize their pre-1959 championships, also notably on the club's website the 28 championships are listed as if they were official likely as an act of protest against the TFF's lack of recognition of the pre-1959 titles.

[17] For instance, Mehmet Demirkol, a renowned sports writer and commentator,[18] stated that Beşiktaş won their 20th championship title overall in the 2016–17 season, not their 15th.

[19][20][Video 1] Numerous other sports writers, persons of authority, politicians, and officials also openly expressed their opinions on this issue and reinforced the view that the Turkish federation should unambiguously acknowledge and count the former championship titles.

[27][28] On 11 December 2023, a melee occurred during a match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor, in which fans being invaded the playing field's pitch.

[29][30][31] Six people, including MKE Ankaragucum club President Faruk Koca, were arrested for assaulting a referee.

[30] The next day, Koca resigned from MKE Ankaragucu, and the Turkish Football Federation decided to suspend all league games in Turkey indefinitely.