Bitcoin exchange BtcTurk signs sponsorship deal with Turkey Super League football club Yeni Malatyaspor BtcTurk Follow Aug 31, 2019 · 2 min read

BtcTurk, Turkey’s leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange, signed sponsorship deal naming the club ‘BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor’ for the 2019–2020 Süper Lig Cemil Usta Season.

BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor President Adil Gevrek and BtcTurk CEO Özgür Güneri

BtcTurk and Yeni Malatyaspor’s agreement is the first professional sports club sponsorship deal in the world with such a scope for a cryptocurrency exchange platform. The agreement contains name sponsorship and Yeni Malatyaspor will compete under the name BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor. Furthermore, BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor will carry BtcTurk logo on their jersey for the 2019–2020 season. The club may receive up to 7.5 mn TL fee based on performance.

BtcTurk CEO Özgür Güneri stated that BtcTurk is proud to add another milestone to the evolution of crypto currency industry globally as they did in the past with the first Bitcoin/Turkish Lira trade in history, and said, “And now, we are excited to make another breakthrough in our country and in the world, bringing Yeni Malatyaspor, one of the successful clubs in Turkey Super League and BtcTurk together. We believe in the future of Turkish sports and football and aim invest more in the forthcoming years. With this agreement, we have taken a significant step to increase awareness towards Bitcoin and contribute to healthy growth of cryptocurrency industry in Turkey as well. BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor will provide a significant momentum to such vision through its contributions it will make to Turkey Super League. I would like to thank Mr. Adil Gevrek and BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor Management for their support and contribution to such a unique sponsorship deal.

In his statement, Adil Gevrek, President of BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor Club, said, “We believe BtcTurk, the leading institution in the cryptocurrency industry in our country, sponsorship deal is very valuable for Turkish Football. We are proud of collaborating with BtcTurk, a company with such a vision. I am sure that this deal will bring significant momentum to our team and to Turkish Football this season.”

About BtcTurk

BtcTurk, Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform founded by Kerem Tibuk in 2013 and operating under CEO Özgür Güneri, is providing services as Turkey’s first and the world’s fourth cryptocurrency exchange platform. BtcTurk that mediated the first Bitcoin exchange on July 1st, 2013, has over 90 employees. Being managed by Eliptik Yazılım ve Ticaret A.Ş., BtcTurk provides 7/24 services to more than 650 thousands users.