Hasan Arat elected new president of Besiktas

ISTANBUL

Hasan Arat was elected as the new president of Besiktas at an extraordinary general assembly meeting on Sunday.

The 64-year-old businessman won with 7,271 votes, receiving 2,714 more than second-placed Serdal Adali at the BJK Emlakjet Sports Complex in Istanbul.

Arat has become the 35th president of the Istanbul club.

With 100% of the votes counted, Adali took 38.53% of the vote.