Samsunspor Club President Emin Kar thanked Cemal Yeşilyurt for his contributions and said, "Mr. Cemal Yeşilyurt is “the Big Brother Cemal” of Samsun. He is always with Samsunspor in good times and the bad. We thank Yeşilyurt family on behalf of our community."

Stating that they will always continue to support Samsunspor financially and morally as a group, Yeşilyurt said, "We will continue our support as long as Samsunspor exists. Everyone must take responsibility for our club to be successful. Last season, we narrowly missed promotion to the Super League, but this season we will succeed despite the difficulties."