Shameful. One very kind word to explain what happened on the weekend in Turkey. One very kind word to explain the state of Turkish football.
The Super Lig is in the mire and has become a laughingstock for those watching from abroad.
On Sunday, Fenerbahce eased to a comfortable 2-0 win at Alanyaspor, with Sebastian Szymanski and new signing Anderson Talisca both bagging goals.
Just a few hours later, Galatasaray had the chance to respond and move six points clear of their rivals again, and barring a major upset, were very likely to do that against an Adana Demirspor team sat slumped at the bottom of the table.
As expected, the two-time defending champions were totally dominant against their opponents and went 1-0 up in the 12th minute after Alvaro Morata tucked home from the spot after Dries Mertens won a penalty (more on this later).
The game continued for another 16 minutes, with absolutely no sign whatsoever of what was to come.
All of a sudden in the 29th minute, the Adana Demirspor manager communicated to his players that they were to come off the pitch and stop playing. The game was abandoned.
No one knew what was going on. Why was this happening? Images of unhappy supporters in the stands, with one crying child who was now unable to watch his favourite players perform, were showcased on TV. They had all wasted their time and money.
Both sets of players were also unhappy. There is no blame attributed to the Adana Demirspor players at all, as they had no choice in the matter. Galatasaray are, of course, going to be awarded the three points.
It was very quickly revealed that Adana Demirspor chairman Murat Sancak instructed the manager to get the players off the pitch, in a protest for the penalty decision that went Galatasaray's way - 20 minutes prior.
Speaking to TV channel A Spor, he said: "When the referee was not called out by VAR after the penalty spot, we decided to withdraw... We told the fourth official. The fourth official did not stop the match. It took 15 minutes. We have made this decision.
"Galatasaray didn't need it (the penalty). Today, maybe 99 per cent of the time, we would have been defeated. This is not a move against Galatasaray. Dursun Ozbek (Galatasaray's President) is my older brother.
"No one can buy me in the Republic of Turkey. Neither Ali Koc (Fenerbahce's President) nor the richest man in Turkey can buy me. I don't take instructions from anyone, everyone should know that. Man lives for his life and dignity.
"This operation was carried out against the TFF (Turkish Football Federation) and the MHK (Turkish Central Referee Committee).
"Okan (Galatasaray's manager), don't make me open my mouth! Anatolian clubs are stuck in the middle, they are being treated unfairly. They keep kicking and kicking at us in favour of Galatasaray and Fenerbahce... Take loans from four big, state-owned banks, restructure debts, ask for land... What about the Anatolian clubs?"
Absolutely remarkable.
Following the game, lots of Galatasaray fans were pondering whether Murat Sancak was working in tandem with Ali Koc, as he does have connections with Fenerbahce. Many believed he took his players off the pitch intentionally to shine a bad light on Galatasaray and make it seem like referees are corrupt in favour of them.
However, he made it absolutely clear that this was not the case. He instructed his team to do this to make a stand against referees who are biased towards BOTH Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, with the 'smaller' clubs suffering as a result.
So let's take a look at this in more detail...
First things first, it should absolutely not have been a penalty. Mertens won the penalty after generating the contact himself and then taking a tumble. It was poor from Mertens, but unfortunately, something we see footballers do often in order to win fouls. No excuse though, it was NOT a penalty.
The referee gave a penalty on the field, which can happen. It did look like a penalty in real-time so I don't think it was that bad a decision by the referee. The real surprise is that VAR didn't overturn it.
Let's not forget, however, that there are now foreign officials in the VAR booth after the TFF decided to employ them to quieten all the disgruntlement, mainly from Fenerbahce, who have wanted foreign VAR officials for ages. This wasn't a Turkish official. So what's next? Will everyone start accusing Italian, Dutch, and French officials of corruption now too?
It is utterly embarrassing behaviour from Murat Sancak.
Adana Demirspor are a team with five points and a -31 goal difference in the Super Lig. A team in crippling financial troubles, so much so that they received a transfer ban and a three-point penalty.
This is the team to overhaul Turkish football, fix refereeing issues in the country and so-called 'corruption'? What are we doing here?
If they were 2-0 up in the game when the penalty was awarded if they were one point off safety, does anyone honestly think that they would have withdrawn from the match? Of course not! Murat knows they are getting relegated, he knows they basically have nothing to play for and is trying to cause a bit of disturbance.
This morning, Adana Demirspor President Bedirhan Durak resigned from his role, after being so humiliated by the situation his club has been thrust into.
In a statement, he said: "Dear Adana Demirspor fans, since October, I have devoted my nights and days to fulfil the presidential duties I took over, giving more than enough from my pocket, my time, and my health.
"In addition to the support on social media, I have always ignored the exhausting and frustrating messages for the interests of my club. At this point, I regret to see that we have fallen into an unescapable whirlpool.
"For a better tomorrow, I announce to all our fans that I am resigning from the presidential position granted to me for the sake of my club, my family, my loved ones, and my health."
As you can imagine, Fenerbahce instantly jumped on this situation, using it to their advantage to slander Galatasaray.
"Your football players may keep on deceiving referees and football fans for years with their rigged moves," they said on Twitter
"Thanks to you there is neither trust nor justice left in Turkish football.
"Nevertheless, you always claim to be innocent and to be victimized
"Congratulations! Look what you have turned Turkish football into!"
I don't know what to say at this point.
Fenerbahce vice-president Acun Ilicali then came out, demanding that a foreign referee be hired for the huge clash between themselves and Galatasaray in a few weeks. The man in the VAR booth wasn't even Turkish in this instance, and they're still not happy!
Jose Mourinho, who is now part manager, part social media influencer, and continues to humiliate himself on a regular basis, didn't even wait an hour for the match to be abandoned before he posted the clip on Instagram. A 62-year-old grown man, by the way.
A legendary manager who could have come to the league and shone a positive light on it and promoted it in a good way has instead decided to stir the pot and join in with the madness and this weird cult-like behaviour. Such a shame. But he was like that at Roma too, so very little surprise.
Galatasaray vice-president also came out with a statement.
"I guess some people were waiting. While we were trying to understand what was going on, tweets started to be sent. No perception, no operation will be able to divert Galatasaray from its path. We saw statements from the other side of the water before Murat Sancak made a statement," he said.
"They can't keep up with Galatasaray even in environments where there is injustice (against us)! They can't catch up! The fact that Galatasaray has gotten stronger now during the mid-season break worries them (in reference to Galatasaray signing Ahmed Kutucu, Alvaro Morata, Carlos Cuesta, Mario Lemina and Przemyslaw Frankowski). I feel sorry for them."
So, in the past season and a half now, the Super Lig has seen Istanbulspor take their players off the pitch against Trabzonspor to protest a decision, Fenerbahce field their youth team and take them off the pitch after going down 1-0 to Galatasaray after about 30 seconds in the Turkish Super Cup, Ankaragucu President Faruk Koca storm the pitch and punch referee Halil Umut Meler, and now Adana Demirspor withdraw their players.
It is a joke. A disgrace. Turkish football has become the laughingstock of European - no, world football. Everyone is talking about us for the worst possible reasons.
That's not because Jose Mourinho is in the league, not because Victor Osimhen is in the league or Spain's European Championship-winning captain Alvaro Morata.
They are talking about us because we pull our players from the pitch when decisions go against us. They are talking about us when we assault and send our referees to hospital. They are talking about us when we abuse each other on social media, accusing everyone of corruption and injustice.
Every single person involved in this, from Galatasaray to Fenerbahce to Adana Demirspor to Istanbulspor to Ankaragucu, to all the other teams who put these kind of accusatory posts on social media - and trust me, it is a lot of them - should be ashamed of themselves.
They have all become like children, bickering, trying to shout over the over. It's never their fault, is it? They're sure not going to just admit that the other team is better than them. So instead, they just blame the TFF, referees and other football clubs for being corrupt.
This is Turkish football culture. We are long gone now. I'm not sure how it changes.
I am a firm believer that this all started with Ali Koc and Fenerbahce. After 11 years of not winning the Super Lig, they decided to blame the system. The TFF is the main factor for their lack of success. And because Galatasaray kept pipping them to the title in recent years, then the system must be favouring them, right?!
And once Fenerbahce got comfortable doing that, everyone else did too.
'If Fenerbahce - one of the biggest clubs in Turkey can do it - we can too!'
So maybe if Fenerbahce win the league one day, or if Ali Koc leaves, then maybe we might see an improvement in the culture again. Or maybe the damage is done.
Turkish people are too emotional and passionate and have become overwhelmed with conspiracy theories, which now fuel them when they suffer losses.
Do I think referees are the best in Turkey? Probably not. I think there are some decent referees, but the overall quality isn't great. But really, is anyone ever happy with referees?
In the English Premier League, fans, for the most part, don't rate their referees in the slightest, and Real Madrid have made their dislike of officials in Spain very clear.
Long gone are the days of Cuneyt Cakir, who was ruthless, and seen as one of the two best referees in the world during his time. He refereed the Champions League final in 2015.
However, the situation is nowhere near as bad as everyone is making out. I do see bad decisions happen, but there is no massive bias towards one team or against another. I've seen Galatasaray get questionable decisions go their way, and I have seen Fener get them too.
So, sure, maybe the bigger teams get decisions their way more often than not, but unfortunately, that is the case in EVERY league in the world, especially when they play at home. That isn't going to change. It is a classic big-team bias.
And putting a massive spotlight on referees and constantly belittling them surely is going to affect their performance even more and make them more nervous.
It is truly remarkable what is happening in Turkey. The state of it truly breaks my heart. I wish we could just focus on this fantastic title race between the country's two most prestigious teams. But instead, we just rarely ever talk about it. All the pundits just speak about referees every week.
It is a sad state of affairs. The state of the Super Lig is at an all-time low.
Highlight of the week
Did you know there was other football played on the weekend? It may not seem so after all the madness in Istanbul, but there were some good moments to talk about.
Kasimpasa beat Rizespor in a thrilling game on Sunday, and Kevin Rodrigues scored this absolutely unreal volley to give his side the lead in a 3-2 victory.
Team of the week
Two names make Flashscore's players of the week in this edition. Trabzonspor left-back Mustafa Eskihellac, who had a dream debut for his new team after signing from Gaziantep, and Samsunspor's Zeki Yavru are the standout stars, according to our very own player ratings.
Trabzon goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir also makes the team after a penalty save in his side's 1-0 victory over Eyupspor, while teammates John Lundstram and Anthony Nwakaeme make an appearance after both being involved in the only goal of the game.
Haiti striker Duckens Nazons registers a high rating after scoring a brace in Kayserispor's 3-2 win against Konyaspor.