Football has the power to create change far beyond the pitch — and we believe it should be used to 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 for the:

🟪 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

🟪 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

🟪 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 & 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀

This is why we are proud to announce the official launch of our 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 — our next major activation backed by the European Football Clubs x EA SPORTS FC: Symbol of Change Grant.

Partnering with 2 universities across Istanbul, we will be hosting multiple 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 from 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 to teach women and girls practical self-defense techniques.

Plans are also underway to expand this program to Bursa and our hometown of Samsun — because we are committed to ensuring women and girls everywhere have 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀.



𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁

Launched 5 years ago, Samsunspor's Purple Jersey Project utilizes the power of football to combat violence against women, champion gender equality and mobilize men as active agents of social change.