Acun Ilicali to take 500 Hull City fans to Turkey on all-expense paid luxury holiday

Acun Ilicali has revealed he will take five hundred Hull City supporters on holiday to Turkey this summer in what is a first for a football club on these shores.

Ilicali, the flamboyant owner of the Tigers revealed to supporters that a select group of Hull City fans and their families will be sent on an all expenses paid, all inclusive trip to a five-star resort in Antalya. Ilicali will be hosting the event.

Full details of the trip are understood to be confirmed in the coming days, but fans will be drawn from a lottery, good causes, charities and various other group.

Ilicali, who took over City from the Allam family in January, also revealed that major Turkish beer brand Efes are in discussions over a sponsorship deal, as he looks to bring in three major brands to help promote the football club across Europe.

The Turkish star was speaking at a supporters event at the MKM Stadium where Nick Barmby also spoke publicly for the first time since leaving the club under the Allam family.

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