The words “371 out of 571 referees have betting accounts”, uttered by TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu at the press conference he held in Istanbul last October, created an earthquake in Turkish football.
Many football players, referees, club managers and administrators were detained within the scope of the betting and match-fixing investigation launched after this statement. Fenerbahçe’s Mert Hakan Yandaş and Galatasaray’s Metehan Baltacı were arrested for allegedly betting.
During the investigation, Eyüpspor President Murat Özkaya was arrested last month, and Eyüpspor Vice President Fatih Kulaksız was arrested yesterday on charges of “illegal betting activities” and “affecting the outcome of the competition”.
Murat Sancak, the former president of Adana Demirspor, was among the names arrested in the “betting” and “match-fixing” investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
(Fifa licensed former Super League referee Deniz Ateş Bitnel)
‘RELEMAGE DECISION MAY BE MADE’
While the investigations were continuing, a remarkable statement came from former FIFA licensed Super League referee Deniz Ateş Bitnel. Bitnel said, “Very soon a decision may be made to relegate a Super League club.”
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