Overview
- A court remanded 20 suspects in custody pending trial, including Galatasaray's Metehan Baltaci, Fenerbahce's Mert Hakan Yandas, and former Adana Demirspor president Murat Sancak.
- Prosecutors had earlier ordered the detention of 46 people spanning players, club executives, a commentator, and a referee over alleged insider betting.
- Baltaci told the court he placed bets as a youth player but not after joining Galatasaray's first team, while Yandas and Sancak denied gambling in their testimonies.
- The Turkish Football Federation previously suspended 149 referees and assistants and imposed provisional bans on 1,024 players across leagues.
- No trial date has been set as criminal and disciplinary investigations continue and officials signal further steps once betting data is provided.