Overview
- Police carried out coordinated raids in multiple provinces that led to the detention of the referees' commission head Ferhat Gündogdu and several other suspects.
- A court ordered pretrial detention for five of seven people brought before a judge, including Gündogdu, while two were released under conditions.
- The Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu referred 448 club officials to its disciplinary commission in a separate process focused on betting-related misconduct and official conduct.
- Justice Minister Akin Gürlek said investigators are looking into alleged interference in referee rankings, match assignments, evaluations, appointments and rule checks, and that searches were carried out at homes, workplaces and offices.
- The probe builds on last year's betting scandal in which 149 referees were suspended and could lead to criminal trials and federation sanctions as investigators continue searches and case work.