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New Development in the Referee Investigation: Correspondence Regarding 'Favoritism' Between Ferhat Gündoğdu and TFF President İBrahim Hacıosmanoğlu Has Emerged.

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During the examination of digital materials belonging to Ferhat Gündoğdu, a member of the Central Referees Committee (MHK) who is currently in custody, correspondence between him and TFF President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu was revealed. The conversations showed that a list regarding "favoritism towards certain referees in exchange for donations made to the Turkish Active Football Referees and Observers Association" was shared.

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In an operation centered in Istanbul and spanning four provinces, seven suspects, including the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), Ferhat Gündoğdu, were taken into custody. Gündoğdu's statement to the police has now emerged.

·Türkiye
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During the examination of digital materials belonging to Ferhat Gündoğdu, a member of the Central Referees Committee (MHK) who is currently in custody, correspondence between him and TFF President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu was revealed. The conversations showed that a list regarding "favoritism towards certain referees in exchange for donations made to the Turkish Active Football Referees and Observers Association" was shared.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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All Sports - Seven suspects, including the Head of the Central Referees Committee, Ferhat Gündoğdu, who were detained in an operation conducted as part of the investigation known as the "referees file," were referred to the magistrates' court with a request for their arrest.

Correspondence between Ferhat Gündoğdu, the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), who was detained as part of the MHK investigation, and İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu, the president of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), has been revealed.

There have been significant developments in the "Referees" case investigation, launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Illegal Betting and Sports Crimes Bureau, against several suspects on charges of torture, forgery of official documents, breach of trust, and unlawful acquisition of personal data.

The police statement of Ferhat Gündoğdu, the head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), who was detained as part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Illegal Betting and Sports Crimes Investigation Bureau, included numerous allegations and Gündoğdu's defenses regarding referee classification changes, appointment processes, pre-match meetings with referees, observer reports, and examination processe…

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Haberler broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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