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Chair of leading Turkish sports club Fenerbahce questioned in a drugs probe
Sadettin Saran was questioned on suspicion of providing and facilitating narcotic use amid a probe detaining over a dozen entertainment and media figures since December.
- On Saturday, Sadettin Saran, chair of Fenerbahce, was called to give testimony in an ongoing drug investigation in Istanbul.
- Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office says the probe has detained more than a dozen people since the start of December, including TV news anchors, journalists, singers, actors and social media influencers.
- After returning from abroad, Saran gave a statement in Istanbul and was sent to a forensic medical facility for hair and blood sampling.
- Saran returned to Caglayan courthouse after giving medical samples and was later released under judicial condition as the probe includes manufacture and trafficking of drugs and facilitating prostitution.
- Recalling past scandals, Fenerbahce's former president Aziz Yildirim spent more than a year in jail in 2012 and was later acquitted after a retrial exposed corrupt officials.
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Chair of leading Turkish sports club Fenerbahce questioned in a drugs probe
The chair of Fenerbahce, one of Turkey’s top sports clubs, has been called to give testimony in a drug investigation involving high-profile entertainment and media figures.
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Turkish-American businessman Saadettin Saran, president of Fenerbahçe Istanbul, one of Turkey's top sports clubs, was questioned on Saturday as part of a major investigation into alleged drug trafficking and production, the Eurasian country's Justice Department reported.
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