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Fenerbahce president released after drug-related investigation

Sadettin Saran was detained amid a probe involving over a dozen public figures linked to drug production and trafficking, with narcotics detected in his hair samples, state media reported.

  • Sadettin Saran, the president of Turkish sports club Fenerbahce, was detained after forensic tests detected traces of narcotics in his hair samples.
  • Over a dozen people, including television personalities and actors, have been taken into custody as part of an investigation into drug production, trafficking, and facilitating prostitution in Istanbul.
  • Fenerbahce expressed support for Saran, stating he will overcome the process and continue working for the club.
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Sadettin Saran was arrested on charges of drug use. Reports indicate that it was for cocaine use. Saran denies these allegations.

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Turkish football does not come to rest: just recently, more than a thousand players and officials are being punished under a betting scandal. Now, the president of one of the largest clubs in the country is in trouble with the judiciary.

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The president of Fenerbahçe is in the focus of justice. He is said to have used drugs. And the accusations go even further. Sadettin Saran denies everything.

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On Christmas Eve Sadettin Saran probably imagined differently: against the president of the Turkish club Fenerbahçe there is an investigation about the suspicion of drug trafficking. The 61-year-old speaks of a »defamation campaign«.

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Sadetin Saran, the president of Turkish football club Fenerbahçe, was detained by police in Istanbul as part of a widespread drug investigation involving prominent figures from the world of entertainment and media, according to numerous foreign media outlets.

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Sadetin Saran, the president of Turkish football club Fenerbahce, was detained by police in Istanbul as part of a widening drug investigation involving prominent figures from the entertainment and media worlds. He was released after spending a night in jail.

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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
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